https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v Inclusion will find a way, just like Life en-us 2023-06-13 23:01:54 UTC 2025-10-30 14:27:18 UTC hello@padlet.com mayradelacruz3100 https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2622687354 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 demonstrated the demand for children with disabilities to be educated in public schools; however facilities and accommodations were limited and unable to be utilized. The act signified the beginning of society being conscious that accommodations were  needed to assist and support students with disabilities. This is why section 508 of the act required public agencies, such as schools to ensure that their electronic and information technology (EIT) be accessible to people with disabilities (Goodrich, 2023).
 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 benefits individuals like Sady because it was the initial legislative spark that allowed individuals with disabilities access to an education that could benefit them. Even though at this time public schools did not have nor were they required to have proper accommodations to meet the diverse of these individuals and most were institutionalized or educated at a basic level at home. We see the beginning of accessibility through the implementation of 508, which signifies a shift in attitudes and action advocated by people with disabilities and their allies. 

]]> 2023-06-13 23:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2622687354 mayradelacruz3100 https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2622694379 The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHCA) of 1975 was the first to require public schools to provide a free public appropriate education (FAPE) to every student regardless of their disability. In order to receive federal funding schools were required to follow the following mandates. First, schools had to follow what is termed Child Find, meaning that schools had to provide a comprehensive evaluation to children suspected to need special education services. Second, every child  with a disability had to have an individualized Education Plan, this plan would outline the special education services the child would need to be successful , the child’s strengths, and skills to cultivate. Third,   That the child with the disability had to be educated in the least restrictive environment where he or she could be educated alongside typical peers. Fourth, parents and the children with disabilities themselves if appropriate had to be involved In the special education process. Lastly, the rights of children and their families are protected under procedural safeguards. EHCA permitted assistive technology (AT) to be accessible to children with disabilities by requiring that an AT evaluation be considered and conducted during the IEP process to determine if the child needs AT to guarantee FAPE and if so the child be provided with the AT he or she needs along with the proper training and maintenance by the school (Goodrich, 2023).

EHCA benefits individuals like Sady, because it protects the educational rights of students with disabilities. Prior to this law public schools could deny children with a disability an education due to the severity of their condition. In fact, only 1 in 5 children with a disability were educated. EHCA ensured that any child regardless of their disability had the right to gain an education with the proper accommodations and services. Just like individuals with a disability, public schools were required to adapt to and be creative to meet the need of inclusivity. 


]]> 2023-06-13 23:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2622694379 mayradelacruz3100 https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2623728700 The Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 allowed AT to be accessible to children in public schools because it legalized state provisions for assistive technology and for the first time defined it under federal law as any piece of equipment, device or system used to improve or maintain the ability level of a child with a disability either bought commercially, modified, or customized. The Tech Act also allowed states to request funding by submitting a plan on how AT and related services were going to become accessible to people with disabilities of all ages. This plan included aspects such as sources where people with disabilities could be introduced to various types of AT, training and information for communities on AT, and developing a process system where individuals could qualify to acquire AT for permanent use and receive support for training and maintenance (Goodrich, 2023).

The Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 benefits individuals like Sady because it  gave clear but broad guidelines on the possibilities of AT. This law advanced the progression of AT in the lives of individuals with disabilities because states were now required to make AT accessible for people to explore, request long term devices for their needs, and receive support for the continuous use of AT. For individuals in the disability community, this law could be interpreted as the foundation of the contemporary equipment industry that many of us grew up involved with to acquire needed devices for everyday routines.


]]> 2023-06-14 19:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2623728700 mayradelacruz3100 https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2623733433 2023-06-14 19:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2623733433 mayradelacruz3100 https://padlet.com/mayradelacruz3100/ork1vfa5zz3f267v/wish/2623736488 The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 was the re-authorization of EHCA, it stipulated the same required mandates under FAPE and LRE, but used people-first language when referring to students with disabilities. IDEA made AT accessible to children with disabilities in public schools by restating AT and related services as an essential component for the inclusion and accessibility experienced by children with disabilities in the general education classroom. IDEA stated that AT and related services must be provided to children who need them and gave public schools access to funding for the implementation of this procedure, but funding was limited (Goodrich, 2023).

IDEA 1990 benefits individuals like Sady because it not only continued to preserve the educational right of individuals with disabilities to a typical education without negating their needs, and providing them with tools to level the field of success. It also showed a more inclusive shift in societal attitudes through the incorporation of people first language. Society was beginning to see the person not just the disability within.


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YouTube. (2020). Accessing the Artist Within | Sady Paulson & Mark Coppin | TEDxFargo. YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTR88i9rygg. 

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