THE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AS A FACILITATING TOOL FOR TEACHING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The adoption and use of computer technology in the teaching and learning of people/students with disabilities, is now considered an imperative and inescapable need in the delivery of all knowledge subjects. Based on new studies and empirical research, the usefulness of using the computer and the opportunities and advantages it provides in the education of students of this special group is highlighted. The elaboration of this work, among others, was based on the critical-interpretative method of reviewing the modern data from research that favors the positive contribution of the computer as a facilitating tool and means of development of these students. In any case, the multi-level and diverse contribution of the specific digital medium to the substantial and effective improvement and promotion of both academic performance and practical skills and thinking of the students of this group is recognized.