Abstract: Regarding the fact that there is a huge gap between higher education of assistive technology in China and the social need, the authors discussed about the necessity of developing China's higher education of assistive technology, by discussing about the fact that assistive technology becoming an independent subject, society's need for leaders and designers in the field of assistive technology, the need to develop assistive technology theories and knowledge, the important meaning of developing higher education of special education to support the independent living of persons with disability and opening potential market, the successful example of America's assistive technology and higher education of it being in the leading place.

Key words: higher education, assistive technology for persons with disability, necessity