What+is+Assistive+Technology+(AT)?

According to the law………… The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law reauthorized in 1997, requires schools to consider a student’s need for assistive technology devices and services whenever an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written. In addition, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act require schools to provide assistive technology for students with disabilities, if needed to assure equal access to the school’s programs and services

In other words………………………… It is any tool that will enable a student with a disability to perform a task that he/she would not be able to do without the use of the tool or any tool that will allow a student with a disability to perform a task with greater ease, increased speed and/or increased proficiency.

Examples of what AT tools can be used for: •To participate in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) •Turn things on/open things/reach things/access material •Read •Write •See/Hear •Get around/position self •Communicate •Play •Learn

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