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The Seventh Annual Microcomputer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation Conference

The Seventh Annual Microcomputer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation Conference 7he 5eventh Annua1 M1cr0c0mputer 7echn0109y 1n 5pec1a1 Educat10n and Reha6111tat10n C0nference 81a15e W. L1ff1ck Department 0f Mathemat1c5 and C0mputer 5c1ence M111er5v111e Un1ver51ty M111er5v111e, PA 17551 7he 5eventh Annua1 M1cr0c0mputer 1n 5pec1a1 Educat10n and Reha6111tat10n C0nference 5p0n50red 6y C1051n9 the 6ap, 1nc. wa5 he1d at the Radd150n 50uth H0te1 1n M1nneap0115, M1nne50ta, 0ct06er 26-28, 1989. M0re than 1200 1ntemat10na1 part1c1pant5 enj0yed the unu5ua11y warm weather wh11e attend1n9 the 0ver 160 pre5entat10n5 and peru51n9 the 600th5 0f 50me 70 exh161t0r5. 1n add1t10n, there were 17 day-10n9 w0rk5h0p5 he1d the tw0 day5 pr10r t0 the c0nference. 7he f0110w1n9 15 an a11-t00-6r1ef de5cr1pt10n 0f my 0wn part1c1pat10n at th15 c0nference. 7he maj0r1ty 0f part1c1pant5 were d1rect1y 1nv01ved 1n the 5pec1a1 educat10n f1e1d, a5 teacher5, techn0109y 5pec1a115t5,reha6111tat10n 5pec1a115t5,0ccupat10na1 therap15t5, and the 11ke. 1 wa5 certa1n1y 0ne 0f the few, and perhap5 0n1y, c0mputer 5c1ent15t there. 1t 15 h0ped that th15 rev1ew w1111ntere5t en0u9h 0ther5 50 that th15 15 n0t the ca5e 1n the future. My 0wn 1ntere5t 5tem5 fr0m attempt1n9 t0 a5515t 5evera1 d15a61ed 5tudent5, pr1mar11y w1th v1510n 1mpa1rment. Current1y M111er5v111eUn1ver51ty (0ne 0f 14 5tate 5ch0015) ha5 n0 fac111t1e5 ava11a61et0 a1d 5tudent5 w1th any hand1cap, even th0u9h there are 6etween 40 and 100 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped Association for Computing Machinery

The Seventh Annual Microcomputer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation Conference

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7he 5eventh Annua1 M1cr0c0mputer 7echn0109y 1n 5pec1a1 Educat10n and Reha6111tat10n C0nference 81a15e W. L1ff1ck Department 0f Mathemat1c5 and C0mputer 5c1ence M111er5v111e Un1ver51ty M111er5v111e, PA 17551 7he 5eventh Annua1 M1cr0c0mputer 1n 5pec1a1 Educat10n and Reha6111tat10n C0nference 5p0n50red 6y C1051n9 the 6ap, 1nc. wa5 he1d at the Radd150n 50uth H0te1 1n M1nneap0115, M1nne50ta, 0ct06er 26-28, 1989. M0re than 1200 1ntemat10na1 part1c1pant5 enj0yed the unu5ua11y warm weather wh11e attend1n9 the 0ver 160 pre5entat10n5 and peru51n9 the 600th5 0f 50me 70 exh161t0r5. 1n add1t10n, there were 17 day-10n9 w0rk5h0p5 he1d the tw0 day5 pr10r t0 the c0nference. 7he f0110w1n9 15 an a11-t00-6r1ef de5cr1pt10n 0f my 0wn part1c1pat10n at th15 c0nference. 7he maj0r1ty 0f part1c1pant5 were d1rect1y 1nv01ved 1n the 5pec1a1 educat10n f1e1d, a5 teacher5, techn0109y 5pec1a115t5,reha6111tat10n 5pec1a115t5,0ccupat10na1 therap15t5, and the 11ke. 1 wa5 certa1n1y 0ne 0f the few, and perhap5 0n1y, c0mputer 5c1ent15t there. 1t 15 h0ped that th15 rev1ew w1111ntere5t en0u9h 0ther5 50 that th15 15 n0t the ca5e 1n the future. My 0wn 1ntere5t 5tem5 fr0m attempt1n9 t0 a5515t 5evera1 d15a61ed 5tudent5, pr1mar11y w1th v1510n 1mpa1rment. Current1y M111er5v111eUn1ver51ty (0ne 0f 14 5tate 5ch0015) ha5 n0 fac111t1e5 ava11a61et0 a1d 5tudent5 w1th any hand1cap, even th0u9h there are 6etween 40 and 100

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ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped – Association for Computing Machinery

Published: May 1, 1990

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