Assistive Technology

1. Dr. McMillan, Professor
Cathy Dunnigan, Student
January 21, 2014

2. 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.

3. Laws regarding to assistive technology
There 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Laws continues
Assistive Technology Act of 1998
Give low interest loans and other
alternative financing options to help
people with disabilities purchase
needed assistive technology.

7. Laws continues
The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988
This law requires that all telephone
equipment manufactured imported
For use in the United States of
America must be useable for the
disabled.

8. Assistive Technology for the Visual
Impaired
Prescription
reader
Enlarge print
Assistive
technology

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What is CapTel?
Assistive Technology for the Hearing Impaired
Hearing aids
Vibrating
Personal Alarm
Clock "Shake
The Captel telephone for the
hearing impaired type the
words

10. Physical Disabled Assistive
Technology
A personal robots used to give people with severe
physical disabilities more independence ...
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11. Physical Disabled Assistive
Technology

12. Learning Disabled Assistive Technology
A computer that reads and
enlarges print.
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.

13. 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/

14. Conclusion
Assistive technology is available for all eligible
disabled. The law has rules and regulations for the
protection of the disabled.