Help Challenged Kids Get the Most from Learning Thanks to technology, students with physical and mental challenges have access to thousands of devices to help make learning easier. In this Education World article, writer Sherril Steele-Carlin talks about assistive technology with parents and teachers who use the technology, and with those who provide it to schools.
Students come in every shape, size, and type.
They learn at different rates too. Teaching can be tailored to compensate for the different learning needs of most children inside the regular classroom. By current estimates, more than 4,000 assistive technologies have been designed for students and teachers. Many companies today are turning their research and development to assistive technologies. Most programs and devices that are developed are designed to work on personal computers in a Microsoft Windows environment.