ICTs in Inclusive Education for Sensory and Physical Disabilities

Author Info

Anagnostopoulou Panagiota Polyxeni Ntaountaki Athanasios Drigas

Corresponding Author

Anagnostopoulou Panagiota
Research Associate, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Ι.Ι.Τ., Net Media Lab & Mind-Brain R&D, Athens, Greece

A B S T R A C T

The current paper examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the inclusion of students with sensory and physical disabilities. Our main goal is to present the importance of ICTs and highlight their contribution to the smooth and equal inclusion of these children in the educational system and society. Thus, the research team of this paper presents specific examples of ICTs that aid children with visual and hearing impairments and physical disabilities. We followed the method of bibliographic review of articles, focusing on articles from the last five years. However, we considered it necessary to include also some older articles for a more complete and accurate review of the topic. According to the results of the research, ICTs provide an attractive and supportive environment for the students with special needs as well as equal opportunities regarding their inclusion. Since we live in the world of information and the digital revolution, we have to adapt to modern reality and prioritize the use of ICTs in education. Lastly, ICTs help the students with sensory and physical disabilities to overcome the barriers that exist in traditional educational systems which would lead to the reduction of social exclusion.

Article Info

Article Type

Review of the Literature

Publication history

Received: Wed 20, Jan 2021
Accepted: Thu 04, Feb 2021
Published: Thu 25, Mar 2021

Copyright

© 2023 Anagnostopoulou Panagiota. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.CEI.2021.01.01