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Introduction

Technology has become an element of our daily lives, so it seems unreasonable to think that the citizens of the new century are unaware of the technology, it is a tool that allows us to incorporate us in present society. However, this significant progress as humanity can be dangerous for certain social groups, in particular for people with disabilities, and who may have difficulty understanding and using numerous technological solutions, by the lack of education and training opportunities in this field.

This creates a challenge in education as it involves promoting information society to reach all citizens, ensuring availability for all members of society, getting the most out of the Special benefits of the technology by the diversity of ways in which, as a resource, it can be put on equal terms to all people. In the particular case of the group of people with intellectual disabilities has begun currently a trend towards the use of Information Technology and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a new paradigm in stimulating intellectual skills that along the work with this population have proved themselves capable of developing satisfactorily communication channel.

In most schools have computer classroom, and in many households have computers, so this population is familiar with its use, which is vital that educators and those who join as apprentices and responsibility for the educational process transformation from own development, implying deepen their knowledge and technological skills framing the action on the basis of the new concepts and teaching strategies, in order to favor learning with new resources such as ICT advocates. This essay is intended to suggest software and free access websites that by analysis from training in Special Education and Psychology, It is considered suitable as an educational resource in the care of the students with intellectual disabilities.

First, a historical tour of the technology for disability has been performed worldwide, with reference to the background and the model decisive conceptual trends of disability care. This paper discusses on Assistive Technology as a discipline, resources, and strategies and has generated benefits for people with intellectual disabilities. Finally describe, by category, the software and open access web sites are selected as significant pedagogical support of this specific population.

Discussion

A historical review of technology for people with disabilities

The origin of the Assistive Technology back what Cook and Hussey (2000) from the age stone, when some caveman broke a leg in a hunting expedition, resorted to a tree for support while walking, this object became one of the first supporting products manufactured and put into use.

Another example is the discovery that an empty animal horn could be heard the loudest voices, which compensated for hearing loss in some people. One of the first uses to which it gave the wheel was to transport people, which later became a key component to the current wheelchair is surprisingly similar to its predecessor. These devices come to be known as high-tech at the time in which there is a breakthrough in its design and the material used ...