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Learning, which is far more than merely an associational complex of facts, requires a synthesis of ideas into something new. Contemporary cognitive scientists agree that learning is embodied in the fluid medium of language; it is through language that we understand the world. Language development can only occur in a rich social environment, where ideas are transformed, reformed, and dynamically ...

Disability is the nation's largest public health issue; with over 35 million Americans experiencing disability and annual disability-related costs exceeding $170 billion. Planning for the efficient and equitable allocations of state and local rehabilitation services has generally been inadequate, however. Geographic information systems (GIS) approaches have the potential to dramatically improve ...

ONEF Inc. proposed to research and develop computer-based interactive curriculum which immerses mainstreamed disabled students in a technology-rich workplace where they perform tasks and produce products similar to those prevalent in the business world. This project will be based on the concept of Workplace Interactive Tutorials(WITs) developed by ONEF Inc. to help students "see" what certain car ...

AICOM PLANS TO DEVELOP A LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY SPEECH SYNTHESIZER CHIP WHICH MAY BE USED IN THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED MARKET, IN THE EDUCATION MARKET, AND IN THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. IN THIS PHASE, WE PLAN TO STUDY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CHIP, THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CIRCUIT, THE POSSIBLE DIE SIZE, THE POWER CONSUMPTION, AND THE TOTAL COST OF PRODUCING THE CHIP. IN ADDITION, WE PLAN ON RUNNING A COMPUTE ...

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLID-STATE DIRECTION-INDICATING APPARATUS, WITH TILT-IMMUNITY, THAT PROVIDES AN AUDIBLE OR TACTILE INTERFACE WITH THE USER. REDUCED SIZE TO ALLOW ENCAPSULATION IN A TYPICAL WALKING CANE. A DEVICE WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL PROVIDE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITH AN INDICATION OF HORIZONTAL DIRECTION, WITH RESPECT TO THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD. THE DEVICE WILLALSO SIGNAL ...

TWO NEW COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES PROFOUNDLY CHANGING TEACHING TOOLS ARE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES AND DO-IT-YOURSELF PROGRAMMING TECHNOLOGIES. BOTH ARE EMBODIED IN APPLE MACINTOSHC'S HYPERCARD. THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS ENABLE TEACHERS TO USE, MODIFY, AND CREATE TEACHING MATERIALS THAT COMBINE VISUAL AND AUDITORY MEDIA TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING PROCESS OF ALL STUDENTS AND TO HELP REMEDIATE CERTAIN KINDS OF ...

THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL COVERS A PROJECT TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WRITE NARRATIVE, INSTRUCTIONAL AND SHOOTING SCRIPTS, AND IDENTIFY FILM SITES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO PREVOCATIONAL SELECTION INSTRUMENT. SELECTION PATHS AND TOUCH SCREEN INPUT WILL ENABLE BOTH INDEPENDENT USE BY INDIVIDUALS WIHT MENTAL RETARDATION (CLASSIFIED "TRAINABLE")AND USE OF THE INSTRUMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COUN ...

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MCLEAN MEDIA PLANS TO RESEARCH, DESIGN, PRODUCE AND EVALUATEA PROTOTYPE MODULE FOR TEACHING SCIENCE CONCEPTS TO LEARNINGDISABLED, MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 6-8) STUDENTS USING A COMPUTER-BASED, MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM. THE PROTOTYPE WILL INCORPORATE TEXT, GRAPHICS, SOUND AND VIDEO USING HYPERCARD SOFTWARE, AN APPLE MACINTOSH COMPUTER AND A VIDEODISC WITH "REPURPOSED" VIDEOTAPE MATERIAL. RESEARCH WILL FOCUS ...