VIDBE-Q Volume 68 Issue 4
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Yue-Ting Siu
Northwest Center for Assistive Technology Training,
ting.siu@wssb.wa.gov
As with other forms of literacy development, missed opportunities for
incidental and early learning with technology can have a pervasive impact on
conceptual development and future engagement with information. Like other types
of literacy instruction, learning to use technology for the purpose of improving
one's information literacy requires more than just the provision of equipment.
Effective instruction must also include considerations for personnel training and
community-building. Without a holistic approach to improve access to appropriate
technology and preparedness for community membership, students are not
empowered to live the life they want.
Problems of Practice
Long standing challenges with obtaining consistent access to, and instruction
with technology on behalf of blind and low vision students have been documented
A Community Approach to Promoting
Technology Access and Information Literacy
