Conclusion

This free course, Accessible online learning: supporting disabled students, has introduced some aspects of assistive technologies and how they can support learning. While greater knowledge of each technology is important in providing practical support, we hope this material has introduced you to some of the issues that disabled students experience around the use of assistive technology.

If you are interested in understanding assistive technologies further, and exploring these issues, The Open University offers a course in Accessibility and Inclusive Learning [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .