Assistive Technology and Electronic Education in the Disability and Special Education Sector

Abstract

During COVID times, assistive technology (AT) and electronic mode of education (e-education) have become quite invincible. However, even before COVID, researches on AT and e-education were conducted, especially to understand its benefits in the special education realm. Many such earlier works have observed utility of AT and e-education for disabled/differently abled persons. In many parts of the world, for example in India, it is still a relatively new concept. Even in those parts where already the research works were going on, now in this pandemic, the concept has been started to be viewed in a different light. With the understanding that AT and e-education could become the call of the future, it is crucial to evaluate their place in the present time special education sector. The chapter, hence, discusses this notion and evaluates the AT-based training need for the special educators, with special reference to India.