1. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY BY LATOYA WHITE

2. WHAT IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY * Assistive technology can help students with learning disabilities use their strengths and work around or compensate for specific learning problems. -These supports can help students become more independent in school and throughout life challenges.

3. LAW The Assistive Technology Act was first passed by Congress and signed by the President as the Technology-Related Assistance Act of 1988. It’s called the Tech Act for short and has been reauthorized in 1994, 1998, and 2004. The Assistive Technology Act of 2004 defines an assistive technology device in the following way: …any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. (29 U.S.C. Sec 2202(2))

4. LAW CONTINUED Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was initially passed in 1975 as P.L. 94-142. That law, known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, or the EHA, guaranteed that eligible children and youth with disabilities would have a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) available to them, designed to meet their unique educational needs. P.L. 94-142 has been amended many times since passing in 1975, most recently in 2004.

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10. REFERENCES 2000 - 2005 Assistive Technology Training Online Project http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/intro/index.php/ http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/intro/index.php/ Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania. (2008). Assistive technology for persons with disabilities: An overview. Retrieved December 15, 2009, from: http://drnpa.org/File/publications/assistive-technology-for-persons-with-disabilities—an- overview.pdfhttp://drnpa.org/File/publications/assistive-technology-for-persons-with-disabilities—an- overview.pdf National Center for Learning Disabilities (2013). Assistive Technology. Retrieved January 25, 2014,from http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities.(2009). Assistive Technology Act. Retrieved January 25, 2014, fromhttp://nichcy.org/laws/atahttp://nichcy.org/laws/ata The Family Center on Technology and Disability.(2013) Assistive Technology Law. Retrieved January 25, 2014 fromhttp://www.fctd.info/resources/techlaws.php