The NEED for assitive technology

While watching the video on “Enabling Dreams,” I could not help but think about all the people who have disabilities, yet are unable to receive the technological help that they need. There are many students that have a disability but are still able to be independent, if given the resources; unfortunately they are unable to because of the lack of technology in the schools and classrooms, lack of funding, and the public’s lack of knowledge on how important technology is. I am also a believer that if you give a child with a disability the technology that they would need to be independent or just to communicate with the people that surround them, then a whole new world opens up for them, and their limits are endless. I also think that it is very important for children with a disability to be introduced to the technology that they need as soon as possible, because like the video states: the early it is introduced, the better because then students would be able to concentrate on the content, instead of learning how to use their new tools. Technology makes life easier for many people, but for a person with a disability technology is vital for them to live their life.