The simplicity and ready availability of low-tech devices should not be overlooked. Inexpensive color highlighters, for example, can help individuals with reading difficulties distinguish words that appear the same - like proud, pound, and pond. Providers help the student highlight the troublesome words in different colors and make the reader visually aware of the differences between these words. Once the text has been scanned into the computer, it can be read back to the user by means of a speech synthesizer. Technology in itself is not the answer to all problems faced by people with learning disabilities or for their service providers.
Technology does, however, provide valuable tools for life.
Those seeking technological assistance should focus not on the device, but on what the device can do for the individual in need. The fit must be right. The biggest or most expensive may not always be the best fit. The Georgia Technology Act Project. The development of this national guide pulls together important AT resources and information to help consumers, service providers, employers and their circles of support cope with the day to day struggles of dealing with learning disabilities.