Assistive technology can offer new opportunities to the approximately 13% of American public school students with special needs, such as speech-language issues and autism. From virtual learning to tools such as adaptive reading assistants and text-to-speech apps, technology often can help special-education students participate in general education classrooms instead of being separated.
Students and educators use various tech tools to reduce anxiety, ease communication, enhance connections with peers, improve academic performance and allow more independence.
