How can technology help students with learning disabilities? From academics and hardware manufacturers to teachers in the field, hear about the technological advances for teaching everyone from elementary to university students grappling with learning disabilities, deafness, blindness, motor problems and speech disorders. Producer Alyne Ellis delves into the advantages, controversies and problems of these merging technologies.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget.

”The Enabled Classroom” is part of a Soundprint mini-series, about the early introduction of technology into the classroom. The series is called The Education Connection, supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education. Here are some other documentaries in the series:

"After Graduation: Meeting Special Needs" Produced by: Alyne Ellis

"Building Blocks" Produced by: Judith Kampfner

"Classroom Cool: Training Teachers to Use Technology" Produced by: William Drummond

"Click Here for College" Produced by: Richard Paul

"Digital Equity" Produced by: Kathy Baron

"Magic Box" Produced by: Richard Paul

"Web of Letters" Produced by: Gemma Hooley

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas

Managing Producer: Sesh Kannan

Field Producer: Katie Gott

Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot

Production Assistant: Anu Yadav