Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing education.

Students are using AI to summarize readings, organize assignments, improve writing, generate study materials, and access information in new ways. At the same time, educators and accessibility professionals are asking important questions about learning, academic integrity, and the role technology should play in higher education.

In AI as Assistive Technology: Balancing Access, Learning, and Academic Integrity, Ron Leblanc explores AI through the lens of accessibility. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience supporting students in post-secondary education, he examines how artificial intelligence can reduce barriers while preserving meaningful learning.

Through practical examples, real-world applications, and a simple framework for evaluating AI use, readers will discover how tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and NotebookLM can support reading, writing, note-taking, organization, communication, and student success.

Rather than asking whether AI is good or bad, this book asks a more important question:

When does AI support learning, and when does it replace it?

Thoughtful, practical, and accessible, this book offers educators, accessibility professionals, administrators, and students a balanced approach to one of the most important educational conversations of our time.

AI is not the story. Access is the story. AI is simply the next chapter.