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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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AI’s Potential in Special Education: A Researcher’s View

This is an excerpt taken from EdWeek.
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A New Era of Special Education Begins with Inclusive AI

The following excerpt is from Tim Shriver’s op-ed, “A New Era of Special Education Begins with Inclusive AI,” published by Time Ideas:
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No One Left Behind: Landmark Special Olympics Study Reveals Concern About Disability Representation in Development of AI Technologies

[Washington, D.C. - 22 July 2024] A study released today from the Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education reveals that 64% of educators and 77% of parents of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) view AI as a potentially powerful mechanism to promote more inclusive classrooms and close educational gaps between students with and without IDD.
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