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Assistive Technologies for Differently Abled Students. Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series
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Dhamdhere, Sangeeta, Ed.; Andres, Frederic, Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
In higher education systems, equal importance must be given to differently abled students. However, not all educational institutions have infrastructure and facilities to admit these students even though accessibility and support for these students is growing. There are many schemes, facilities, services, and financial assistance available to…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Technology Uses in Education
Handbook of Research on Critical Issues in Special Education for School Rehabilitation Practices. Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
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Singh, Ajay, Ed.; Yeh, Chia Jung, Ed.; Blanchard, Sheresa, Ed.; Anunciação, Luis, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Rehabilitation professionals working with students with disabilities and the families of those students face unique challenges in providing inclusive services to special education student populations. There needs to be a focus on adaptive teaching methods that provide quality experience for students with varying disabilities to promote student…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Stereotypes: A Preliminary Report on Mannerisms and Blindisms.
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Leonhardt, M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The article describes current research on stereotypes in a group of blind children in Barcelona, Spain. Mannerisms and blindisms covering a range of verbal and motor behavior are defined and discussed, as are the variables of behavior related to them. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blindness, Children, Foreign Countries
The 16 Cubes Game for Children Who Are Visually Impaired.
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Evyapan, Naz A. G. Z.; Demirkan, Halime – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2000
This article describes use of the 16 cubes game with 30 students (ages 7-11) born with blindness or low vision and attending a special school in Turkey. The game develops participants' spatial skills as he/she sorts cubes of various textures into large cardboard stands. The game requires constant physical motion by the child while orienting to the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Congenital Impairments, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Development of Communication in Deaf Infants.
Preisler, Gunilla – 1990
This longitudinal study looked at how communication developed in seven deaf infants (ages 6-18 months) with either deaf or hearing parents. The children were video- recorded in interactional settings with their parents in their home every second month. A parallel study was conducted with seven blind infants and three severely visually impaired…
Descriptors: Blindness, Deafness, Foreign Countries, Infants
Applicability of the Blind Learning Aptitude Test to Indian Children.
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Shukla, S. R. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1990
This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Blind Learning Aptitude Test with 193 Indian children (ages 8-15) with visual impairments and the relationship between time to complete and test performance. Results indicated satisfactory validity and reliability and completion rates of 30 to 133 minutes. (DB)
Descriptors: Blindness, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Microelectronics and Special Education. CET/MEP Information Sheet.
Council for Educational Technology, London (England). – 1981
Used as an additional aid by the teacher, microelectronics can assist mentally and physically handicapped children to meet educational objectives that have been specifically agreed upon for the individual child. Microelectronics can help deaf children develop speech production, communication skills, and grammar and sentence construction;…
Descriptors: Blindness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Developed Nations