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Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act 1973 prohibited individuals from being discriminated aganist due to their disability in the areas of employment and education (Grand Canyon University, n.d., Lecture 1, para.18). Image: The Blue Diamond Gallery. (n.d.). Discrimination definition [Online Image]. Retrieved from http://thebluediamondgallery.com/d/discrimination.html Reference: Grand Canyon University. (n.d.). Introduction to and framework for assistive technology. [Lecture Notes] -
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History of Assistive Technology
Assistive technology has been defined and integrated into legislature over the past 30 plus years. Assistive Technology has spanned a range of lews being passed in the area of education, but also to civil rights for those with disabilities. -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1975
This act extended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to include accomodations that were reasonable to children in the school environment (Grand Canyon University, n.d., Lecture 1, para.19). Picture: Wikimedia Commons. (2011). Wheelchair ramp sign [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheelchair_ramp_sign_.jpg -
Technology-Related Assistance Act for Individuals with Disabilities 1988
The Technology-Related Assistance Act for Individuals with Disabilities 1988 gave speciific funding to states for assistive technology for those with disabilities. This act, also known as the Tech Act, introduced the first federally recognized definition of assistive technology (Grand Canyon University, n.d., Lecture 1, para.21).
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Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 reformulated civil rights definitions and equal access to services was granted for those with disabilities (Grand Canyon University, n.d., Lecture 1, para.21). Picture Wikipedia.(1990). Bush signs in ADA of 1990 [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990#/media/File:Bush_signs_in_ADA_of_1990.jpg -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1991
The Individuals with Disabilties Act of 1991, also know as IDEA, extended the provisions provided by The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to provide assistive technology to those with disabilties, but in the educational setting (Grand Canyon University, n.d., Lecture 1, para.20). Picture: Wikimedia Commons. (2009). Two people using an eyegaze communication board [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ Category:Access ibility#/media/File:Eyegaze.jpg -
Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1997
The Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education act of 1997 mandated that students with an IEP would have assistive technology considered for them by their IEP team when developing their IEP (Grand Canyon University, n.d., Lecture 1, para.26).
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Reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
The Rauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education of 2004 changed the wording used previously by the reauthorization of IDEA in 1997 to say requires Assistive Technology instead considers Assistive Technology (Mittler, 2007). This reauthorizaiton also changed the definition of asssitive devices to excluded surgically implanted devices (Mittler, 2007). Picture:Wikimedia Commons. ( 2009). Assistive Devices [Online Media]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A
