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A Brief Reflection on the Use of Assistive Technology by Blind Language Learners
Naiara Sales Araujo, João da Silva Araújo Junior, Myrian Cristina Cardoso Costa

Abstract
This article aims to reflect on the foreign language learning process for blind people, seeking to discuss the concept of assistive technologies (AT) and how to implement them in the language learning process, with special attention to the potential of ATs to mobilize different learning strategies. AT can be defined as an interdisciplinary field that investigates the resources and services that allow disabled people to overcome difficulties and to be able to perform tasks. As for the concept of disability, the social model states that the problem is not inside disabled people. Rather it is on society itself, that does not know how to deal with the differences. The ATs analyzed presented themselves as high potential resources for mobilizing learning strategies, as they allow the engagement of blind people in learning practices. In this context, audio transcription and screen readers have played a crucial role in the education and academic success of blind students.

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