I have signed up for classes for next semester and one of them discusses disabilities and students. This class has got me thinking about how much technology has advanced so much for students with a wide range of disabilities. There is a lot of adaptive technology now. The blind can now read different kinds of texts such as email or assignments on a device called Braille display. Students with dyslexia have benefited from different software programs that allows students to read faster and with better comprehension. There are also such tools that allow students to use a keyboard with just the slightest touch, or a mouse that can be operated by a person's foot.
I find that it absolutely amazing that technology has advanced in many ways, for ALL. Some times technology can hinder a person and some people get really caught up in the tech world, but it also can benefit people so much. Technology is making it easier for disabled students to stay in the same classroom of their peers or be able to keep up with others. Technology is helpful and is sometimes most definately needed in the classroom.
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I'm going to be taking that class in the fall, and I'm definitely looking forward to it as well. I know that in my highschool, there was a special ed classroom for students that had learning disabilities, but they didn't have any different programs for them to use. I think that with all of the advances that technology is making, it will definitely be helpful so that all students can learn equally, and maybe eventually be able to integrate the students with disabilities into "normal" classrooms.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cool that you've pointed out how there's technology for people with disabilities. I think I would have liked to learn more about technology for disabled students... Like, it's really great that we've learned about how we can integrate technology into our curriculum, but I'd like to learn about more specialized tech stuff like that.
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