From no-tech devices such as pencil grips to high-tech devices such as computers, assistive technology exists to break down barriers in learning for individuals with disabilities.

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Competency 2: Assistive Technology Word Cloud artifact script
Assistive Technology is defined by IDEA 2004 as Any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of children with disabilities.  The term does not include a medical device that  is surgically implanted, or the replacement of such devices.

I chose to create this word cloud in the shape of an electrical plug to represent the ways in which assistive technology connects the students with disabilities to opportunities for learning that most appropriately meet their needs.

Sources:
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Act. (n.d.). Retrieved from
	https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.5

Marie Drake