Adaptive Technologies for Learning & Work Environments - Softcover

Lazzaro, Joseph J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 083890615X ISBN 13: 9780838906156

Publisher: american Library Assoc., 1993

Synopsis

Considers disabled and computers. Includes bibliographical references and index.

About this title

About the Author

Joseph J. Lazzaro is director of the Adaptive Technology Program at the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind in Baston, which provides rehabilitation engineering services and consulting on assistive technology. In this capacity, he recommends, installs, and trains consumers on computers equipped with assistive systems for visually impaired workers and students. He is the author of Adapting PCs for Disabilities and has written for such publications as Byte, the New York Times, IEEE Spectrum, and Computer Shopper. Lazzaro is also an online instructor with Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI), a group dedicated to providing training and resources on assistive technology, and maintains a web site at joelazzaro.com.

Review

"This thorough treatment of adaptive technologies should serve as a primer for library science students, librarians, individuals with disabilities and their friends, family members, and co-workers... The reader will come away with an understanding of the myriad adaptive technology aids that exist to level the playing field for people with disabilities. Highly recommended."

..".an indispensable, comprehensive, user friendly, and highly recommended reference."

"Appends useful information for the disabled and those who need to be knowledgeable about the Americans with Disabilities Act, computer keyboard shortcuts, general and disability-specific products and resources, and disability rights laws."

Edition details

• Publisher: american Library Assoc.
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 083890615X
• ISBN 13: 9780838906156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251