Trial construction of a auditory tests response switch for physically handicapped persons.

Physically handicapped school leavers.

Twelve years ago I wrote an annotation for this journal entitled 'The handicapped school leaver'.1 I pointed out what many knew and Warnock has so clearly stated that 'the transition from school to adult life can be difficult for many young people. For those with special educational needs it is likely to be a period of particular stress'.2 I lamented the loss of an extra year in education which...

The Ubiquitous Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped – A

This paper presents the project of the LG Sangnam Library that made real the concept of a ubiquitous library. The project intends to provide a service so that the printdisabled can take advantage of the library system and information services without complicated procedures in connections and user certifications by using NFC (Near Field Communication) technology-applied mobile phones. This model...

Health care of physically handicapped young adults.

Little is known about the health needs of physically handicapped young adults after they become too old for the paediatric service. To assess these needs 104 young people with physical handicaps were given a medical examination and interviewed. They had diverse physical handicaps, many of which were rare (41 subjects); 45 had cerebral palsy and 18 spina bifida. Mental handicap (42 subjects) and...

National Assistance for Mentally Handicapped Persons

ICT for Physically Challenged Persons

ICT can support people with physical disabilities by enabling them to access the information along with others. Physical challenge either temporary or of permanent nature put limitations in learning process of an individual as it can limit accessibility, can hamper understanding thus making it difficult for such persons to be at par with others. Learning activity such as following a lecture, re...