Jane Jarrow

You are right on target here, Cambria. QWERTY keyboards were designed as they are because someone figured out the most efficient to have the letters that are used most often in the place where they can be reached more easily. Nowadays we never even think about the fact that when someone talks about "the keyboard" we all immediately know what they are referring to and what order the letters will be in, so that we can sit down at ANY keyboard, even if you've never seen the computer, and type. Let's take it one step further. What about common FUNCTIONS… >>>

Absolutely. One of the things that most of us don't think about re: technology is that it can be used in so many different ways that it provides tremendous versatility -- and freedom -- for students with disabilities, because they can use it to accomplish their ends in ways that the rest of us may not need. The first month that my daughter had unlimited text messaging on her phone, she sent/received over 3500 messages. For her, it wasn't a texting system. It allowed her to "talk" to anyone she wanted, whenever she wanted. She couldn't yell down the hall… >>>