Adaptive Technologies for Learning and Work Environments
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The project manager of the Adaptive Technology Program at the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind in Boston explains how adaptive technology can facilitate independence for those with disabilities of all types, and rates some 200 assistive products. Appends useful information for the disabled and those who need to be knowledgeable about the American with Disabilities Act, computer keyboard shortcuts, general and disability-specific products and resources, and disability rights laws. No date is given for the first edition. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR KLIATT 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 information is presented in non-technical language in a clear, logical, step-by-step manner. Chapters progress through PC hardware basics, vision impairments, deaf, motor, speech, and general learning disabilities. Foundations for assistive technology (evaluation, training, and technical support), funding issues, and accessing the Internet and Intranets are followed by an extensive (100+ page) appendix and index. Over 200 assistive technology products are included in Appendix E, which lists product, type, class, platform, vendor, address, phone, fax, e-mail, and Web address. 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. KLIATT Codes: P* Exceptional book. 2001, ALA, 204p. index., Fontinha
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Personal Computer Hardware Basics12Driving the Computer from the Keyboard173Technology for Persons with Vision Impairments284Technology for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing425Technology for Persons with Motor Disabilities546Technologies for Persons with Speech Disabilities647Technologies for Persons with Learning Disabilities698Foundations for Assistive Technology759Accessing the Internet and Intranets8210Funding Adaptive Technology91App. AMicrosoft Windows 98 Keyboard Guide99App. BApple Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts114App. CProducts for Persons with Vision Impairments118App. DProducts for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing131App. EProducts for Persons with Motor Disabilities137App. FProducts for Persons with Speech Disabilities145App. GProducts for Persons with Learning Disabilities151App. HNational Resources for Persons with Disabilities156App. INational Toll-Free Phone Numbers for Persons with Disabilities168App. JKey Provisions on Assistive Technology IDEA 1997177App. KA Guide to Disability Rights Laws180App. LRESNA Technology Assistance Project State Contact List188Index197
