NEW BOOK DESCRIBES HOW TO ADAPT PERSONAL COMPUTERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

 

"ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR LEARNING AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS"

SECOND EDITION

BY JOSEPH J. LAZZARO

 

Adaptive Technologies for Learning and Work Environments” by Joseph J. Lazzaro is a 232 page comprehensive guide that describes how to adapt personal computers for persons with disabilities using a wide variety of adaptive technologies. The book teaches you how to select, install, and support adaptive technology for persons with sensory, physical, and learning related disabilities; and spotlights over 250 assistive hardware and software products for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX computer platforms. The book details the latest hardware and software for making information technology accessible for all, and covers desktop, notebook, and palmtop computer platforms. “Adaptive Technologies for Learning and Work Environments” helps you identify the most appropriate assistive technology for persons with visual, hearing, motor, speech, and learning disabilities. An entire chapter is devoted to public and private sector funding sources, and extensive appendices are packed with resources to help you locate agencies and organizations that support adaptive technology. New to this edition are entire chapters on keyboard commands, built-in accessibility utilities, and internet/intranet accessibility. A detailed chapter uncovers the secrets of pc hardware, software, and peripherals, showing you the fundamental concepts that you'll need to know in order to master the many different forms of adaptive equipment.  The book spotlights hundreds of adaptive products: screen readers, screen magnification software, Braille printers and displays, scanners, voice command and dictation systems, alternative input systems, text telephones, on screen keyboards, alternative communication systems, word predictors, and other solutions. This indispensable reference will give you expert guidance on the many forms of adaptive technology, and how to deploy it successfully!

 

An accessible HTML version of the book on CD-ROM is available separately to support users with disabilities. The CD-ROM is readable with any standard browser that supports HTML files.

 

ISBN# 083890804-7 (Print Edition)

ISBN #083890814-4 (CD-ROM Edition)

 

Available from http://www.Amazon.com and http://www.ALA.org

 

Email the author at Lazzaro@TheWorld.com or visit his web site at http://www.JoeLazzaro.com