Disabled Students in Education: Technology, Transition, and Inclusivity

Brief Description: "This book reports on research projects aimed at improving the educational prospects of disabled people, through its discussion of three main themes--technology, transition and inclusivity"--Provided by publisher. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This book reports on research projects aimed at improving the educational prospects of disabled people, through its discussion of three main themes--technology, transition and inclusivity--Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: There can be little doubt that the rapid technological developments that have characterized the decades since the middle of the 19th century have given great scope for improving the quality of life of disabled people. Disabled Students in Education: Technology, Transition, and Inclusivity reports on 15 research projects aimed at improving the educational prospects of disabled people. Through its discussion of three main themes technology, transition, and inclusivity this book aims to be of interest to disabled students, their parents and teachers, and the people who run, and set policies for, their educational providers.

Contributor Bio:  Moore, David David Moore is a retired Reader in Genetics and Honorary Reader in the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Manchester. He is a past President of the British Mycological Society and was Executive Editor of the international scientific journal Mycological Research for ten years. In recent years he has created the educational website www.fungi4schools.org which provides resources for UK schools, sponsored by the British Mycological Society. Contributor Bio:  Adams, Mike Mike Adams, a former PGA touring pro, is one of America's most sought after golf instructors. Director of Golf Instruction at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the "Swing Doctor" teaches more than 3,000 golfers each year--form PGA stars such as Tony Jacklin and Rick Fehr to recreational golfers ranging from President Clinton to Jack Nicholson. Adams has been cited as one of America's 100 Best Golf Teachers by "Golf Magazine."Contributor Bio:  Smith, Helen Helen Smith is Lecturer in Renaissance and Early Modern Literature at the University of York. She has published widely on early modern textual culture and is currently completing a monograph, Grossly Material Things: Women and Textual Production in Early Modern England. She is Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded project, 'Conversion Narratives in Early Modern Europe'.