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About the Author
Mike Paciello is Founder and Chief Technology Officer of WebABLE, Inc., an accessibility education and consulting firm serving hundreds of organizations worldwide, including the White House, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft. A leading authority on Web accessibility, Mike is the original creator and one of the primary forces behind the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative.
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- Comply with all legal mandates and standards
- Master HTML enhancements for accessibility
- Employ the best accessibility tools
- Make your Web site accessible to everyone!
This definitive resource provides Internet and Web administrators and developers everything they need to:
- Understand current legal requirements and accessibility initiatives
- Evaluate Web site accessibility
- Locate hundreds of disability and Web accessibility resources
- Learn the fundamentals of programming for users with disabilities
- Master HTML enhancements for accessibility
- Implement specialized Web accessibility software
- Learn how emerging technologies will affect access to the Web
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About the Author
Schere is on the faculty of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute for Technology. She is the co-editor of two books, Psychological Assessment in Medical Rehabilitation, and Evaluating, Selecting and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology.
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Assistive technology is radically changing the lives of people with disabilities. Here, Dr. Scherer sets the background for this radical transformation and discusses the implications of assistive technology for the lives of those born disabled, or who become disabled later in life. In the author's words, "this book shows how, paradoxically, the more technology became available and the more free from limitations individuals became, the more stuck they seemed." A severe disability no longer need prevent a person from attaining the same educational, personal and career goals as other adults. Scherer details assistive devices that enhance the quality of their lives, mobility, speech, and ability to work. But while these devices may enhance independence, Scherer explains how friends and relatives can better understand the personal issues and needs that arise from living with a disability and 'needing' these devices. This is a unique, well-researched account that will help anyone -disabled or not- deal with the physical and emotional spects of adjusting to a life with assistive technology. |
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About the Author
Scherer (U. of Rochester Medical Center) presents 16 contributions that provide an overview of the use and practice of providing assistive technologies (AT) to those with disabilities. The focus of the authors is within the current legal, economic, and societal context of medical care in the United States. After examining and describing that context, papers go on to look at the topic from the point of view of the consumer and then of the provider. Among the topics addressed are the psychological readiness to use AT, the influence and assessment of pain, ways of addressing quality of life issues, the role of telecommunication technologies, the education or providers, and a look at the future of AT.
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Discusses simple devices such as canes to the most sophisticated computerized environmental control systems. Covers law and social policy, telehealth, and online instruction and distance learning. For professionals. |
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About the Authors
Diane Pedrotty Bryant, University of Texas at Austin
Brian R. Bryant, Psycho-Educational Services
Dr. Diane Bryant has written several books (including Effective Discipline, Teaching Children with Learning and Behavior Problems, and Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities), chapters in books, tests, articles, and training materials dealing with learning disabilities, mental retardation, assessment, behavior management, literacy, mathematics, and assistive technology. Dr. Bryant's professional interests and research relate to effective instructional programming for students with mild to moderate learning difficulties and issues involving instructional and assistive technology.
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This new book provides a lifespan and multidisciplinary approach to a discussion of the use of current technology in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, speech-language pathology, and other disciplines. Chapters include information about assistive technology that promotes knowledge and skills, and activities are dispersed throughout the book to keep readers engaged and to make concrete the practical applications and opportunities that good technology provides for persons with disabilities. Those in the field of special education, and/or technology training. |
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Clinician's Guide to Assistive Technology
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Don A. Olson, PhD, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Frank DeRuyter, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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Chapters focus on specific client functions and abilities, technical options available, level of expertise required, specific goals, and ideal applications of the assistive technology. To aid the clinician in working with clients and providing them with the total array of options available to them. Wire-spiral binding. |
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