Assistive Devices for Students with Disabilities

This article describes a variety of devices that can assist students with disabilities. We begin with a brief review of environmental circumstances under which handicaps occur. We then examine recent devices to assist students with sensory, health, or physical challenges, students with speech and language impairments, or students with a specific learning disability. These devices may help rehabilitate/reeducate, facilitate normalcy, or augment current functioning. Many of these improvements offer elementary school children with disabilities new opportunities to play, learn, and otherwise socialize in mainstreamed settings.