Dr. James Fleming was a featured speaker last month at the Association of Higher Education and Disability鈥檚 21st annual Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Colorado leading a session on assistive technology and learning disabilities.
Fleming鈥檚 presentation, 鈥淓ducating College Level Students on Assistive Technology,鈥� was selected for the 鈥淎ccessible Media, Web and Technology鈥� Conference through a proposal process. Using 海角社区 as his launchpad, his hour-long lecture explored the growing need to understand and incorporate assistive technology in education and the workplace.
He recalled the creation of the college鈥檚 Introduction to Assistive Technology course 鈥� a mandatory class for computer information systems majors 鈥� meant to align with the mission of America鈥檚 first accredited college or university to award bachelor鈥檚 degrees primarily to students who learn differently. The course examines the use of assistive technology especially when used to assist individuals with cognitive disabilities. The course also defines assistive technology, and reviews governmental, medical, and educational dimensions and the application of assistive technology.