Review of the Effectiveness, Challenges, and Supports of Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities

Abstract

This Literature review focused on the use of assistive technology and students with disabilities in classrooms and other educational settings. This paper sheds lights on the effectiveness of the use of assistive technology in teaching students with disabilities, challenges that teachers and other service providers face when using assistive technology in teaching students with disabilities, and also the support needed by teachers and other service providers to effectively and successfully use assistive technology with students with disabilities in classrooms and other educational settings.