Technology supports students with special needs in the classroom in several ways: It encourages individualized lesson plans tailored to each student's unique learning capabilities. It helps special education students gain the social benefits of inclusion. It supports the principles of universal design for learning by allowing students to learn at their own pace and be hands-on. Software programs can be used for occupational therapy, building routines, developing coping skills, and individualizing sensory processing. Technologies like text-to-speech give special education students a voice when they otherwise would not have one. Overall, educational technologies have removed boundaries and restrictions, giving special education students limitless possibilities for learning.