"Technology is to be used as a tool to assist in the accomplishment of tasks that would be difficult or impossible without assistance. AT is related to function, not to a disability." (Zabala 1996)
The term “assistive technology” comes from several laws that address the needs of people with disabilities. Assistive technology includes both the devices and the services needed to use the devices
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The
times they are a changin’. Technology is absolutely booming. If we
ignore it, are we doing our students justice? Shouldn’t we have students use what they are already using everyday and allow it to become a part of our educational system? We can’t
afford to provide it to all of our students BUT, what if we were to start allowing them to BYOD?
Food for thought…
