New technology platforms provide many promising tools to support the academic needs of students with disabilities. Almost every issue of Exceptional Children and TEACHING Exceptional Children or any issue of the Journal of Special Education Technology provides examples of technology supporting improved academic or functional skills. In addition to advancing outcomes in academic and functional skills, assistive technology can be a tool to support artistic expression. This brief article presents a few examples of digital art tools and how they could act as assistive technology to benefit students with disabilities.

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视觉艺术的数字工具：艺术动作和表达的多种方式

新技术平台提供了许多有前途的工具来支持残疾学生的学术需求。几乎每一期 Exceptional Children 和 TEACHING Exceptional Children 或《特殊教育技术杂志》的任何一期都提供了支持提高学术或功能技能的技术示例。除了提高学术和功能技能的成果外，辅助技术还可以成为支持艺术表达的工具。这篇简短的文章介绍了一些数字艺术工具的例子，以及它们如何作为辅助技术使残疾学生受益。