An organization in support of disabled individuals, including school children, is seeking additional federal aid to address the homework gap through the E-Rate programme funding.
In a filing Friday, American Association of People with Disabilities Vice President of Policy Michael Lewis encouraged the Federal Communications Commission to expand the agency’s E-Rate programme to include several assistive devices that could allow students with disabilities the opportunity to take full advantage of their schooling.
Lewis specifically cited the loaning of WiFi hotspots as a form of effective assistive technology for families of students with disabilities. But he also generally referred to other assistive technologies such as speech dictation devices, task-management software, assisted hearing programmes and communication software, according to data collected by the Research and Training Center on Promoting Interventions for Community Living.
