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Rehabilation Act
Prohibited discrimination based on disability for educational opportuinites or employment.
Result include:
-Least Restrictive Environment
-Elevators, ramps, bathrooms designs and curb cuts Image retrieved through pixabat.com (n. d.) -
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Introduced the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
This increased the number of children with disabilites attending public schools; and updates to buildings Image retrieved through edc3100assignment1weebly.com (n. d.) -
Tech Act
The first legilation to address assistive technology and grant funding; first definition of assistive technology Image retrieved through common.wikimedia.org( n. d.) -
Americans with disabilities Act (ADA
This Act granted equal access to transportation, employment, and governemnt services Image retrieved through pixabay.com (n.d.) -
Reauthorization of IDEA 1997
Mandates that all studetns with IEPs are considered for Assistive Technology (AT) and ensures that schools provide the assistive technology and assistive services as well as pay for the Image retrieved through edc3100assignment1weebly.com (n.d.) -
Reauthorization of IDEA 2001
Does not include medical devices surgically implanted. Image retrieved through wikimedia.org (n.d.)