There are a wide variety of disabilities that can affect a student and qualify them for the use of low- and high-tech assistive technologies. There are so many devices and tools that a teacher can implement for not only the student(s) in special education but also the other students in the general education track. Behrmann outlines this is his dissertation Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities six identified areas of instruction in which assistive technology can assist students: (1) organization, (2) note taking, (3) writing, (4) academic productivity, (5) access to reference and general educational materials, and (6) cognitive assistance (2002). This is true for any student – using a planner, using notepads or index cards, typing or handwriting out assignments and/or notes, using auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods of learning, and using spell-check and/or dictionaries. The list is not limited to this, and the article clearly exemplifies the benefits of assistive technologies. Since these technologies may be used with any student as an advantage, through implementation of universal design, special software programs or devices no longer need to be used just by students with special education, but rather with all students, as this will allow all students to feel more integrated and motivated in their classes (Behrmann
There are a wide variety of disabilities that can affect a student and qualify them for the use of low- and high-tech assistive technologies. There are so many devices and tools that a teacher can implement for not only the student(s) in special education but also the other students in the general education track. Behrmann outlines this is his dissertation Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities six identified areas of instruction in which assistive technology can assist students: (1) organization, (2) note taking, (3) writing, (4) academic productivity, (5) access to reference and general educational materials, and (6) cognitive assistance (2002). This is true for any student – using a planner, using notepads or index cards, typing or handwriting out assignments and/or notes, using auditory, visual and kinesthetic methods of learning, and using spell-check and/or dictionaries. The list is not limited to this, and the article clearly exemplifies the benefits of assistive technologies. Since these technologies may be used with any student as an advantage, through implementation of universal design, special software programs or devices no longer need to be used just by students with special education, but rather with all students, as this will allow all students to feel more integrated and motivated in their classes (Behrmann