Assistive Technology for Students with Visual Impairments: Challenges and Needs in Teachers’ Preparation Programs and Practice

This article reports on a survey of 165 teachers of students with visual impairments in Texas to examine their perceptions of their knowledge of assistive technology. The results showed that they had significant deficits in knowledge in 55 (74.32%) of the 74 assistive technology competencies that we...

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Published in:Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2011-04, Vol.105 (4), p.197-210
Main Authors: Zhou, Li, Parker, Amy T., Smith, Derrick W., Griffin-Shirley, Nora
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive technology
Assistive Technology
Care and treatment
Data Analysis
Disabled students
Education Service Centers
Educational Technology
Handicapped assistance devices
Individualized Education Programs
Individualized Instruction
Knowledge Level
People with disabilities
Self-help devices for the disabled
Skills
Special education
Special Schools
Students
Students with Disabilities
Studies
Surveys
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Competencies
Teacher Education Programs
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Teaching Skills
Technology application
Texas
Visual impairment
Visual Impairments
Visually disabled persons
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Summary:This article reports on a survey of 165 teachers of students with visual impairments in Texas to examine their perceptions of their knowledge of assistive technology. The results showed that they had significant deficits in knowledge in 55 (74.32%) of the 74 assistive technology competencies that were examined and that 57.5% of them lacked adequate confidence about teaching assistive technology to students.
ISSN:0145-482X
1559-1476
DOI:10.1177/0145482X1110500402