AT Laws
These lessons will provide information about the laws that are in place to help ensure Assistive Technology tools and services are available to individuals with disabilities.
- Assistive_Technology_Laws
Downloadable Powerpoint
Provided by the Center for Technology and Disability
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Public Law 110-325
Access to employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunication
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
P.L. 94-142
Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for all children; EI (0-3 years old) & School-Age (3-21); IEP
- U.S. Department of Education
- About IDEA
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
29 U.S.C. § 794d
Federal agencies must make electronic & information technology accessible including electronic texts, websites, and videos
Assistive Technology Act of 1998
Public Law 105-394 [29 USC 2201]
Each state receives federal funding in order to promote awareness and access to AT
- STAR-Alabama’s Tech Act Program
- Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology-ADAP (Alabama’s agency)
Tech Act Law
Chafee Amendment
Copyright Law Amendment, 1996: PL 104-197
How individuals with print disabilities can access printed materials
- Copyright Law
- Bookshare.org
- Learning Ally ( formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic )
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
- Alabama Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
- American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
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