Impact of assistive technologies for students with disabilities
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Claim: professors' awareness of assistive technology affects college success for students with disabilities. Method: quantitative analysis of a NASSE/NSSE-style survey at one northeastern liberal‑arts college; limitation is single site and no direct measurement of AT use. Findings: students with disabilities score significantly lower on engagement and collaboration, 100% reported never or almost never working with faculty outside coursework, and common AT like JAWS and NVDA screen readers, BrailleNote, Fusion/ZoomText are noted as enabling access. Recommendations: faculty AT training via state AT centers and adding AT questions to the NSSE.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:05Agenda
- 4:33What is assistive technology
- 6:57Literature review
- 7:37Jurisdiction
- 8:09Americans with Disabilities Act
- 8:50Other federal legislation
- 11:13Effective accommodations
- 14:32Universal design
- 16:15What is an affordance
- 19:16Methodology
- 23:13Research Findings
- 24:57Discussion Points
- 25:40Limitations
- 26:08Recommendation Slides
- 26:41Recommendations
- 29:08Conclusion
- 30:25Questions
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