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The Technology
Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act ("Tech
Act") was passed by Congress in 1988 (P.L. 100-407) and
reauthorized with amendments in 1994 (P.L. 103-218).
The Tech Act was passed in recognition that there is a great amount of
assistive technology that people with disabilities can benefit from, but
often do not get access to, due to a variety of barriers, including lack
of access to information, assessment services, funding, training,
customization, maintenance and repair.
 | Title I of the Tech Act provides grants to States and
Territories to develop consumer-responsive systems change projects, in
other words to change the public and private systems which affect the
delivery of assistive technology for people with disabilities, through
activities such as public awareness, information and referral,
training, technical assistance, policy development, and advocacy. |
| Title II of the Tech Act funds programs on a national level
including technology training, recycling demonstration projects,
technology transfer, and development of a national classification
system for assistive technology devices. |
| Title III of the Tech Act provides grants to establish
alternative financing mechanisms (low-interest loan funds, loan
insurance programs, partnerships with private entities for the
purchase, lease, provision or acquisition of assistive technology, or
other alternative funding mechanisms). |
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