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Assistive technology : principles and applications for communication disorders and special education / edited by Oliver Wendt, Raymond Quist, L. Lloyd.

Contributor(s): Wendt, Oliver | Quist, Raymond W | Lloyd, Lyle L.
Series: Augmentative and alternative communication perspectives, v. 4.Publisher: Bingley : Emerald, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxv, 547 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781780522944 (hbk.); 1780522940 (hbk.).Subject(s): People with disabilities -- Means of communication -- Technological innovations | Communication devices for people with disabilitiesDDC classification: 616.855
Contents:
Definitions, history, and legal aspects of assistive technology -- Computers: history and fundamentals -- Software and internet resources for assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication -- Universal principles and guidelines for using assistive technology -- Human factors in the evaluation and use of assistive technology -- Low technology -- High technology -- Synthetic speech -- Literacy and technology -- Assistive technology for deafness and hearing impairments -- Assistive technology for visual and dual-sensory impairments -- Assistive technology for mobility, seating, and positioning -- Assistive technology for daily living -- Documentation and funding issues concerning assistive technology -- Epilogue: the future of assistive technology.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 18 , Side 2, TierNo 4, BayNo 3

616.855 ASS 2011 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SCAFS,30003,03,GR 5000132162

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definitions, history, and legal aspects of assistive technology -- Computers: history and fundamentals -- Software and internet resources for assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication -- Universal principles and guidelines for using assistive technology -- Human factors in the evaluation and use of assistive technology -- Low technology -- High technology -- Synthetic speech -- Literacy and technology -- Assistive technology for deafness and hearing impairments -- Assistive technology for visual and dual-sensory impairments -- Assistive technology for mobility, seating, and positioning -- Assistive technology for daily living -- Documentation and funding issues concerning assistive technology -- Epilogue: the future of assistive technology.