Computer AT

[Karen Ozmun]

Here's information about a book that you may find of interest.  You can
order it via any bookstore or from Special Needs Project:
telephone:  800-333-6867
fax:  805-683-6867
e-mail:  snpbooks at eworld.com
cost:  $19.95

You may also access this book in our AT library, at the AT Resource Center
on University of Washington campus.    karen


COMPUTER RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

by the Alliance for Technology Access
with a Foreword by Stephen Hawking

The computer age offers dramatic possibilities for people with
disabilities. This new book by the Alliance for Technology Access shows
how to use computer technology to achieve goals and change lives.

Up-to-date and comprehensive, this book offers:

1.  guidelines for defining needs, developing a technology plan,
building a supportive team, getting funding, and making technology-related
decisions

2.  explanations of the ADA, IDEA, Tech Act, and other legislation and
what they mean to the reader

3.  Tool Box describing hardware and software currently available in
assistive technology

4.  complete listing of support groups, publications, professional
associations, and training institutions

This book is a comprehensive guide to approaching computer innovations. It
provides the information necessary for using conventional and assistive
technology at work, at school, and at home, alongside other people with or
without disabilities.


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Karen Ozmun
A. T. Resource Center, Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
206/685-4181 V      800/841-8345 V/TTY
206/616-1396 TTY    206/543-4779 FAX
karenoz at u.washington.edu
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