Assistive, also called adaptive technologies are electronic solutions that enable people with disabilities to live independently. Blind persons can hear computer screens, and people with visual impairments can enlarge text, encouraging independent reading. People who cannot manipulate a mouse can enter data, and those who can't physically hear a computer prompt can view prompts. Computer software also helps persons with learning differences see and hear the information displayed on the screen. Any strategy must naturally start with testing to determine an individual's capabilities and weaknesses. Standard techniques include a scaffolding approach, a bridging approach, and a one-on-one mediated instructing process. These summaries are meant as an introduction to various methods that have been developed over the years to help students and adults cope with academic challenges due to a learning disability. Of course, other strategies are employed in schools for multiple age groups around the country, but these are the most well-known and used today. Ideally, all library budgets would allow the library to provide electronic access for all patrons with and without liabilities. However, since the world we work in is reality-based, it does not allow us to purchase or place everything.