No tech/ Low tech strategies still have an important place in AT
When we talk about assistive technology, often people think about computers and the infusion of high technologies. However, as speakers Kelly Fonner and Bob Kellar pointed out last week at the AT and Reading conferences, simple strategies such as 
highlighting printed or digital texts can make such a difference for struggling readers. Lifting out important words or passages through color-coding can help bring the eyes to a targeted area of text or meaning.
Other low tech AT tools such as a finger writing aid
can provide stabilization for those who struggling with handwriting.