Providing assistive technology information to professionals and families of children with MRDD: Interactive CD-ROM technology

New technologies rapidly are changing the ways in which people access information. In providing assistive technology (AT) to students with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities, professionals require greater information on how AT affects families, especially families from diverse backgrounds. Parents and families of students with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities require basic information about AT presented in a user-friendly way. The instructional CD-ROM Families, Cultures, and AAC is designed to provide information about assistive technology, especially Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), to both professionals and families through an engaging multimedia format.