Description
Published in 1996, this book is written for teachers and other professionals who work with children with multiple disabilities. It explores and suggests ways of working with different forms of technology such as microcomputers, communications aids, multi-sensory equipment, mobility aids, and others, with children who have more than one disability. In keeping with the general aims on this book, much attention is focused on the practitioner窶冱 role in the successful use of technology.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, Bozic, Murdoch. Part I: Working with Microcomputers. 2. Joint Activities and Early Functional Communication, Bozic, Sherlock. 3. Developing Information Technology Competancies, Detheridge. 4. The Development of Early Tactile Reading Skills, Douglas, Dickens. 5. Optimizing the Use of Sensory Information, Tobin. Part II: Learning in Technological Environments. 6. Social Interaction in Multi-Sensory Environments, Glenn, Cunningham, Shorrock. 7. Developing Competencies in Multi-Sensory Rooms, Hirstwood, Smith. 8. Developing a Concept of Control, Reed, Addis. 9. Integrating the Use of Technology with other Activities, Watts. Part III: Technology as a Personal Tool. 10. Voice Output Communication Aids, Millar, Aitken. 11. Augmentative Communication, Fisher, Thursfield. 12. The Experience of Mobility, Nisbet.
