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Technology and special needs: a survey of current UK research
Author(s) -
Neilson David P,
Pickering John A,
Vella Carol A
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.1989.tb00028.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , library science , citation , miller , sociology , media studies , psychology , operations research , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
For many disabled people, computers offer the potential to increase independence and quality of life, and to reduce the degree of handicap caused by their disability. However, unless the disabled person has an effective means of controlling a computer, this potential will remain untapped, and in an increasingly computerised society the result may be a relatively greater degree of handicap (Stevens, 1984; Pickering and Stevens, 1986).