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This law was considered an "equal opportunity law". Curbs, elevators installed for wheel chair access, braille added to signs for blind individuals
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This law had states implement policies that assure a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities. This included AT for students to have access to regular classrooms with wheelchairs and braille for example (LRE).
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This law provides funding to develop statewide, consumer-responsive information and training programs designed to meet the assistive technology (AT) needs of individuals with disabilities of all ages.
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Extended AT device & service defintion to special education. Increased funding for states to use towards special education.
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Reauthorized and IEP teams now mandanted to consider AT for all students. New language was added to IEP documentation to show condersideration AT services.
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Further defined AT devices as 'any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized'.
