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The purpose of this online research portfolio is to display my accomplishments in educational research and analysis.  Specifically, my portfolio highlights the benefits of assistive technology to students with learning disabilities.  It also exhibits the variety of skills that I have obtained while working collaboratively throughout the semester in preparation for creating a research paper.

Abstract of Research Paper: The purpose of this research paper is to explore the various types of learning disabilities and demonstrate how assistive technology plays a beneficial role in aiding those students with learning disabilities through education. No child asks to be born with a learning disability, yet 1 in 5 children in the United States are currently diagnosed with a form of the disorder (Turkington, 2003).  The term learning disability is used to label a large, diverse group of disorders, ranging across all aspects of education.  They can be broken down and classified as speech and language disorders, academic skills disorders, and other disorders.  Very often an individual with a learning disability will lack in one area, while excelling in others, like “a weakness within a sea of strengths” (LDAOA, 2005).  That weakness can cause students serious problems in an educational environment that is already competitive due to the extreme importance of a successful educational pathway needed in the future.  Luckily though, technology has made several breakthroughs that have opened the doors for students with learning disabilities.  There are no cures for learning disabilities, but with the help and aide of assistive technologies, students can be flourishing in all aspects of life (LDAOA, 2005). 

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Last updated by Lindi Johnston on May 5, 2005