In using this approach, students not only learn techniques of design and engineering, but receive practical problem solving experience in principles of mathematics and science. As stated above, Technology is the study of a search for solutions. A ladder, for instance, is an application of technology, that lets someone get to otherwise unreachable spots. In the world of computers and disability there are two general kinds of assistive technology. Adaptive technology places fairly modest demands on a computer system.
Access technology makes greater demands of the computer system.
It gives the user access to nearly every aspect of every program running on the computer system. It needs to know almost everything that is going on in every program on the computer. Federal Definitions of Assistive Technology Federal definitions first appeared in the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988. Since then, it was incorporated into IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act and the Workforce Incentives Act. Each act slightly modified the definition to fit it's purposes, but the core definition remained intact.