المجلة الدولية للعلوم والتقنية

The current study dealt with the identification of the role of technology in the education and integration of students with special needs in Libyan universities from the point of view of faculty members. The study sample consisted of (113) faculty members from various Libyan universities, in which data were collected using an electronic questionnaire using Google Form. Where the descriptive analytical approach was employed to suit the objectives of this study and the results were analyzed using the (SPSS) program. The results indicated a statistically significant relationship between the application of the level of technology and its role in teaching and integrating students with special needs in Libyan universities. The results also emphasized the importance of using technology to help in the process of integrating students with special needs in universities. The study also showed the most important obstacles, including the inadequacy of infrastructure to suit the needs of people with special needs and the lack of necessary technology-based hardware and software in Libyan universities. In addition to the lack of support from universities to advance this segment of society and integrate it like normal students, and from this point of view, the study presented some proposals to try to overcome some obstacles, including: reorganizing and preparing the university environment to suit students with special needs and providing them with technological devices and programs, In the context of completing this study, the researchers communicated with the Department of Education and Integration of Special Groups at the Ministry of Higher Education, despite the presence of many programs and activities aimed at raising the integrated educational efficiency to meet all students, including special groups, and its keenness to activate special laws and executive regulations. In the field of education for students of special groups to ensure their right to education. However, we noticed this administration's lack of support, its restriction to a certain geographic area, and the failure to promote this administration in all university institutions, which led to the lack of knowledge of some students from this category of the existence of this administration and what it can offer them. Therefore, among the proposals of the study was the establishment of special offices for students with special needs Within universities and colleges, this department is followed in order to facilitate the process of communication and benefit from the services it provides.