Joan Green

This work is a good resource for employees who work with Students in an education environment and want to have access to information on resources for people who are differently abled or have learning disabilities.
Assistive Technology in Special Education would also be a good resource for Families who have members who have learning disabilities as well as teachers, and educational therapists who need a recommendation of online resources that can help their students/clients. That being said the book is specifically written for the professional and not in terms that it may be easily used to anyone who is not a learning professional. (I would not let that stop parents from purchasing it though, just be warned that it won't be necessarily user-friendly for you.)
This work is an update from the previous two versions, and be aware of this if you attempt to get it and see earlier versions, this one may have more accurate usable resources. (As many of the resources are online.)
As an Academic Librarian this work was not wholly useful for me but did include many items that I could recommend to my students and I could happily recommend this book to my students who are studying education.)… (altro)

A fairly comprehensive and well-organized manual of resources written by Joan L Green who is a speech-language pathologist with 30 years of experience.

This manual provides a wealth of detailed information with the emphasis on easily accessible computer or notebook applications. The purpose of this third edition is to streamline up-to-date options and reduce the time that it would take to search for appropriate tools to address children's needs. Topics are too numerous to describe here but range from verbal and written expression, to reading skills and reading comprehension, and executive function and focus. Particularly helpful are the subsections describing each application, website or publisher information, brief descriptions and key features, format, and costs involved.

The chapter on Improving Auditory Comprehension is limited and does not mention anything about the benefits of evidenced-based technology, specifically Assistive Listening Devices such as FM systems. Children with hearing impairments are among those listed on page 9 under 'Who Can Benefit from Assistive Technology," yet one of the most important ALDs was left out of this resource manual. I would recommend the author add the recommendation to collaborate with a pediatric audiologist for help in acquiring these devices. The websites for ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) and Harris Communication provides little benefit when the purpose of this manual was to consolidate updated resources.… (altro)