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Computer & Web Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology.


Computer & Web Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when referring to enhancements for using the computer, the entire field of assistive technology is quite vast and even includes ramp and doorway construction in buildings to support  by the Alliance for Technology Access. 386 pp. Hunter House Hunter House is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street.

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"This book shows you how to find or adapt a computer that will work for you--whatever your disability--and how to pay for it through funding or budgeting. This book is for you especially if you don't don't  

1. Contraction of do not.

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n.
A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
 currently use computers or other assistive technology.

I loved this book for demystifying assistive technology. It makes accessible computers ... accessible!

--Jane Gershaw, retired clinical psychologist psy·chol·o·gist
n.
A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy.


psychologist 
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Date:Apr 1, 2006
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