Personal Computers And The Disabled
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Personal Computers And The Disabled
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Author : Peter McWilliams
language : en
Publisher: Rochester, NY : National Braille Association
Release Date : 1984
Personal Computers And The Disabled written by Peter McWilliams and has been published by Rochester, NY : National Braille Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Education categories.
Personal Computers
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Author : Apple Computer, Inc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Personal Computers written by Apple Computer, Inc and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Communication devices for people with disabilities categories.
Personal Computers And Special Needs
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Author : Frank Bowe
language : en
Publisher: Berkeley : Sybex
Release Date : 1984
Personal Computers And Special Needs written by Frank Bowe and has been published by Berkeley : Sybex this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Communication devices for people with disabilities categories.
Making Computers Accessible
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Author : Elizabeth R. Petrick
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-06
Making Computers Accessible written by Elizabeth R. Petrick and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06 with Computers categories.
The revolution in accessible computer technology was fueled by disability activism, the interactive nature of personal computers, and changing public policy. In 1974, not long after developing the first universal optical character recognition technology, Raymond Kurzweil struck up a conversation with a blind man on a flight. Kurzweil explained that he was searching for a use for his new software. The blind man expressed interest: One of the frustrating obstacles that blind people grappled with, he said, was that no computer program could translate text into speech. Inspired by this chance meeting, Kurzweil decided that he must put his new innovation to work to “overcome this principal handicap of blindness.” By 1976, he had built a working prototype, which he dubbed the Kurzweil Reading Machine. This type of innovation demonstrated the possibilities of computers to dramatically improve the lives of people living with disabilities. In Making Computers Accessible, Elizabeth R. Petrick tells the compelling story of how computer engineers and corporations gradually became aware of the need to make computers accessible for all people. Motivated by user feedback and prompted by legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, which offered the promise of equal rights via technological accommodation, companies developed sophisticated computerized devices and software to bridge the accessibility gap. People with disabilities, Petrick argues, are paradigmatic computer users, demonstrating the personal computer’s potential to augment human abilities and provide for new forms of social, professional, and political participation. Bridging the history of technology, science and technology studies, and disability studies, this book traces the psychological, cultural, and economic evolution of a consumer culture aimed at individuals with disabilities, who increasingly rely on personal computers to make their lives richer and more interconnected.
Personal Computers For The Physically Disabled
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980*
Personal Computers For The Physically Disabled written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980* with Computers categories.
Computer And Internet Use Among People With Disabilities
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Author : H. Stephen Kaye
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Computer And Internet Use Among People With Disabilities written by H. Stephen Kaye and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Computers and people with disabilities categories.
Fulfilling The Promise Of The Personal Computer
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Author : Elizabeth Petrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Fulfilling The Promise Of The Personal Computer written by Elizabeth Petrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities categories.
In this dissertation, I examine the historical development of accessible personal computer technologies for people with disabilities, within the United States. I discuss the creation of these technologies within large, mass-market computer companies and small, third-party developers, along with their promotion and dissemination by disability and technology advocacy groups. I argue that accessible personal computer technologies were a part of the struggle for civil rights for people with disabilities, which became enacted through technological accommodations that allowed for new abilities and new forms of social participation. I divide my analysis into five parts : First, the emergence of civil rights legislation for people with disabilities in the 1960s and 1970s, alongside the use of earlier computer technology by professionals with disabilities and computer researchers trying to benefit people through cutting-edge technologies designed for their use. Second, I examine the creation of early accessible technologies within the personal computer industry and their promotion by disability activist groups, who disseminated knowledge and expertise to potential consumers, while providing feedback on users' needs to developers. Third, as computer technology began to standardize in the mid-1980s, I study the role of corporate philanthropy in furthering the development of accessible technologies and in channeling resources to non-profit organizations and individuals with disabilities. Fourth, the revitalization of the disability rights movement, in the late-1980s, led to the passage of stronger civil rights legislation for people with disabilities; I examine these laws and their affects on disability and technology advocacy groups. Fifth, I conclude with an analysis of accessible personal computer software, in the 1990s, as computer technology stabilized and accessibility had become mainstream, while new challenges remained to ensuring personal computers could work with the needs of all users. The development of accessible personal computer technologies for people with disabilities involved a struggle to fulfill the promise the technology holds : to enact civil rights and allow for fuller participation in society, to augment human abilities and provide for new forms of social interaction, and to meet the needs of all users as a universal technology.
Enabling Technology
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Author : Alan Roulstone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Enabling Technology written by Alan Roulstone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
Enabling Technology addresses the role which new technology plays in reducing the environmental and attitude barriers disabled people have commonly faced in the field of employment.
Personal Computers For Persons With Disabilities
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Author : William Roth
language : en
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company
Release Date : 1992
Personal Computers For Persons With Disabilities written by William Roth and has been published by Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Social Science categories.
The Effectiveness Of Adapting Personal Computers To Enhance Independence And Productivity Of People With Disabilities
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Author : John W. Monsted
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Effectiveness Of Adapting Personal Computers To Enhance Independence And Productivity Of People With Disabilities written by John W. Monsted and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
