Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to accentuate the role of computer-based assistive technologies in the education process of students with disabilities. The paper presents preferred assistive technologies and types of educational problems that disabled students face. Impact of assistive technologies on independence in education and on quality of studying was also analyzed. Since the focus of this paper lies on the usability of computer-based assistive technologies, as fundamental elements of the education of disabled students, the importance of their accessibility is being particularly emphasized
