Assistive technology for students with mild disabilities : what's cool and what's not
By: Parette, Howard P. et al.
Series: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities 40 (3) 2005: 320-331.Publisher: 2005Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
| STUDENT | INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANSSummary: Notes that professionals on IEP teams increasingly are considering the potential contributions of assistive technology as they develop programmes for students with disabilities. Questions whether a technological "generational gap" may exist between members of these teams and the young people they serve, and if this gap may manifest itself in the selections of technology that may impair social acceptance of students with disabilities by their peers. Suggests a variety of both low-tech and high-tech tools that hold unique dual promise to (a) facilitate successful access to the general education curriculum, and (b) enhance social acceptance by nondisabled peers.
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Notes that professionals on IEP teams increasingly are considering the potential contributions of assistive technology as they develop programmes for students with disabilities. Questions whether a technological "generational gap" may exist between members of these teams and the young people they serve, and if this gap may manifest itself in the selections of technology that may impair social acceptance of students with disabilities by their peers. Suggests a variety of both low-tech and high-tech tools that hold unique dual promise to (a) facilitate successful access to the general education curriculum, and (b) enhance social acceptance by nondisabled peers.
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