https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs Technology in Special Population-Lesson 1 en-us 2022-06-08 02:56:19 UTC 2026-01-23 04:54:18 UTC hello@padlet.com oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214406169 This law is a civil rights provision that entitles any individual with a disability in the United States the right to educational accommodations for education equality among their peers. This gives children with disabilities in public school the ability to learn, challenge, and grow with their peers.
^{Dell, A. G., Newton, D. A., & Petroff, J. G. (2017). What is Assistive Technology. In Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities. essay, Pearson.}
This law has allowed individuals like Sady to use assistive technology as an educational tool for learning alongside her peers. Sady used her assistive technology to become one of the top students to graduate from college and many children like her are beginning to use their assistive technology to showcase their learning abilities and develop their natural talents. This law not only allows students with disabilities the right to equality but I think gives them the confidence to use their educational accommodations. ]]> 2022-06-08 03:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214406169 oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214406879 This law required public schools to provide equal access to education for children with disabilities. This education would include an evaluation and parent input to create educational plans that teach the same academic material used for non-disabled children.
^{Texas Assistive Technology Network led by Region IV Education Service Center, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P, Texas Education Agency. (n.d.). Providing Assistive Technology: A Legal Perspective. Elearning.uh.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from https://elearning.uh.edu/}
This law benefits children and individuals with disabilities like Sady because it provides children with education equality among their peers and gives them equal opportunities, especially when acquiring a secondary education. I also believe that individuals with disabilities benefit from this law through the evaluation process which helps determine which assistive technology could help them with their understanding.

]]> 2022-06-08 03:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214406879 oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214407201 The "Tech Act" was the first Act to define assistive technology and guaranteed the availability of assistive technology devices and services for individuals with disabilities. This act helped children with disabilities in public schools begin to use their accommodations regardless of the sophistication of the technology.
^{Texas Assistive Technology Network led by Region IV Education Service Center, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P, Texas Education Agency. (n.d.). Providing Assistive Technology: A Legal Perspective. Elearning.uh.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from https://elearning.uh.edu/}
This Act helps individuals with disabilities like Sady because it helped recognize the need of accommodations and devices that would help with educational equality. It also helped the services that provided support and assist students in acquiring their devices. ]]> 2022-06-08 03:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214407201 oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214407590 This Act is another civil rights legislation to prevent discrimination against individuals based on their disabilities. This Act helps children with disabilities as well as adults in public places regardless of federal funding and provides them with accessible programs that meet their assistive technology accommodations.
^{Dell, A. G., Newton, D. A., & Petroff, J. G. (2017). What is Assistive Technology. In Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities. essay, Pearson}.
Americans with Disabilities Act benefits individuals like Sady because they now have access to programs, services, and employment that can't discriminate against them for having a disability. This Act creates an equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities to enrich their lives and gain independence through interaction in public situations.  ]]> 2022-06-08 03:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214407590 oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214408315 In 1990, the definitions of assistive technology devices and services were added to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This Act also ensured that students with disabilities had equal access to education while also protecting them from discrimination.
^{Texas Assistive Technology Network led by Region IV Education Service Center, Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P, Texas Education Agency. (n.d.). Providing Assistive Technology: A Legal Perspective. Elearning.uh.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from https://elearning.uh.edu/}
Individuals with disabilities like Sady benefit from this act because now that their devices were defined, they could also use them for learning in public schools. The act has allowed individuals with disabilities the opportunity to fully engage in classrooms and gave them protection from discrimination that may have come from their peers or teachers. ]]> 2022-06-08 03:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214408315 oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214408606 Before this act was reauthorized, assistive technology was only provided as supplementary aids and services. The reauthorization was able to change this so that assistive technology required consideration of the needs of every student receiving special education services.
^{Dell, A. G., Newton, D. A., & Petroff, J. G. (2017). What is Assistive Technology. In Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities. essay, Pearson.}
The reauthorization of this law has helped students of all disabilities begin the process of accessing assistive technology although they are not entitled to receiving assistive technology making this law a foundation for the development of assistive technology supplements. 
Individuals like Sady benefit from this law because they are starting to be seen as more than their conditions which means their talents and abilities are starting to be evaluated so that assistive technology can be assigned to help them grow and develop their talents.]]> 2022-06-08 03:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214408606 oliviabattise https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214408947 Assistive Technology has 2 parts: devices and service.
The assistive technology devices must have an impact on the functioning of a child with a disability with the exception of medical devices. These devices can help children in academic learning by allowing teachers to customize lesson plans that teach specific skills through their technology. Assistive technology services refer to any service that directly assists a child with a disability. Services help aid the children when they need help with their devices and services to provide support, training, and much more.
^{Dell, A. G., Newton, D. A., & Petroff, J. G. (2017). What is Assistive Technology. In Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities. essay, Pearson.}
This law benefits individuals like Sady today because it gives them access to tools that help them express their ideas and helps them communicate. This law requires that devices and services help individuals function on a day-to-day basis but also function as creative and learning individuals. ]]> 2022-06-08 03:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviabattise/be0ud7cmnwyjpurs/wish/2214408947