And Access for All
From: THE Journal - 12/2008 - page 30
By: Jennifer Demski

No longer are assistive technologies only made available to students whose
"survival or success" - as Webster's defines 'require' - depends on their
use. If, after consideration, the student shows merely a 'need' - something
"essential or very important," to call on Webster's again - then the
technology must be provided. The change in terms may seem like hairsplitting,
but it created a more generous standard for who should receive assistive
technologies, increasing their availability and broadening the way they are
applied in school, 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23701

Links:
National Center for Technology Innovation
http://www.nationaltechcenter.org

Center for Implementing Technology in Education
http://www.cited.org

TechMatrix
http://www.techmatrix.org

THE Journal - Special Needs Students
http://www.thejournal.com/the/topics/specialneeds/