Particularly problematic is a decision implicit in the assistive technology consideration process: remediation vs. compensation (Edyburn, 2002). That is, how do we decide if the best course of action is remediation (i.e., additional instructional time, different instructional approaches) versus compensation (i.e., recognizing that remediation has failed and that compensatory approaches are needed to produce the desired level of performance)? Because the question is implicit, it seldom discussed explicitly as part of the assistive technology consideration process. Because the question is implicit, it seldom discussed explicitly as part of the assistive technology consideration process.