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Humanizing Technology: Computers in Community Use and Adult Education examines how computers can be integrated into community life and adult learning in ways that are socially meaningful, accessible, and empowering rather than alienating or purely technical. Written in the mid-1980s, at a time when personal computing was expanding rapidly, the book reflects on how technology can be shaped to serve human needs, especially in educational and community contexts. Elisabeth Gerver explores the role of computers not simply as machines for efficiency or administration, but as tools that can support adult education, community participation, learning opportunities, and social inclusion. The book addresses the challenge of making information technology understandable and useful for ordinary people rather than restricting it to specialists or institutions.

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