Assistive Technologies for College Students with Disabilities

Assistive Technologies for College Students with Disabilities

The purpose of this study was to examine the needs and availability of assistive technologies for university students with disabilities. The study also explored attitudes toward computers and the extent computers are utilized by students with disabilities. The participants were university students f...

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Hauptverfasser: Arslan, Ismahan, Inan, Fethi A, Ozel, Claire Thomas, Wells, Anita G
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Access to Computers
Accessibility (for Disabled)
Assistive Technology
College Students
Computer Attitudes
Disabilities
Foreign Countries
Special Education
Student Attitudes
Turkey (Ankara)
Universities
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to examine the needs and availability of assistive technologies for university students with disabilities. The study also explored attitudes toward computers and the extent computers are utilized by students with disabilities. The participants were university students from one private and four public universities in Ankara, Turkiye. The results of the study indicated that students with disabilities utilized technology for different purposes such as writing and conducting research when the resources and support were available. Furthermore, relationships between students' knowledge, skills, attitudes, social norms, and beliefs were found. (Contains 8 tables.)