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Information technology and disabled learners: an overview — maintaining access

Professor Tom Vincent MBE (Deputy Director, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University)

VINE

ISSN: 0305-5728

Article publication date: 1 February 1997

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Abstract

The past two decades have seen major developments in information technologies which have led to the production of many devices, including computers, that are being used for a wide range of applications for work, education, leisure and daily living. These developments have created some of the most promising possibilities yet available for solving or mitigating the problems of disabled people. Paradoxically, the technology which offers this potential can also become a barrier. This article provides an overview by considering a number of ‘access’ issues that relate to disabled learners.

Citation

Vincent MBE, T. (1997), "Information technology and disabled learners: an overview — maintaining access", VINE, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb040626

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1997, MCB UP Limited

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