MRS Jou nal o Mul idisciplina y Resea ch and S udies
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Vol-2, Iss-11 (No embe -2025)
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Technology and People wi h Special Needs – Resea ch Sec ions
D . Hamood Mohammed Hamed Alhasani*
Ph.D. in Cu iculum and Ins uc ion (Educa ional Technology) AndSenio In o ma ion Sys ems Specialis – Minis y o Educa ion
Co esponding Au ho : D . Hamood Mohammed Hamed Alhasani (Ph.D. in Cu iculum and Ins uc ion (Educa ional Technology)
AndSenio In o ma ion Sys ems Specialis – Minis y o Educa ion)
A icle His o y: Recei ed: 14 / 08 / 2025:, Accep ed: 16 / 11 / 2025:, Published: 24 / 11 / 2025
Abs ac : This pape examines he ole o echnology in suppo ing people wi h special needs and ensu ing hei equal pa icipa ion in
educa ion and socie y. Wi h he apid expansion o digi al ools, access o echnology has become a undamen al igh ha enables
indi iduals o communica e, lea n, and wo k e ec i ely. The s udy highligh s he e o s o he Sul ana e o Oman and simila A ab
coun ies in p omo ing digi al accessibili y by p o iding echnological esou ces ailo ed o a ious disabili ies. I also discusses he
impo ance o inclusi e class ooms, adap i e educa ional ools, and wo kplace echnologies ha empowe people wi h special needs.
The pape concludes by emphasizing he necessi y o con inuous de elopmen o educa ional and ins i u ional echnologies o enhance
inclusion and independence o his social g oup.
Keywo ds: Technology; Digi al Accessibili y; People wi h Special Needs; Inclusi e Educa ion; Assis i e Technology; Oman;
Educa ional Technology; Equal Access.
Ci e his a icle: Alhasani, H. M. H. (2025). Technology and People wi h Special Needs – Resea ch Sec ions. MRS Jou nal o
Mul idisciplina y Resea ch and S udies, 2(11),54-55.
In oduc ion
Technology oday has become an essen ial componen o
daily li e, in luencing communica ion, lea ning, and social
in e ac ion. Digi al accessibili y—de ined by Ribble (2011) as ― ull
elec onic pa icipa ion in socie y‖—has eme ged as a basic human
igh , ensu ing ha all indi iduals can in e ac wi h digi al con en
ega dless o hei physical, in ellec ual, o senso y abili ies.
People wi h special needs ep esen an impo an social
g oup ha equi es specialized suppo o o e come challenges ha
s em om gene ic, neu ological, senso y, o en i onmen al ac o s.
In ecogni ion o hese challenges, he Sul ana e o Oman and
many A ab coun ies ha e adop ed policies and ini ia i es aimed a
p o iding equal oppo uni ies in educa ion and employmen . These
e o s include he in eg a ion o assis i e echnologies, he
es ablishmen o inclusion class ooms, and he de elopmen o
educa ional con en ailo ed o indi idual capabili ies.
This pape explo es how echnology con ibu es o
imp o ing he quali y o li e o people wi h special needs,
enhances hei lea ning expe iences, and p omo es hei
pa icipa ion in socie y.
Me hodology
This pape elies on a desc ip i e analy ical app oach, in
which exis ing li e a u e, go e nmen al e o s, and educa ional
p ac ices ela ed o echnology and people wi h special needs a e
examined and in e p e ed.
Li e a u e Re iew: Analysis o de ini ions, concep s, and
p e ious s udies ela ed o digi al accessibili y and assis i e
echnology.
Documen Analysis: Re iew o na ional ini ia i es in he
Sul ana e o Oman ha suppo people wi h special needs,
including educa ional and wo kplace p og ams.
Analy ical Discussion: In e p e a ion o how echnological
ools, inclusi e class ooms, and ins i u ional suppo sys ems
con ibu e o imp o ing lea ning and socie al pa icipa ion.
This app oach allows o a clea unde s anding o he
cu en si ua ion and he echnological needs o his social g oup.
Conclusion
Ensu ing equal access o echnology o people wi h special
needs is no longe op ional—i is a undamen al equi emen o
achie ing social jus ice, educa ional equali y, and na ional
de elopmen . The Sul ana e o Oman has demons a ed
commendable commi men h ough inclusion p og ams, assis i e
ools, and suppo i e wo k en i onmen s ha empowe indi iduals
wi h disabili ies.
Technology, when hough ully designed and implemen ed,
can g ea ly enhance independence, academic achie emen , and
p o essional p oduc i i y. Mo ing o wa d, con inuous in es men
in assis i e echnologies, ongoing aining o educa o s and
employees, and he ein o cemen o inclusi e policies will be
essen ial. By doing so, socie ies can ensu e ha people wi h special
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needs a e ully in eg a ed con ibu o s o de elopmen and
p og ess.
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In e na ional Socie y o Technology in Educa ion.
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3. Al-Ani, A. (2019). Assis i e Technology in A ab
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