A Home-Centered Approach to Assistive Technology Provision for Young Children with Disabilities
Brotherson, Mary, Jane; Cook, Christine, C.; Parette, Howard, P.; Brotherson, Mary, Jane, Mary Jane Brotherson, PhD, is an associate professor at Iowa State University, Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Her research focuses on the impact of disability on families and family support policy. Address: Mary Jane Brotherson, 101 Child Development Building, Iowa State University, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Ames, IA 50011.; Cook, Christine, C., Christine C. Cook, PhD, is an associate professor at Iowa State University, Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Her research focuses on housing needs of special populations, housing and rural community vitality, and housing policy.; Parette, Howard, P., Howard P. Parette, Jr., EdD, is an associate professor of special education in the Department of Elementary, Early, and Special Education at Southeast Missouri State University. As principal investigator for a U.S. Department of Education Special Project, he is currently examining family and cultural issues related to the impact of augmentative and alternative communication.
Журнал:
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Дата:
1996
Аннотация:
This article discusses a home-centered approach to the use of assistive technology. A home-centered approach essentially addresses two questions: (a) How can assistive technology interventions for children with disabilities be implemented successfully in the home environment? and (b) How can the family system be considered in the use of assistive technology in the home environment? This article helps answer these questions by reviewing the literature in two encompassing areas: childrenʼs home environments and self-determination, and family systems and assistive technology. The first area examines the home as the primary learning environment for children and how the home environment can contribute to the development of skills. The second area discusses how family culture, resources, interactions, and goals for the future must be considered if assistive technology is to be susccessful in the home environment. The article provides a discussion of suggestions for working with families in the process of identifying and providing assistive technologies for young children in the home environment.
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