New Information Technology in the Education of Disabled Children and Adults

David Hawkridge, Tom Vincent, Gerald Hales

$252

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
16 August 2018

Age groups: children; Age groups: adults; Teaching of specific learning difficulties & needs; Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs

First published in 1985. Information technology can offer huge benefits to the disabled. It can help many disabled people to overcome barriers of time and space and to a much greater extent it can help them to overcome barriers of communication. In that way new information technology offers opportunities to neutralise the worst effects of many kinds of disablement.

This book reviews the possibilities of using information technology in the education of the disabled. Commencing with an assessment of the learning problems faced by disabled people, it goes on to look at the scope of information technology and how it has been used for the education of students of all ages, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. A penultimate section considers most of the contentious issues that faced users of technology, whilst the conclusion devotes itself to the immediate and longer-term future, suggesting possible future trends and the consequent problems that may arise.

By: David Hawkridge, Tom Vincent, Gerald Hales
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 32
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138597471
ISBN 10: 1138597473
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 16 August 2018
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Part One: Learning Problems of Disabled People; 1. Communication, Learning and Disabled People 2. Learning Problems of Physically-disabled People 3. Learning Problems of Blind and Partially-sighted People 4. Learning Problems of Deaf People 5. Learning Problems of Speech-impaired People; Part Two: New Information Technology for Learning; 6. What is New Information Technology? 7. What Can New Information Technology Do? 8. Devices and Systems; Part Three: Experience in Using the Technology; 9. Experience Among Physically-disabled People 10. Experience Among Blind and Partially-sighted People 11. Experience Among Deaf People 12. Experience Among Speech-impaired People; Part Four: Issues; 13. Educational Issues 14. Social Issue 15. Political Issues 16. Economic Issues 17. Technical Issues; Part Five: The Future; 18. The Next Five Years 19. To AD 2000; References; Index

Professor Tom Vincent MBE had over 20 years experience developing multimedia enabling technologies at the Open University. Received the BBC In-Touch/Blackhall award for a computer-based workstation for blind people. Co-founded the Knowledge Media Institute.