ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CASE STUDY Student: X School: Erasmus Middle School Grade: 7 Learning Need: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyslexia Target areas: Reading, writing, organisation /notes, auditory ------------------------------------ The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is where the official or legal use of the term assistive technology (AT) originated (ADHD-Brain.com, 2015). It was designed to ensure that any individual, regardless of disability, would have the right to equal access to education. With the advent of technological changes in the last 30 years, legislation has been updated to include “technologies that would serve to assist students who otherwise might struggle to get their assignments completed” (ADHD-Brain.com, 2015). For students with learning disabilities (LD) such as attention-deficit hyperactivity ...
