Assistive Technology levels the playing field for disabled students. With the advancements of technology, so too has technology advanced for helping students learn. Teachers and parents need to keep up to date with the technology so their student or child has access to the best assistive technology available. A computer specially designed for someone disability can help someone overcome barriers to learning. For example, voice recognition technology can help students write papers. A special keyboard can help students take tests or use the internet. It is best that students are exposed to assistive technology early in school, so by the time they are ready for college, they feel comfortable using technology to learn.
The following link includes information and a video about using assistive technology in the classroom.
http://www.edutopia.org/assistivetechnology
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Hi Jennifer. I am excited to read how much time, energy, and resources are being spent on assitive technologies. I am here on behalf of ooVoo as an AT rep who wants to share what we're doing to develop a free video chat tool that allows folks who are not comfortable with texting or talking to still keep in close touch with video, which is a boon for the deaf community, especially the 6-at-once video chat and the video messaging.
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