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In 1808, Pellegrino Turri created a type writer for a blind friend to write legibly.
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Alexander Graham Bell telephone invention helped created the portable electronic hearing aids.
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The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison, which was geared to read aloud to individuals with disabilities, especially the blind. They are known as book talks.
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This was the first braille typewriter for the blind to assist them with writing.
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The Akouphone was the first electric hearing aid created by Miller Reese Hutchison
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The first recording of books for the blind was in1934 from The American Foundation for the Blind and Library of Congress.
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Kurtzweil reading machine was invented by Ray Kurtzweil to help with struggling readers or students with disabilities. It is a text-to-speech synthesizer,
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Ron Reagan sign this Act in law in 1988 to develop statewide training, and consumer information for assistive technology to individuals with disabilities of all ages. This would increase their involvement in programs such as early intervention, education, independent living, rehabilitation, etc.
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The Re-Authorization of the IDEA 1997 was to make provisions for assistive technology to be used with students with disabilities The IEP team must collaborative to see whether the student needs assistive technology and must address him or her needs in the classroom.
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Every public agency must provide every child with a disability access with assistive technology.
http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/idea/pl105-17.pdf
