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What is Screen Magnifying Software

Chapter 19
Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Software that increases the size of images on a computer screen to a size that individuals with visual impairments can see.
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Improving Assistive Technology Training in Teacher Education Programs: The Iowa Model
James R. Stachowiak (University of Iowa, USA) and Noel Estrada-Hernández (University of Iowa, USA)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-817-3.ch019
Abstract
Teacher knowledge of and comfort with assistive technology (AT) has a profound effect on the use of this technology by students with disabilities. Currently, very few teacher preparation programs effectively address AT with their students. This chapter will discuss how to improve AT training at both a preservice and continuing education level for teachers by focusing on the innovative initiatives being undertaken by the Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research in the preservice teacher education program at the University of Iowa. By the end of this chapter, readers will understand the pressing issues in AT training for teachers and what is being done to create a new generation of AT savvy teachers by improving overall AT knowledge and comfort levels.
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