Title: Legal study on the role and importance of technology in education for children with disabilities

Authors: Manjula Balachandran; C. Rabbiraj

Addresses: VIT School of Law, Vellore Institute of Technology – Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600127, India ' VIT School of Law, Vellore Institute of Technology – Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600127, India

Abstract: Education at all levels is becoming more dependent on technology. To provide universal access to technology, educational institutions must make sure that the employed technology is available to all people, including those with disabilities also. Technology offers a lot of untapped promise for supporting inclusive education. Universal learning design coupled with technology-supported learning has much potential, but the gap lies in accessibility and lack of resources. This paper examines inclusive education technology use, access, and need. The Information Technology Act of 2000 legalises electronic communication and commerce. Education for children with special needs (CWSN) is dealt with under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. Coalescing these enactments is a boon to the education system as it helps target CWSN who are diverse. The study is purely doctrinal and refers to the Indian context. Indian education lacks technical and legal infrastructure, according to research. Technology will change special education. New technology and instructional methods improve special education.

Keywords: technology; information and communication; education; children with special needs; CWSN; assistive technology; Indian context; universal learning design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2025.145084

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 2025 Vol.18 No.2, pp.154 - 169

Received: 09 Nov 2022
Accepted: 12 May 2023
Published online: 19 Mar 2025 *

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