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Hardware
Every technology is designed to benefit humans in some way and often special education students can benefit to an even greater degree. These are some technologies that might be well suited to your students' needs.
handheld device that scans and reads aloud printed text
pen that captures digital image of notes and will also record audio
Software
There are a variety of ways you can tailor a computer to meet the needs of special education students. You can modify the settings on the computer/software, use free software, and purchase software designed to meaning their learning needs.
These guides organize information from this site into helpful resources for various types of difficulties and impairments. Each guide provides a list of assistive technology products and links to tutorials for accessibility features that are helpful for specific types of difficulties and impairments.
Be sure to also check out the profiles of accessibility in action for examples of people who use accessibility features to help them be productive members of society
Search this collection of free software for tools to improve the accessibility of computer-based learning.
Read Outloud, CoWriter, and other assistive software designed to support the special needs learner.
Free software to read aloud any text you copy-paste into the readplease window. Highlights words as they are read. Allows you to adjust the speed, font size, and select from 4 computerized voices.
math and science software that can be licensed to students with physical disabilities for free
Software that allows students to create music using head movements
Newly Added
information from microsoft on how to use accessibility features on your computer
reads book with animations, highlights words while reading, click on an object and its name appears