Delivering on the promise of Plato's academy: educational accessibility for the 21st century.
OBJECTIVE
This special volume is dedicated to eight updated and expanded communications selected from 33 refereed papers presented at the inaugural international conference on Technology-based Learning with Disability (LWD-07) which took place on July 19-20, 2007 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.


METHODS
Approximately 140 researchers and practitioners attended LWD-07 representing a cross-section of K-12 and higher education, pure and applied research, disability-related industry and rehabilitation agencies with common interests in facilitating educational attainment for people with all types of disabilities through use of technology.


RESULTS
The communications selected for publication are representative of the breadth of interest at the nexus of disability, assistive technology, and the pedagogy of individualized learning.


CONCLUSIONS
Access to education is a key component for quality of life and rehabilitation of any individual with a disability.
Wheatly
Michele G
MG
College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA. michele.wheatly@wright.edu
Flach
John
J
Shingledecker
Clark
C
Golshani
Forouzan
F
D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans