The YouTube video below provides information about assistive technology. The video is clear and easy to understand without making things complicated. Take a peek and gather some information.
Below are some additional resources that can help you further understand assistive technology
Ohio Center for Autism and and Low Incidence website has an Assistive Technology Center tab that was very helpful because it was broken down into different sections such as; AT Basics, Assessment, AT Tools, AT Implementation, AT Professional Development and Assistive Technology Internet Modules. This site has many resources wrapped into one. I would recommend this website to find information.
ATIA website gives a lot of information about what assistive technology is. I found this website easy to follow with many tabs to investigate. ATIA's mission is to serve as the collective voice of the assistive technology industry association so that the best products and services are delivered to people with disabilities.
We know that learning disabilities do not go away with time. Assistive technology can help children with learning disabilities boost their strengths and work around a specific learning problem. These supports can be useful to helping users become more independent in school and throughout life.
Onion Mountain Technology provides low and mid tech tools in their LoTTIE Kit (Low Tech Tools for Inclusive Education) to help students in special and regular education classrooms. They also sell these tools separately and you can also build your own kit if you would like.
Wrightslaw website provides oodles of information about ADHD to harrasment to RTI. This site is a wonderful website to collect information on a variety of topics.