This article is about a year old, but it is still very interesting because technology has progressed the ability for students with exceptionalities to participate within mainstream classrooms. Students who in the past were forced to only learn in specialized environments are now able to communicate and work in mainstream classes due to assistive technologies and other computer programs that fall under universal design allowing all types of students to learn from.

This article shows how North Kansas City Schools have started their initiative to acquire a 1:1 student to netbook ration in their high schools. It shows how financial problems restrict a great majority of their students from computer access, which makes the realization of this initiative even more important.