https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74 en-us 2022-06-16 17:12:27 UTC 2025-10-24 17:37:43 UTC hello@padlet.com alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223262073 This Act required public school programs that received federal funding to provide students with disabilities with a public education program that would benefit them (Goodrich, 2022). This means that if technology will play a beneficial role in the student's education, it is required. 

This Act benefits people like Sady because it allows students with disabilities to receive beneficial public education.


]]> 2022-06-16 17:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223262073 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223262823 This Act states that every child with a disability is entitled to a free and appropriate public education. It also requires that an IEP be used to meet the unique needs of each student with disabilities and to receive their education in the Least Restrictive Environment (Goodrich, 2022). 

This Act benefits people like Sady because with an IEP specific to the student, the students unique needs are met and can be successfully educated in a public school. ]]> 2022-06-16 17:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223262823 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223263769 This Act first defined Assistive Technology devices and services and established federal funding to support technology loan programs for individuals with disabilities and training centers (Goodrich, 2022). 

This Act benefits people like Sady because it allows for technology to be easier to acquire for students who will benefit with the use of technology in their everyday lives. ]]> 2022-06-16 17:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223263769 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223264321 This Act mandated equal rights to individuals with disabilities in public buildings and required that public buildings be accessible to everyone (Goodrich, 2022). 

This Act benefits people like Sady because it allows for easier access to public buildings through the use if handicap accessible ramps/elevators, sliding doors/push buttons, and roll-under sinks in bathrooms. ]]> 2022-06-16 17:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223264321 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223265109 This Act first introduced "person-first" language which allows the person with a disability to be known for who they actually are, not just their disability, mandated that all children with disabilities to be educated to the greatest ability alongside their general education peers, and required that Assistive Technology devices and services be provided if it will better the student's education (Goodrich, 2022). 

This Act benefits people like Sady because it allows for individuals with disabilities to receive great education while also being taught that their disability is not who they are but rather a part of their identity. It also allows for easier access to Assistive Technology devices and services that will benefit them.]]> 2022-06-16 17:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223265109 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223265767 This Act mandated that all children with disabilities to be educated to the greatest ability using the general education curriculum. It also required the consideration of Assistive Technology needs of every child with disabilities in the development of their IEP (Goodrich, 2022).

This Act benefits people like Sady because it makes it even easier to have access to Assistive Technology that helps them in their daily lives. ]]> 2022-06-16 17:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223265767 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223266263 This Act required that children with disabilities be assessed using the same measures as children without disabilities. It also clarified the definition of Assistive Technology devices and services to exclude surgically implanted devices. 

This Act benefits people like Sady because it includes them in the general education system. Just because someone has a disability, it does not mean that they aren't capable of the learning material that their general education peers are learning. In the Ted video with Sady, it said that she graduated at the top of her class and that her professors and peers didn't even know she had a disability. This proves that even individuals with disabilities can be high achieving.]]> 2022-06-16 17:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223266263 alexisheuser2002 https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223273719 Goodrich, B. (2022). A History of Progress. Special Populations, University of Houston.]]> 2022-06-16 17:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alexisheuser2002/rs1tak4hb3magp74/wish/2223273719