New software for mobile phones makes anytime, anywhere learning reality for students w/disabilities

Huge advances have been made in the last year to integrate assistive technologies with mobile phones, enabling students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, to further their learning whilst on the move. To date, the majority of assistive software has been confined to PCs or laptops, drastically limiting a student's ability to access information outside the classroom or home environment. Speaking at the Handheld Learning Conference 2009, Neil Milliken, Head of Mobile Development at iansyst (who lead the Mobispeech joint venture), will be discussing a range of innovative new applications for mobile learning which are helping to support students with a range of cognitive, physical and sensory impairments.

Many assistive technologies can be of benefit to students in the mainstream classroom; making learning with technology more inclusive. Learning disabilities are often a magnification of difficulties experienced by everyone. Everyone has issues remembering things from time to time, granted, not to the same degree as a dyslexic person; however, having tasks and reminders read out to you on your mobile phone, for example, could be beneficial to all. Using familiar technology such as mobile phones is a massive step towards a greater acceptance of disabilities, as SEN students are not set apart from their peers when using it.

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