One of the barriers against effective use of assistive technology is that students do not want to appear different from the rest of the class. If you are the only person using a tool, that tool might set you apart from your peers. One solution is to educate parents about assistive technology so that the said student could practice basic skills and access course content at home. Parents could play a very important role in helping their children do catching-up work at home with the support of assistive technologies.