K-5 School Counselors’ Use and Perception of Educational Apps for Students with Disabilities

School counselors play an important role in supporting students with disabilities. While counseling is done primarily through verbal communication, students with disabilities may have difficulties in communication, which could hinder their participation in such counseling sessions. One way to remove their communication barriers is to use educational technology, such as applications (apps) on mobile devices. Yet, current research is still uncertain regarding how school counselors, specifically K-5, perceive and incorporate these apps into their counseling sessions. The present study surveyed and reported the use and perception of school counselors working with K-5 students with disabilities in the state of Ohio. The survey data showed that the majority of K-5 school counselors did not use educational technology including apps; however, a significant number of counselors perceived technology apps as being important for students with disabilities and would utilize the technology if their school provided access to it.