... 04 2018 10 04 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Autism Assessment Learning Education Virtual reality Head-mounted display Despite nearly twenty years of research, the potential of VR for autism education...

... is used to convey phenomena information. This study examined mainly two research topics: the scientific conceptual knowledge and systems reasoning that were learned as a result of interaction with the listen-to-complexity (L2C) environment as appeared in answers to the pre- and post-tests and the learning...

... of experience in the field of assistive technology, the authors are becoming convinced that the iPad offers significant opportunities for learning for students with disabilities. One of the exciting parts of being involved in these iPad studies has been to observe: the transformation of student study skills...

.... Findings – Dyslexic learners are characterized by slow learning, poor handwriting, poor spelling skills and difficulties in planning, organizing, revising and editing texts; technology plays a major role in the educational environment; it has become crucial in impacting knowledge across the globe...

... Communication Technology to enhance language development and maximize learning for all learners. Originality/value Usually emphasis is placed on the use of symbols as a means of assistive technology (AT) for the accommodation of the needs of children with disabilities. This paper is an effort to cover a gap...

...Anita Devi; Andy McGarry Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how an online virtual academy utilises a different approach to learning in order to engage hard‐to‐reach learners; for whom traditional methods of learning are not effective. Design/methodology/approach Small scale...

...Aase Holmgaard; Hanne Pedersen; Chris Abbott Purpose The aim of this paper is to discover whether and to what extent children with autism can find the production of animations useful for their learning and self‐experience. The study seeks to understand how the participants produce animations...

... trials of digital papers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Assessment Assistive technology Disability Accessibility Dyslexia Disabled people Scotland Learning Aids for the disabled The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is the national accreditation and awarding...

...Michael Clarke; Jannet Wright; Daniele Capuano; Maria Tagarelli De Monte; Katherine M. Groves; Maria Roccaforte; Elena Tomasuolo Purpose In this paper, the accessibility of e‐learning environments designed for deaf learners is discussed. Starting from a discussion of the meaning of text and web...

... teachers to make effective use of this technology for inclusion. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Teaching Every Child Matters Children Learning Inclusion Mike Blamires Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK Service delivery Response...

... in the light of the social model of inclusion. The use of the term e‐Inclusion leads to a discussion of a tentative taxonomy of this area: technology to train and rehearse; technology to assist learning and technology to enable learning. Practitioners and researchers from a range of backgrounds are invited...