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Dr. McMillan, ProfessorCathy Dunnigan, Student

January 21, 2014

What is assistive technology? According to Wikipedia assistive technology

refers to any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially or modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

Laws regarding to assistive technologyThere are numerous of laws regarding

assistive technology and they change daily. It is very imperative to keep up with the changes: Americans with Disabilities Act The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, state and local government.

Laws:Individuals with Disabilities Education

Act (IDEA)

This law, was known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Children and youth with eligible disabilities would have a free and public education (FAPE) available to them.

Laws continues:Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act All

electronics and information technologies developed and used by any

Federal government agency must be accessible to all people with disabilities.

Laws continuesAssistive Technology Act of 1998

Give low interest loans and other alternative financing options to help people with disabilities purchase needed assistive technology.

Laws continuesThe Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of

1988 This law requires that all telephone equipment manufactured importedFor use in the United States of America must be useable for the disabled.

Assistive Technology for the Visual Impaired

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Assistive technology

Assistive Technology for the Hearing Impaired                                    What is CapTel?

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Hearing aids 

The Captel telephone for the hearing impaired type the words

Vibrating Personal Alarm Clock "Shake

Physical Disabled Assistive Technology

A personal robots used to give people with severe physical disabilities more

independence ...

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Physical Disabled Assistive Technology

Learning Disabled Assistive Technology

A child with extreme dyslexia uses an AlphaSmart laptop word processor -- a small, rugged keyboarding device -- to take notes that are later transferred to a computer for editing.

A computer that reads and enlarges print.

References:(n.d.). Retrieved from

http://nichcy.org/laws/ata

n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fctd.info/resources/techlaws.php

(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nanopac.com/

ConclusionAssistive technology is available for all

eligible disabled. The law has rules and regulations for the protection of the disabled.