Podcast: Leveraging technology to support students with disabilities

Adrienne Woods discusses educational supports for students with disabilities on The SRI Homeroom.

SRI’s Adrienne Woods discusses opportunities to reduce barriers and improve outcomes for children.

How can researchers, developers, and other stakeholders harness new evidence and tools to assess and address student needs?

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SRI Senior Education Researcher Adrienne Woods joins host Kori Hamilton Biagas to explore strategies for identifying points of intervention along the K–12 continuum that can be used to advance educational and societal opportunities for children with disabilities.

Woods discusses her current work on a range of projects, including the LEARN Network, and points to the potential for new technologies and innovations to address long-standing challenges and better support students. She also stresses the need for tailored approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of special education interventions for different types of students and disabilities.

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Learn more and access a variety of other resources for education researchers and developers on the LEARN Network blog.

Adrienne Woods is a Senior Education Researcher with SRI Education. Learn more about Adrienne and her work.

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