One of the most important things that make it easier for children with disabilities is having the proper assistive and adaptive technology available to them.Assistive technology as stated in an article by Microsoft is, "products designed to provide additional accessibility to individuals who have physical or cognitive difficulties, impairments, and disabilities." These such products are what will help children be able to receive the knowledge they deserve, without help from such products people with impairments of an sort will ultimately have an incredibly difficult time in learning and furthering their education to its fullest.
The types of assistive technology range in order to help people with minor disabilities to people who have multiple disabilities. Examples of the types of products out there include but are not limited to: alternate keyboards which have different sized keys or a different configuration of keys, electronic pointing devices, sip-and-puff systems, wands and sticks, joysticks, trackballs, and touch screens.
By having such a range of different types of technology available people, no matter what problems they have, are all able to receive the same amount of education. It is not only incredible useful for the students to learn but it also makes it possible for the educators to be able to make sure they are helping them learn. A teacher can have all the knowledge in the world however, if they are not able to transfer it to their students no matter their disabilities their knowledge is useless.
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| Alternate Keyboard |
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| Trackball Mouse |
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