In 2009, l’Office des personnes handicapées du Québec published its policy À part entière : pour un véritable exercice du droit à l’égalité (OPHQ, 2009) where it is mentioned that one of the biggest challenges ahead of us is ensuring a society focused on an optimal response to the basic needs of people with disabilities. Realizing this vision requires not only a reorganization of services, but also improving people’s abilities. In order to actively participate they must be empowered, which unfortunately is often not the case. This article aims to (a) provide a definition as well as a conceptual and functional model of empowerment, (b) demonstrate the usefulness and effectiveness of certain technologies to support learning and the emergence of empowered behavior and (c) contextualize the use of technology to support empowerment.