AND THE DISABLED
Abstract:
This paper backgrounds the difficulties that disabled learners encounter and reports on findings of a qualitative study of a dyslexic learner who was studying for the Bachelor of Applied Information Systems (BAppIS).. A specific study on a learner with dyslexia was conducted from August to October 2002 at a New Zealand tertiary institution. It was generally considered that learners with dyslexia were disadvantaged and somehow isolated due to their inability to communicate. The purpose of the research was to identify possible technological solutions for disabled learners and communication devices to enable dyslexic learners to communicate more effectively. It was found that a variety of technological solutions generally assisted the disabled and dyslexic learner to communicate. It was also considered that this communication via a computer might be socially inhibiting.
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