The History of Assistive Technology between 1970 an now By facebooker_10157419908475057 Jan 1, 1971 Optacon was marketed tool for blind people that allow them to read text. Mar 2, 1971 First Braille vision were produced Jan 1, 1973 the rehabilitation act was revised to include act 504 Jun 5, 1974 introduced of the closed circuit tv and the first braille calculator was developed Apr 14, 1990 lawsuits were filed to people with comunication disorders to have medicaid with durable medical equipments. Aug 5, 1997 dragon naturally speaking system published Sep 10, 2016 individuals with disabilities education improvement Act , national instructional materials accessibility standar
