The document outlines the methodology used in a literature review on assistive technology for people with learning disabilities. It discusses searching databases like ERIC and Google Scholar to find relevant articles using keywords like "assistive technologies", "mobile technology", and "learning disabilities". A total of 140 citations were initially found and after filtering for inclusion criteria focusing on assistive technology and learning disabilities, 35 relevant articles were identified for the literature review. The review aimed to understand how assistive technology contributes to and benefits learning for people with disabilities.

1. Wilfredo Portillo
Spring 2013

2.  Purpose of the literature review
 Background
 Introduction
 Methodology
 Findings
 Discussion
 Conclusion

3.  The purpose of the literature review is to
assess the use of assistive technology with
people LD.

4.  What is learning disabilities?
 What is Assistive technology?
 What is a literature review?

5.  How assistive technologies contributes to the
learning process of people with learning
disability?
 How people with learning disability benefits
from assistive technology?
 How to make assistive technology more
available for people with learning disabilities
at school, work, or at home?

6.  Learning disability
 Assistance Technology
 Benefits of assistance technology

7.  Database-specific subject headings and
keywords representing the core concepts of
Assistive Technology for learning disabilities.
 Studies were limited to the English language

8.  Studies were identified by searching the
following e-databases:
1. ERIC
2. Google Scholar
 Reference lists of relevant studies were also
scanned

9.  Keywords
 Assistive Technologies (any technology to
help students with learning disabilities)
 Mobile technology (for people with learning
disabilities)
 Learning Disabilities ( all ages)
 Assistive Technology (Postsecondary
education)

10.  140 citations were retrieved, results from all databases were
combined and duplicates removed.
 After scanning these articles (title and abstract) a total of 35
articles were found to be related to the topic.
 35 articles met the following inclusions/exclusion criteria
1. Assistive technology: assessed the use of assistive
technology
With people with LD
2. Type of interventions: any intervention using assistive
technology

11.  A total of 35 articles were found to be close
related my the topic
 Technologies
 Ipad apps
 Eric database charge for most of the articles

12.  Assistive technology
 Benefits for people with Learning Disability

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