Assistive Technology
Reflection on Assistive Technologies in Inclusive Classrooms Regardless of an individual’s capacity or disabilities, inclusive education seeks to give them equal access to learning opportunities. By reducing constraints and allowing students with a range of needs to fully participate in class activities, Assistive Technologies (AT) play a significant role toward achieving this goal. Screen readers and speech recognition software are two popular assistive technologies which I will discuss in the following paragraphs. 1. Screen Readers Screen readers are the software which converts digital text into speech. Students with visual impairments are able to access information with the use of it. These are essential tools while making digital contents like textbooks, online resources, assignments and to make it accessible to students who have relatively low vision or for those who find difficulty in seeing. The main use of it is to interp...