Azu Ike

Having just returned from the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2015 Conference I had a chance to connect with friends and colleagues and survey the landscape to pick up on trends and practices in the field of assistive technology. Without a doubt we are at the beginning of another trend in our field as more and more schools move to Chromebooks. Chromebooks in many ways represent a real paradigm shift for educators and students since all of the apps follow the students account as they are delivered through the Chrome browser. This is a huge shift allowing educators to customize the experience of every student who is using a Chromebook. In many ways this is what educators have longed for, for years, the ability to seamlessly give students the tools they need that automatically load into their browser any time they are signed into their Chrome browser. As I walked the hallways of the ATIA Conference and peered into the rooms that were brimming with educators, there was a g...