15/05/2025 Reflection on Assistive Technologies: Braille and Cough Drop in Inclusive Classrooms Introduction Inclusive education seeks to create learning cultures in which all students, regardless of ability, sensory or physical disability, or health concerns have equal access to learning and the opportunity to fully participate. While broad reforms, technological advances, and legislative reforms are essential, real inclusion often depends on modest, thoughtful accommodations that eliminate individual barriers to students' learning daily. Two such assistive tools, Braille and cough drops may not seem to have much in common but play important roles in achieving inclusive classrooms. Braille provides visually impaired pupils with access to literacy, while cough drops help pupils and teachers overcome sore throats to communicate and engage more effectively. These devices demonstrate exactly how inclusion is all about removing obstacles, whether they are glaring or not, for everyon...