Editing Assistive technology (section)

==Adaptive technology==
Adaptive technology and assistive technology are different. ''Assistive technology'' is something that is used to help disabled people,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://section508.gov/assistive-technology-act-1998|title=Assistive Technology Act of 1998 {{!}} Section508.gov|website=section508.gov|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329151743/http://www.section508.gov/assistive-technology-act-1998|archive-date=March 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> while ''adaptive technology'' covers items that are specifically designed for disabled people and would seldom be used by a non-disabled person. In other words, assistive technology is any object or system that helps people with disabilities, while adaptive technology is specifically designed for disabled people.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tennessee Science Standards | url = http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078901359/594902/AAT_v4.pdf | access-date = October 5, 2012}}</ref> Consequently, adaptive technology is a subset of assistive technology. Adaptive technology often refers specifically to electronic and information technology access.<ref>{{cite web | title = Assessing for Adaptive Technology Needs | url = http://dtn.tamu.edu/pdf/pp-assessingAT.ppt | access-date = October 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140810235053/http://dtn.tamu.edu/pdf/pp-assessingAT.ppt | archive-date = August 10, 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>