Assistive Technologies exist that can assist and direct students who experience learning, studying, research or writing difficulties in planning, negotiating and completing tasks. The various technologies once deemed to be matched considerately to a need or set of needs may help in a number of ways. They can also potentially cause more problems or eventuate in a costly exercise in time, expenditure and frustration as the most appropriate devices, software or strategies were not made available or were not considered carefully. The lack of awareness or maturity in the research approach may compromise the potential outcomes. What needs to be considered? How do you determine the most relevant and appropriate assistive technologies for short and long term use? This session will investigate these and other associated issues and the major genres of software demonstrated.