Essentially we are talking about iPad and other tablets in this blog. I was late to come to using tablets; it was really my 6 year old son who motivated our family's first purchase of one 3 years ago. Since then, we have had a total of 4 tablets (I dropped one and broke it!) and continue to marvel at how well one can interface with the internet and others using these devices.
Now for students with fine motor skill impairments, touch screens are more accessible than keyboards or mice when it comes to putting in information, only one finger is needed. The response of the action is more immediate and clearer to the user. Some tablets can serve as a "voice"; the student can show someone what they want or use an app that allows for voice output. All are very mobile as they are low weight thereby easy to maneuver. The Amplify tablet is especially geared to students with accessibility issues and is worth exploring further should a student not be "automatically" able to use or navigate a typical tablet. http://www.amplify.com/tablet/accessibility
What I especially love about tablets is all ages (even my 72 year old mother) can understand them almost intuitively and seem to enjoy using them! I love using tablets/iPads in the class as students are typically very motivated when I bring them into the classroom
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