Computer Resources for People with Disabilities.The authors of this book give "non-techie" people with disabilities (and people who love and work with them) a user-friendly manual for approaching, evaluating, securing and using computers and assistive devices assistive device Public health Any device designed or adapted to help people with physical or emotional disorders to perform actions, tasks, and activities. See Americans with Disabilities Act, Architectural barriers, Assistive technology. -- all in understandable, simple language. They provide a matrix of questions to ask yourself about your capabilities and the tasks you want to accomplish. Your answers determine how the technology can work for you. Then the authors direct you to the tools that will help you do that work. The comprehensive list of resources for 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 alone is worth the reasonable purchase price of this book. The authors write about empowerment, stressing the fact that the individual with the disability is the decision-maker in a search for the freedoms that technology offers. But they also encourage a collaborative approach and suggest assembling a personal support team for the search. The impact of MS varies with the individual; this book focuses on the importance of recognizing individual differences and needs in acquiring assistive technology. I believe the book can be valuable to the blossoming "techie A technical person. See hacker and programmer. " with MS. Alameda, California Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on a small island of the same name next to Oakland, California in the San Francisco Bay. An additional part of the city is Bay Farm Island, which is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. : Hunter House Hunter House is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street. The architecture of Hunter House is Georgian Colonial. This large 2-1/2 story house has a balustraded gambrel roof and heavy stud construction. , Inc., 2nd Edition, 1996. 320 pages. Paperback, $17.95; spiral-bound, $22.95. Also available on computer disk for PCs or Macs, $22.95. Plus shipping & handling: $2.50 Book Rate, $4.50 UPS. Write: P.O. Box 2914, Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. , CA 94501; tel: 1-800-266-5592. Reviewed by Kathryn Dailey, community services manager in the Client & Community Services Department of the National MS Society. |
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