Access to Information and Instructional Technologies in Higher Education I: Disability Service Providers' Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Fichten, Catherine S.; Asuncion, Jennison V.; Barile, Maria; Fossey, Myrtis E.; Robillard, Chantal; Judd, Darlene; Wolforth, Joan; Senecal, Joanne; Genereux, Christian; Guimont, Jean-Pierre; Lamb, Daniel; Juhel, Jean-Charles
Titel	Access to Information and Instructional Technologies in Higher Education I: Disability Service Providers' Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 17 (2004) 2, S.114-133 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Technical Support; Institutional Characteristics; Access to Information; Disabilities; Interviews; Educational Technology; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Postsecondary Education; Computers; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Opportunities; Educational Improvement; Campuses; Evaluation; Internet; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Digitalrechner; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Evaluierung; Kanada
Abstract	Views and concerns of the professionals who deliver disability-related services at Canadian postsecondary education institutions about access to information and instructional technologies are presented. Findings are based on structured interviews with 156 individuals who represent 80% of the population of Canadian campus-based disability service providers. This makes the sample truly representative of the geographic, linguistic and institutional characteristics of the Canadian postsecondary educational system. Key findings in the following areas are highlighted: characteristics of participating professionals; their wish lists; current state of campus information and instructional technologies for students with disabilities at junior/community colleges and universities; important factors in meeting the computer-related needs of students; and the presence and technology needs of postsecondary faculty and staff with disabilities. The results point to (a) the need for better integration of adaptive computer technologies with general-use computer labs on campus; (b) improved learning opportunities for everyone involved, including disability service providers, students, and faculty; and (c) the need to ensure adequate technical support for adaptive computer technologies on campus. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10