Connecting to Learn: Educational and Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities

Marcia J Scherer

ISBN 10: 1557989826 / ISBN 13: 9781557989826

Published by American Psychological Association, 2003

About this Item

For anyone who has been overwhelmed when selecting an educational or assistive technology or who has experienced frustration in trying to come up with the best instructional plan for a person with a disability, this book was written for you. Connecting to Learn presents a comprehensive and readable approach to matching the right technology with students with disabilities, especially visual and auditory disabilities. support service administrators, instructional design specialists, parents and individuals with disabilities, and rehabilitation psychologists should find this book valuable in their efforts to help those with disabilities learn, live and connect with others.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Connecting to Learn: Educational and Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557989826
• ISBN 13: 9781557989826
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Dr. Scherer, author of the highly acclaimed Living in the State of Stuck: How Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities, explores the way disabilities, especially those involving the senses, can lead to isolation and a lack of "connectedness," and how this in turn leads to learning difficulties. She then provides a step-by-step model for assessing and evaluating individual students on their needs and finding the right technology to help each student.

About the Author

Marcia J. Scherer, PhD, is director of the Institute for Matching Persons and Technology in Webster, NY. She also is associate professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, and senior research associate, International Center for Hearing and Speech Research (a joint program of the University of Rochester and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Rochester Institute of Technology). She received a PhD and an MPH from the University of Rochester.