Groundbreaking innovations have paved the way for new assistive
approaches to support students with special needs. New technological
innovations such as smart mobile devices and apps, wearable devices,
web-based monitoring and support systems, artificial intelligence, and
more are changing the way in which care and support can be given to
students with special needs. These technologies range from encouraging
self-care and independent living to supporting the completion of
academic work, accommodating cognitive disabilities, or even supporting
communication and socialization. The applications of assistive
technologies are widespread and diverse in the ways in which the
technology itself can be utilized and the people it can support. The
increasing developments in technology are bringing in a new way of
interventions for all types of students with diverse special needs in
the modern educational atmosphere. Technology-Supported Interventions
for Students With Special Needs in the 21st Century covers effective
assistive modern technologies for overcoming specific challenges
encountered by students with special needs for promoting their learning
and development, educational attainment, social engagement,
self-sufficiency, and quality of life. This book presents an overview of
contemporary assistive tools and approaches integrated with digital
technologies for students with special needs; shares findings of
cutting-edge research on using digital technologies; provides
evidence-based digital technology-facilitated tools and strategies for
effective diagnosis, treatment, educational intervention, and care of
students with special needs; and identifies promising areas and
directions for future innovations, applications, and research. It is
ideal for classroom teachers, special educators, educational
technologists, intervention specialists, medical professionals,
caregivers, administrators, policymakers, teacher educators,
researchers, academicians, and students interested in the use of
assistive technologies for students with special needs in the digital
era.
