Technology and Learning Disabilities

I am taking a course on special education this semester and it has really gotten me thinking about all the accommodations I will need to make for my future students. There are so many different types of learning disabilities and so many students who struggle in school because of them. In the forum for our Technology in Education course one of my classmates talked about how iPods would be great for students who have a learning disability that is correlated to reading. A student who suffers from dyslexia could listen to a book instead of dealing with the frustration of trying to read it. This got me thinking of all the other ways technology can cater to those who struggle in school because of a learning disability. Some students have trouble reading certain fonts or have a really hard time forming coherent sentences when typing. Laptops in schools have started to even out the playing field in areas like these (especially with tools such as spell-check). However, it doesn't have to stop there. With technology the possibilities are endless!