The purposes are the guidelines of the educational intervention. In the specific context of the intervention with technology within students with intellectual disabilities, these purposes can be summarized in two important ends: the development of autonomy and the achievement of a real social participation. Several authors also refer to self-determination as one of the ends of education for people with intellectual disabilities (Lachapelle and Wehmeyer, 2003; Wehmeyer and coll., 2007). This paper presents these purposes as well as the challenges and obstacles to their transposition into clear goals and objectives that are relevant to the needs of the students with intellectual disabilities. It also makes recommendations in this regard.