Assistive Technology

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Sep 26, 1973

http://www.usbr.gov/cro/pdfsplus/rehabact.pdf This law is an individuals with disabilities civil right's law prohibiting discrimination.

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Nov 29, 1975

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-89/pdf/STATUTE-89-Pg773.pdf This law mandated Free and Appropriate Public Education for children with disabilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Jul 26, 1990

http://www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm Americans with Disabilities act promotes non-discrimination of individials with disabilities in the work place and is also to become renamed as Individuals with Disibilities Edcation Act.

IDEA 1997

Oct 1, 1997

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/idea.pdf Individuals with Disabilities Education Act names adopts definition of Assistive Technology and requires consideration of student's needs for AT within an IEP meeting. IEP document changes followed.

IDEA 2004

Dec 3, 2004

http://www.parentcenterhub.org/wp-content/uploads/repo_items/PL108-446.pdf Reauthorization of IDEA 1997. Assistive technology changes were made to include device and service to incorporate the instructional use and training of use of assistive technology.