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Software Adaptations for the Multi-Handicapped: A Case Study
- American Annals of the Deaf
- Gallaudet University Press
- Volume 130, Number 5, December 1985
- pp. 421-423
- 10.1353/aad.2012.0859
- Article
- Additional Information
This paper describes the effects of a computer program used with a deaf and mentally retarded student in a public school. The software programs Toddlers' Tutor (Silicon Valley Systems) and Story Machine (Spinnaker Software Corporation) have been used for about 1½ years, along with fingerspelling and sign language interpretation.
Results indicate that computers can be effective teaching tools with multihandicapped individuals. Improvements have been noted in the reception/expression of basic and expanded forms of signed and written language. Also described are implications for students with similar handicaps. Additional research and software development is emphasized.