Connecting to Learn - Educational and Assistive Technologies for People with
Disabilities 

By: Marcia J. Scherer

For anyone who has been overwhelmed when selecting an educational or
assistive technology or who has experienced frustration in trying to come up
with the best instructional plan for a person with a disability, this book
was written for you. Connecting to Learn presents a comprehensive, lifespan,
and highly readable approach to matching the right technology with students
with disabilities, especially visual and auditory disabilities.  

Dr. Scherer, author of the highly acclaimed, Living in the State of Stuck:
How Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities, explores the
way disabilities, especially those involving the senses, can lead to
isolation and a lack of "connectedness" and how this in turn leads to
learning difficulties. She then provides a step-by-step model for assessing
and evaluating individual students on their needs and finding the right
technology to help each student.  

This practical book features numerous checklists and forms that readers will
find immediately applicable. The book provides data on the prevalence of
vision and hearing loss as well as relevant legislation. Quotes throughout
the book from students and teachers about the various technologies they use
in their schools and in daily life bring the many empirical and practical
points to life.  

School psychologists, rehabilitation therapists, educators, disability
support service administrators, instructional design specialists, parents and
individuals with hearing or vision loss, and rehabilitation psychologists
will find this lively and compassionate book to be indispensable in their
efforts to help those with disabilities learn, live, and connect with others.  

Readers with disabilities will first nod in recognition at the problems this
book describes and will ultimately cheer its practical solutions.  

August 2003. About 404 pages. Hardcover. 
American Psychological Association Books
http://www.apa.org/books