Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ561058
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities: Today's Realities and Tomorrow's Promises.
Lewis, Rena B.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v31 n1 p16-26,54 Jan-Feb 1998
Surveys the current status of assistive technology for individuals with learning disabilities and considers future promises and potential problems. A model is presented for conceptualizing assistive technology in terms of the types of barriers it helps to surmount. Efficacy research is reviewed for word processing, computer-based instruction, interactive videodisc interventions in math, and daily living aids. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Instructional Effectiveness, Interactive Video, Learning Disabilities, Models, Technological Advancement, Technology, Word Processing
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Series: Assistive Technology.
