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Electronic Technology: Hope for Rural Gifted Students Who have Motor Impairment of the Hands

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Electronic technology can be used to overcome many restrictive factors or barriers to delivering services to rural schools and it can expand the world of rural gifted students who have motor impairment of the hands. On-line college and high school sites offering courses are listed. Also listed is a site for tutoring and one offering help for teachers of rural gifted students who have motor impairment of the hands. Recommendations are made for legislatures and for rural school districts.

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Belcastro, F.P. Electronic Technology: Hope for Rural Gifted Students Who have Motor Impairment of the Hands. J Dev Phys Disabil 17, 237–247 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-005-4380-1

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