One major benefit of technology is that makes the world much more accessible to people who face more than average physical and mental challenges.  At the click of a button, text can be enlarged to a more readable font size or read aloud to the user.  With a little practice, quadriplegics can operate a word processor as well as or better than the rest of us. 

Check out the sites below to learn more about technologies that offer opportunities for learning to a much broader group of people than ever before.

AbleData - links to general and specific disability resources as well as products and product reviews from Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education.

The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) - provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms.  From the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.

PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network) - site includes database of devices and software as well as resources, training information, and related links.  From the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Assistive Technology in K-12 Schools - site include introduction to assistive technology, assessment, selecting software, and best practices.  From the Alliance for Technology Access.

Web Resources in Assistive Technology - directory compiled for the Teacher Resource Center by the Georgia Department of Education.