A curriculum accommodation that uses equipment or a set of products to allow access to or enhance the learning of students with disabilities is best described as:

A curriculum accommodation that uses equipment or a set of products to allow access to or enhance the learning of students with disabilities is best described as:

• A. Accommodations within instruction
• B. Environmental adaptation
• C. Curriculum modification
• D. Assistive technology

Answer: (D)

Assistive technology is about devices or sets of tools that enable a student with a disability to access the curriculum or participate more fully in learning. It includes equipment or software that reduces barriers to learning, such as text-to-speech readers, screen readers, adapted keyboards, or speech-to-text programs. This differs from strategies that change how instruction is delivered (accommodations within instruction), alter the physical environment (environmental adaptation), or change what is taught (curriculum modification). The defining idea is that assistive technology provides tangible tools to access or enhance learning, which is why it best fits the description.

Assistive technology is about devices or sets of tools that enable a student with a disability to access the curriculum or participate more fully in learning. It includes equipment or software that reduces barriers to learning, such as text-to-speech readers, screen readers, adapted keyboards, or speech-to-text programs. This differs from strategies that change how instruction is delivered (accommodations within instruction), alter the physical environment (environmental adaptation), or change what is taught (curriculum modification). The defining idea is that assistive technology provides tangible tools to access or enhance learning, which is why it best fits the description.