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STUDENT WORKBOOK for Living in the State of Stuck, 4th Edition
This Workbook will guide students through the text, as well as provide them with discussion questions and activities to help maximize the benefit they derive from the book. You can access the Workbook by clicking here.PODCAST
Last November, Marcia Scherer was honored to give the keynote address for the conference, TechACCESS 07 - Assistive Technology: Improving Lives Daily held in Warwick, Rhode Island. Afterwards, a podcast was created titled: Keynote: Living in the State of Stuck . . . and Getting Out of ItYou can access the podcast at this URL: http://www.connsensebulletin.com/csbpodcasts/
It was made possible by the ConnSENSE Bulletin: Resources for Learning with Technology in cooperation with the New England Assistive Technology Marketplace, Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, and Connecticut Tech Act Project. The ConnSENSE Bulletin website has a wealth of information and resources, so please do check it out.
IN THE NEWS......
The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association publishes a monthly newsletter, Psychological Science Agenda. The January issue includes a feature on assistive technology. You can read the article at this URL: http://www.apa.org/science/psa/jan08role.htmlSPEAKING OF Matching Assistive Technology
& CHild...
The Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD) has devoted it's
January 2008 newsletter to the topic, Matching Child and Technology.
Here is the lead:
- It has bewildered consumers, providers and schools
since the dawn of
assistive technology: the challenge of making sure that children with
disabilities and their AT are a match. Too often, despite the good
intentions of all parties, children and their AT are a mismatched set.
The consensus is that there has to be a better way. Matching-person-
and-technology (MPT) AT assessments offer children and their families
a better way to match a child with the most appropriate technology.
This month Marcia Scherer Ph.D., MPH, CRC, FACRM , founder
and president of the Institute for Matching Person & Technology joins us
to examine the process of matching a child with the AT that can change
his or her life for the better.
Supporting our interview with Dr. Scherer are
resources that provide
information on matching consumers with assistive
technology. We also
feature members of our Knowledge Network. The
members spotlighted this
month focus on aspects of the MPT process. We
invite you to contact
these members for further information. Please
share this newsletter with
other organizations, families and professionals
who may benefit from it.
We invite you to visit us at http://www.fctd.info.
We welcome feedback,
new members and all who contribute to our growing
knowledge base.
For the full article....
http://www.fctd.info/resources/newsletters/index.php
THE JOURNAL, DISABILITY & REHABILITATION: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Please review the Table of Contents of the new issue of Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology at this URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17483107.asp.In the beige index on the right side of the page, you'll see "Online Contents," which links to the table of contents and abstracts for the past two volume years. There is also a link to "Instructions for Authors."
Products Available...
CD
ü Crosswalk/backcode/map of all items on the Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment to the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
The Hearing Technology Predisposition Assessment (HTPA)
UPDATES ON FUNDED RESEARCH
A new measure has been created from the NIH/NCMRR-funded project, Improving the Match of Person and Assistive Cognitive Technology. A Phase II grant will be submitted to test and validate it, as well as scoring interpretations and a training curriculum for professionals. If you are interested in helping to test its usefulness for individuals with cognitive disabilities being matched with cognitive support technologies, please let me know.A project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Matching Assistive Technology & CHild (MATCH), will develop a version of MATCH for use in schools. Please let me know if you are interested in helping to test its usefulness for students with disabilities in K-12 being matched with assistive technologies.
BOOKS
- Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Mosby; 2007
ISBN: 0323041302
- Book Description:
- The first book of its kind, this text outlines and defines the process
for selecting, integrating, and utilizing assistive technology in the work
environment. Each stage of the process is examined in depth, and effective
strategies are presented to help overcome the barriers likely to be encountered
at each stage. The book also provides insight into the experiences of people
using assistive technology in the workplace and the issues they face in
acquiring and using their technology in the work environment.
· Results from the Assistive Technology User Study are explained
an extensive and unique research project undertaken by the authors that
examines the experiences of AT users in the workplace, the barriers they
experience, and the support strategies they use to function in the work
environment.
· AT user quotes and anecdotes bring immediacy to obstacles
faced in the workplace.
· Vignettes and case studies throughout the text encourage students
to apply principles to real-life situations.
· Appendices include listings for various professional organizations,
funding, listservs, and research resources, as well as lists of questions
therapists and clients should ask in various situations.
· Material progresses in a logical manner, examining each facet
of workplace AT beyond its theory and evaluation.
· Consumer/client-centered focus takes the clients needs into
account, featuring anecdotes from the users interviewed in the AT User
Study.
· Employer concerns are addressed, using anecdotes to illustrate
issues from the employers perspective an essential factor to consider when
selecting appropriate technology.
You can order this book directly from
amazon.com.
4th Edition of Living in the State of Stuck
· Chronicles the changed lives of many
persons with disabilities from 1985 to 2004
· Has new sections such as "relationship
rehabilitation"
· Includes a full and comprehensive case
report developed from the results of MPT measures
· Plus lots more
A review of the new 4th edition appears on the website of the National Organization on Disability where writer John Williams says, Living in the State of Stuck...
- ...is one of the most informative, most realistic
and best-written books on disability issues related to individuals with
spinal cord injuries (SCI) and Cerebral
Palsy (CP) that I have read in 28 years working in the disability field
as an advocate and journalist.
- The heralded fourth edition of Marcia Scherer‘s
"Living in the State of Stuck" is not for the faint-hearted or for those
who believe that technology is the cheapest cosmetic bandage to "fix" the
multitude of issues that people with disabilities face. Scherer is noted
for her frank, hard-hitting, analytical assessment of technology‘s reach
and its boundaries. This edition is no exception, as Marcia Scherer steps
past the tools and goes straight to those of us who use them, emphasizing
access, attitude, and the essential "person first" perspective. Scherer
explores the role of assistive technology in a society where disability
is rarely understood and the technology is limited to the footprint of
a nation where inclusion, equality, voice, and the American dream are still
just dreams for many of us with disabilities. Scherer understands the difference
between a high quality machine and a high quality life; "Living in the
State of Stuck" shows what may be possible when assistive technology and
life are balanced.
Connecting to Learn:
Educational and Assistive Technology for People With Disabilities
- For anyone who has been overwhelmed when selecting
an educational or assistive technology or who has experienced frustration
in trying to come up with the best instructional plan for a person with
a disability, this book was written for you. Connecting to Learn
presents a comprehensive, lifespan, and highly readable approach to matching
the right technology with students with disabilities, especially visual
and auditory disabilities. Dr. Scherer, author of the highly acclaimed
Living in the State of Stuck: How Technology Impacts the Lives of
People with Disabilities explores the way disabilities, especially those
involving the senses, can lead to isolation and a lack of "connectedness,"
and how this in turn leads to learning difficulties. She then provides
a step-by-step model for assessing and evaluating individual students on
their needs and finding the right technology to help each student. This
practical book features numerous checklists and forms that readers will
find immediately applicable. The book provides data on the prevalence
of vision and hearing loss as well as relevant legislation. Quotes
throughout the book from students and teachers about the various technologies
they use in their schools and in daily life bring the many empirical and
practical points to life. School psychologists, rehabilitation therapists,
educators, disability support service administrators, instructional design
specialists, parents and individuals with disabilities, and rehabilitation
psychologists will find this lively and compassionate book to be indispensable
in their efforts to help those with disabilities learn, live, and connect
with others. Readers with disabilities will first nod in recognition at
the problems this book describes and will ultimately cheer its practical
solutions.
314 pages. Hardcover.
This book has received
a 5 star rating from Doody's Reviews
-- their top rating. A 5-star rating is awarded to only 5% of the
books they review in health sciences. The full text of the review is available
from www.bn.com (Barnes and Noble Books website) and their listing for
the book. There is a student workbook
for this text on the MPT CD. Kudos and gratitude to graduate students at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who developed the workbook.
2006-7 Publications:
- (1) Scherer, M.J. & Dicowden, M.A. (2007). Organizing
future research and intervention efforts on the impact and effects of gender
differences on disability and rehabilitation: The usefulness of the International
Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Disability
and Rehabilitation, 28.
(2) Scherer, M., Jutai, J., Fuhrer, M., Demers, L. & DeRuyter, F. (2007). A framework for modelling the selection of assistive technology devices (ATDs). Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technologyy, 2(1), 1-8.
(3) Scherer, M.J., Sax, C. & McAnaney, D. (2006). Opportunity is possibility; performance is action: Measuring participation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(23), 1467-1471.
(4) Bodine, C. & Scherer, M.J. (2006). Technology for improving cognitive function. A workshop sponsored by the US Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR): Reports from working groups. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28(24), 1567-71.
(5) Scherer, M.J. & Bodine, C. (2006). Technology for improving cognitive function: Report on a workshop sponsored by the U.S. Interagency Committee on Disability Research. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1(4), 257-261.
(6) Scherer, M.J. (2006). What is Assistive Technology? SCI Psychosocial Process, 18(4), 298-300. (Selected for the 20th anniversary compliation of “best articles;” see #12).
(7) Scherer, M.J. (2006). He wore skins: Innovations and advances in assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1(1/2), 1-2.
(8) Collins, D.M., Fitzgerald, F.G., Sachs-Ericsson, N., Scherer, M., Cooper, R.A. & Boninger, M.L. (2006). Psychosocial well-being and community participation of service dog partners. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1(1/2), 41-48
(9) Jans, L.H. & Scherer, M.J. (2006). Assistive technology training: Diverse audiences and multidisciplinary content. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1(1/2), 69-77.
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