Increasing access to higher education through the use of the Internet

Issue title: The Internet and Disability

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Amtmann, Dagmar^{; *} | Johnson, Kurt L.

Affiliations: Assistive Technology Resource Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and University Affiliated Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: + 1 206 5434741; fax: + 1 206 5434779; e-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Students with disabilities may gain increased access to higher education through the use of the Internet. Many individualized accommodations may no longer be necessary and students may increasingly engage in their work with more independence. This increased access may require assistive technology for computer access and accessible design in the information systems with which students interact.

Keywords: Assistive technology, Higher education, Disability, Internet, Information technology

DOI: 10.3233/TAD-1998-8305

Journal: Technology and Disability, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 133-139, 1998