Asynchronous Job Training and Coaching Using the Internet for the Multiple Handicapped in Japan

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Asynchronous job training and coaching (AJTC) is on-line and off-line learning and training representation, a flexible learning mode for "small office, home office (SOHO)." AJTC is represented by individualized and small group instruction combined with information-technology-oriented instructional tools for job training and coaching.This research examined the field of asynchronous job training and coaching on the Internet for the handicapped in Japan. An initial hypothesis of the asynchronous job training and coaching was that the Internet could enhance quality of job training services and reduce costs without reduction or delivery of job training quality to anyone, anywhere and at anytime including those with multiple handicapped.The researchers also examined the job training and coaching, hardware and software systems available, and the role and skills of job coaches. The researchers considered which technical strategies were best suited for different types of job training for persons with multiple disabilities. Two case studies were introduced including those with multiple handicapped.