My major take away from today's class is that while assistive technology is important and potentially life changing for students with disabilities, it is also valuable for students without disabilities. There is a tendency, and I fall into this category too, to think of high-tech inventions when thinking of assistive technology. However, assistive technology can be as simple as behavioral management tools, manipulatives, and pencil grips. These tools are certainly not exclusively for students with disabilities, and while they can still be used for those students, they can also be applied to all students.
There was a comment made in the video we watched about the assistive technology that stuck with me. It was said that many people working with people in need of assistive technology often don't know the options available to them. This is a huge problem. How can we expect to help individuals in need of extra assistance when professionals are not aware of the options available to them? We need to become more educated and make learning about our opportunities a greater priority in order to better help ourselves and our students.
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