Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 1 Issue 1

Editorial

Chris Abbott

Defining assistive technologies ‐ a discussion

Chris Abbott

Definitions of assistive technology are varied and sometimes contradictory and this raises particular issues for a new Journal seeking to address this area. A preference for loose…

Literacy, assistive technology and e‐inclusion

Bent Andresen

This article considers research directed at conceptualising aspects of assistive technology of benefit to ineffective readers. In particular, it deals with educational practice…

The role of symbols in the mainstream to access literacy

Eliada Pampoulou, Cate Detheridge

Although theories in the past claimed that in order to be literate someone has to acquire specific prerequisite skills, more recent theories suggest that for some aspects of…

Multimedia learning and the Internet: ensuring accessibility for people with learning disabilities

Peter Zentel, Maria Opfermann, Jan Krewinkel

Computers and the Internet as sources of information retrieval and entertainment have become increasingly important. Web‐based environments allow for combining different…

Erratum

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/14717794200600010. When citing the…

Towards an evaluation framework for telecare services

Gareth Williams, Kevin Doughty

Telecare is a new form of assistive technology that has the potential to offer benefits to a wide range of stakeholders including the service user, informal carers and formal care…

Good practice for telecare services in the UK

Malcolm Fisk

The growth of telecare is providing an infrastructure that will underpin services at home for an increasing number of people with support needs in the UK. The growth is prompted…

Assistive technology and telecare to support adults with learning disabilities: key findings from the TATE Project

Ann Aspinall, Steve Barnard

This paper describes the TATE [Through Assistive Technology to Employment] Project. TATE is a European Social Fund Equal project that developed electronic assistive technology…

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