Ensuring Equal Access to Technology

Providing Assistive Technology for Students With Disabilities

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ID4254985
AutoresHwa Lee (Bradley University), Rosalyn Templeton, Rosalyn Anstine Templeton (Marshall University)
Año2008
Volumen47
Número3
Páginas212-219
Fecha de publicación2008-07-11
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTheory Into Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00405840802153874
OpenAlexW2117336312
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas17

With the passage of landmark federal laws, equal access to technology for all students, regardless of their abilities, has been getting increasing attention in the field of education. Although considering a continuum of assistive technology (AT) items and services for individuals with disabilities is a mandated practice, education and rehabilitation professionals are faced with challenges of providing effective AT service delivery due to lack of clear legal and practical guidelines. This article presents an overview of current AT services including service delivery models, universal design, effects of AT devices on students with disabilities, and issues and challenges in providing AT services. An embedded preliminary case study that explored how some of the education and rehabilitation agencies deliver AT services indicated that funding is the major issue, followed by lack of family participation, availability of devices, and lack of AT qualified personnel

Assistive technology · Business · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Special education · Universal design · World Wide Web · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Computer Science · Digital Accessibility for Disabilities · Disability Education and Employment · Marketing · Medicine · Psychology · Rehabilitation

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