Use of Smart Phone Among Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Use of Smart phones had created new opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities for the meaningful engagement in different activities during the pandemic situation. Online learning provides extensive opportunities for individuals during this pandemic situation when everything is closed due to the fear of transmission of COVID-19. Similarly individuals with developmental disabilities are also getting opportunity to learn online through Smartphone. Special educators were conducting online classes with students with developmental disabilities to make them meaningfully engaged during this pandemic situation. 415 students and their parents with developmental disabilities were approached by their special educators on telephone to know if they can use smartphone. This paper reports on use of Smart phones by individuals with developmental disabilities. It was found that they can learn academics like others if there is availability of Smart phones during daytime and proper training and assistance provided by parents or sibling.