Availability and Utilization of Assistive Technology for Learning among Students with Special Needs in Ilorin, Kwara State
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Date
2021
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Indonesian Journal of Community and Special Needs Education
Abstract
The availability and use of technological devices to aid
students with special needs in education and training are
driven by the changing nature of work. This study
investigated the Availability and Utilization of Assistive
Technology for Learning among Students with Special Needs
in Ilorin, Kwara State. A descriptive research design of survey
type was employed for this study. Multi-stage sampling
techniques of simple random sampling and purposive
sampling were used to select 100 respondents for the study.
The questionnaire was used for the study. Descriptive and
Inferential statistics were used to answer the research
question and test the stated hypotheses with the aid of
statistical product and service solution (SPSS) version 20.0 at
a 0.05 level of significance. The findings from this study
showed that assistive Technology devices are available for
assimilation of students with special needs in Ilorin, Kwara
and there is no significant influence in the utilization of
assistive technology for students of special needs based on
the gender of the students. It was recommended that the
Government should provide adequate funding to improve
the availability of assistive technology.
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Assistive Technology, Availability, Special Needs, Utilization