Assistive Technology and Disabilities

Carol Pecks article, “High-tech devices help kids with disabilities,” tells a story about how new technology can be individualized to help students succeed.  Though assistive technologies are not only limited to students, they can help all people communicate and function better.  Having this in the classroom is excellent for students to learn the proper way to use these technologies, and can help other students learn how to help assist others.  Assistive technologies are helping students, however are we helping them?  Many of these systems are expensive and families probably cannot afford them.  Some of the programs are becoming cheaper because they are receiving  completion, but are they just as good?  Will they be able to assist these people enough?  I think these are some of the things we need to consider, and we need to find a way to lower the prices to make these more readily available for all people that need assistive technology.