For Students with Disabilities, Ed Tech Can Empower. but It Often Doesn’t
June 26, 2018
By: Sarah Schwartz
Source: Education Week
Assistive technology—tools designed for disabled users—can give all students the opportunity to develop their strengths and share their skills, said Luis Perez, the incoming president of the Inclusive Learning Network for the International Society for Technology in Education, during a Tuesday keynote session at the group’s annual conference being held here.
Perez is also a technical assistance specialist at the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials at the Center for Applied Special Technology, a research organization that advocates for inclusive learning environments. As an adult, he developed an eye disease that damaged his retinas, but assistive technology allowed him to pursue his passions and change the conversation around his disability, he said during his address.