Ed Tech Magazine – Marquita Brown
“Think about innovations and technology features such as touch screens, predictive text, flexible seating and voice dictation. What do they all have in common? They all are accommodations created for people with disabilities that eventually went mainstream. Occupational therapists in special education were among the first to use flexible seating for students with disabilities, Christopher Bugaj, the assistive technology specialist for Loudon County (Va.) Public Schools, noted Thursday during a presentation at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference in Miami. When students weren’t physically able to use computer mice, special educators had them use monitors with touch screens, he said.” (more)