Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities
- ISBN-10
- 020532715X
- ISBN-13
- 9780205327157
- Category
- Education / Teaching / General
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Allyn and Bacon
- Authors
- Brian R. Bryant, Diane Pedrotty Bryant
Description
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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- 2018-08-09
- 309 pages
- Ebook
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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