This research paper seeks to examine the challenges and opportunities for wireless technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve access to education for students with disabilities (SwDs). As technology integration into educational content and learning environments occurs, it becomes paramount for scholars to consider how the needs of students with disabilities are incorporated into these learning spaces. This paper synthesizes existing literature via an integrative review that explores barriers to accessing technology-mediated learning and the classroom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of the studies presented in this paper was to inform federal regulatory policy concerning the mobile phone industry's level of compliance with the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. The Mobile Phone Accessibility Reviews included phone models from the top four wireless carriers, one prepaid carrier, and five randomly selected Lifeline Carriers. Using the providers' web pages as a reference, researchers identified 215 phone models for the 2015 sample, 214 for the 2017 sample, and 141 mobile phones for the 2019/20 sample.
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