BARBARA  SHILLER, Special Education

Director, Special Education  Masters concentration in adaptive technology

JOURNAL  ARTICLES   PUBLISHED:

With Hecht, J. & Kennedy, M. "No Fear! A Down-to-Earth Approach to Learning New Technologies." Closing the Gap--Microcomputer Technology for People with Special Needs, 15:4 (1996): 1,4.  

"From the Good Fairy to Pinocchio" (problems in accepting children who are different). Kaleidoscope--Kindergarten Association of Connecticut Newsletter (Fall/Winter 1995).

CONFERENCE  PAPERS  ORALLY  DELIVERED:  

“Adaptive technology: Access to Opportunities for Students with Disabilities”New England Educational Opportunity Association Conference, Westbrook, CT. April, 2002

 "Adaptive Technology for Reading and Writing" Invited speaker on Special Education Panel representing CSU, at "Education in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities", sponsored by Congressman Sam Gejdenson, Groton CT, March 2000.

 "A Round Table Discussion on Post-secondary Assistive Technology Services" (with J. Hecht), Closing the Gap Conference on Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis, MN, October 1999.

 "Technology Access in Higher Education" (with J. Hecht). invited speakers at First World Conference of the Assistive Technology Industry Association, Orlando, FL, October, 1999.

"Enabling Communication and Writing". Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and Related Conditions Conference. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, March, 1999.

"Computer Solutions for Students with Disabilities: Easier than you Think!" (with J. Hecht), Connecticut Educational Computing Conference, Cromwell, CT, November, 1998.

"A Comparative Overview of On-Screen Keyboards" (with J. Hecht), Closing the Gap Conference on Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis, MN, October 1998.

"Computer Solutions for Students with Learning Disabilities." (with J. Hecht), Connecticut Educational Computing Conference, Cromwell, CT, November, 1997.

"A Comparative Overview of Word Prediction Software for Windows" (with J. Hecht), Closing the Gap Conference on Computer Technology in Special Education and habilitation, Minneapolis, MN, October, 1997.

 OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:

With Marianne Kennedy of the Communication Disorders Department, wrote, received, and administer 5-year grant from  the U.S. Department of Education entitled, “Training Speech-Language Pathologists and Special Educators in Assistive Technology and Augmentative Communication.”

Created new concentration and certificate program in adaptive technology for the masters program in Special Education.

Outside evaluator Assistive Technology grants, New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, 1999-present.

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP:  

Led roundtable discussion on adaptive technology for post-secondary students at the Assistive Technology Industry Association Conference, Orlando, Florida, January, 2002.

RESEARCH  INTERESTS  IN  GENERAL:  

Adaptive technology; assistive technology