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Video shows how technology helps people with disabilities
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RehabTool com
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Jul 23, 2003 08:48 PDT
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Hi everyone -
I'm the managing editor for RehabTool.com. I recently reviewed the
award-winning video "ENABLE: People with Disabilities and Computers" and
highly recommend it to anyone interested in assistive/adaptive
technologies and computer accessibility. For more information about this
title feel free to contact me, or visit http://www.rehabtool.com/video
Cordially,
D. Gerard, Editor
RehabTool.com
PO Box 572190
Houston, TX 77257
REVIEW OF "ENABLE: People with Disabilities and Computers"
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For many people with disabilities, assistive technology can be vital for
their independence, quality of life and effort to become integrated into
society. In the award-winning video "ENABLE: People with Disabilities
and Computers", you will meet a deaf-blind university student, a
business man paralyzed from the neck down, a speech impaired person, and
many other people with disabilities who demonstrate how technology
assists them in achieving their objectives and life goals, and allows
them to fully participate in society.
The "Enable" video offers numerous profiles of individuals with
disabilities who have experienced how technology can enhance their
lives. The profiles cover a range of disabilities, including blindness,
speech, hearing and mobility impairments of various kinds, stroke, and
cerebral palsy. Each of the individuals profiled describes his or her
disability in a personal, unique way, often emphasizing the liberating
impact of technology in all aspects of their lives, at work, at school
and at home. This video shows all kinds of adaptive technology, both
hardware and software.
Educators, disability professionals, caregivers, employers, and others
will be able to use this video in a variety of settings, from training
faculty, students and work site supervisors, to helping persons with
disabilities understand how technology can assist them.
This 45-minute video produced by David Bolnick, Ph.D. et al. is
closed-captioned and includes narrative descriptions for the visually
impaired. It is distributed on a non-profit basis by RehabTool.com. For
more information, or to order a copy, visit
http://www.rehabtool.com/video
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