ABSTRACT
This chapter is informed by the work of researchers that report research outcomes and case studies regarding the adoption of assistive technology solutions in educational environments. The aim is to provide school staff and other professionals in the field of education with an insight into the state-of-the-art research and related practice innovation, including different examples of technologies for the empowerment of learners with disabilities. Any glimpse of emerging research in technology-enhanced learning points to the potential offered by a new generation of immersive, virtual environments is to provide children with Intellectual Disabilities with authentic, realistic, technology-enhanced alternatives to traditional classroom-based learning. A key factor in moving beyond a problem-oriented model of research or enquiry would be to frame the technology solution and its application in a new pedagogical or treatment framework.
