The Apple iPad is a portable device designed to allow flexibility in use.  This touch-screen tablet has numerous features beneficial in educational settings as well as an ever-growing list of available downloadable applications that individualize the device to fit specific students’ needs.

iPads facilitate “ANYTIME, ANYWHERE learning” (Brand & Kinash, 2010)

These devices are designed for the mainstream, but have the potential to be customized for, accepted and adopted by students with special needs.

The purpose of this wiki is to provide a source of information and support for school teams looking to integrate the iPad as Assistive Technology for students with special needs.  It specifically targets the use of the iPad for assistance with reading.