Utilising mobile technologies for students with disabilities

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Hayhoe, S. 2015. Utilising mobile technologies for students with disabilities. in: Jones-Parry, R. (ed.) Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16 Commonwealth Secretariat & Nexus Strategic Partnerships.
AuthorsHayhoe, S.
EditorsJones-Parry, R.
Abstract

This paper proposes model of inclusive technical capital, and its use in the evaluation of technology and education designed to include students with disabilities. This paper also examines the role of mainstream mobile technologies and m-learning in the inclusion of students with disabilities. A recent research project on the inclusivity of native settings and apps on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating systems is reviewed, and its model of evaluation is proposed as a starting point for future evaluations. The paper concludes that mobile technology has advantages over traditional assistive technologies as a tool of inclusive technical capital. However, more needs to be done to develop tablets and smartphones’ native settings and apps to include students with disabilities. It is also found that mobile devices as a whole need to become cheaper in order to make them more socially inclusive.

Year2015
Book titleCommonwealth Education Partnerships 2015/16
PublisherCommonwealth Secretariat & Nexus Strategic Partnerships
Output statusPublished
SeriesCommonwealth Education Partnerships
ISBN9781908609182
Publication dates
Print15 Jun 2015
Publication process dates
Deposited05 Jan 2016
Accepted2015
Related URLhttps://books.thecommonwealth.org/commonwealth-education-partnerships-201516-paperback
Accepted author manuscript
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