Making Distance Education Accessible for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Assistive Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 116-123

  Erath, Allison S ^a   Larkin, Vivian M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Deaf; Distance education; Hearing impairment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CURRICULA; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; STUDENTS;

ACCOMMODATION; DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES; HEARING IMPAIRMENTS;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CURRICULUM; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERNET; LAW; LEARNING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PLANNING; STUDENT; TEACHING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTER LITERACY; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS;

EID: 6344273126     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2004.10132080     Document Type: Article

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