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12 Jun 2019
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Inclusive Technology in a 21st Century Learning System

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From how we work to how we engage in recreation or communicate with our friends and family, technology is a part of nearly every aspect of our daily lives—including the public education system. As a nation, we spend over $6 billion on educational technology (ed tech) annually. Each day, students, educators, and families leverage technology to deliver content, track progress, and communicate with each other.

These publications provide information and guidance to educational leaders to effectively leverage education technology to meet the needs of all learners, particularly those with disabilities.

- Tracy Gray, managing director at AIR

AIR, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), and more than 10 other organizations collaborated on the development of publications to ensure ed tech conception, design, procurement, use, and evaluation close rather than widen opportunity gaps between students with and without disabilities. NCLD developed the report, Inclusive Technology in a 21st Century Learning System, and then worked with partner organizations to translate how local, state, and national policymakers can play a role.

The primary report outlines key considerations across the process. The collaboratively developed local primer summarizes key local stakeholders and questions that ought to be addressed to achieve meaningful inclusion for students with disabilities. The collaboratively developed state and federal primer identifies the key considerations presented in federal laws that advance a 21st century vision of inclusion with regards to ed tech.

Inclusive Technology in a 21st Century Learning System (PDF)
Inclusive Technology in Modern Learning Environments: A Collaborative Local Action Primer (PDF)
Inclusive Technology in Modern Learning Environments: Student Experiences and Four Key Federal Laws (PDF)

Related Centers

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Center on Technology and Disability

Research-based technologies, used appropriately, have great potential to help infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities participate fully in daily routines; have increased access to the general educational curriculum; improve their functional outcomes and educational results; and meet college- and career-ready standards. The Center on Technology and Disability is designed to increase the capacity of families and providers to advocate for, acquire, and implement effective assistive and instructional technology practices, devices, and services.

Further Reading

  • Long Story Short: How Should Schools Use Technology to Engage Students?
  • TechMatrix Adds Science Category and Expands the Free Educational and Assistive Technology Information It Offers to Help All Students
  • ESSA │Technology
  • Sweet Music: Making Technology Work in the Classroom
  • ESSA and Digital Learning: Closing the Digital Accessibility Gap
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