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\subsection{History/Background}  The term assistive technology has been legally defined as having two seperate meanings. An assistive technology \textit{device} is considered to be "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 functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities." while an assistive technology \textit{service} is defined as "any service that directly assists an individual with a disability in selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device."   The current legal state of AT encompasses the Rehabilitation Act, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), and the Tech Act,  the IDEA (Individiuals with Disabilities Education Act) and ADA (Americans with Disabilities  Act). Address Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 "prohibits the discrimination of people with disabilities under any government run/funded program, business, establishment, etc. Section 504 also requires  that ADA these agencies make proper accommodations for those with disabilities. This includes making doctors offices, clinics, medical equipment and educational services accessible to those with disabilities." Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act was added by Public Law 99-506 as an amendment which ensures individuals with disabilities access to computers and other electronic office equipment in places of federal employment.   The Tech Act (otherwise known as Public Law 100-407) was signed into law in 1988 for the purpose of guiding states to begin the development and implementation of systems which will provide a variety of technological assistance to all individuals with disabilities as well as their parents and legal guardians. The main role of the Tech Act is to help provide financial assistance to states for identifying/assessing accommodation needs and technological resources, providing assistive technology services and conducting public awareness programs.   The IDEA was passed in 1975 which ensures that students with a disabilities are provided with Free Appropriate public EDucation (FAPE). However, the IDEA holds only secondary institutions to a legal mandate as K-12 education is a legal right. Because higher education  is an option, not a legal right, college institutions are not required to comply with IDEA.   An  unfunded legal  mandate ADA, which was enacted in 1990, "prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in the areas of accessibility, employment, public services, public accommodations, transportation and communication". This means that post-secondary institutions are held legally accountable for providing all students with equal access to academic materials, facilities, or other tools necessary to graduate but it does not specifically define technological accommodations. However, under ADA, the student must seek disability services individually and provide documentation to meet admissions criteria to qualify for special accommodations.  Define goals for post-secondary AT