Noah Rahman has moderate Cerebral Palsy affecting his communication, cognition and upper and lower body movement. When he turned two, his language, cognitive abilitity and fine motor skills were diagnosed by a developmental specialist as being at least 12 months behind. Then Noah got an iPad.
I assume you have already read numerous articles about the neverending debate between mobile and native web applications. Moreover, this debate will undoubtedly grow along with Android's market share. If you'd like a broad, comprehensive look at the pros and cons, I recommend this must-read article: The fight gets technical: [...]
The arrival of OS X Lion ushers in a new era of accessibility for students of all abilities. Every Mac comes equipped with dozens of assistive technologies - many of which you won't find in other operating systems at any price.
“creates opportunities for efficient, mobile, and innovative learning.”
“the flexibility of iPad technology,” noting that “iPad allows students to view and annotate course content electronically, facilitating advance preparation as well as in-class note-taking in a highly portable, sharable and searchable format.”
the dynamic screen on the iPad can enhance medical images and tables that populate medical text.