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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States, shall solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, conducted by any Executive agency.
In other words, the Disabled can’t be excluded from life stuff.
Section 504 also extends to discrimination in housing funds or financial assistance.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation act of 1973 to require federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible with disabilities.
Exploring the Hidden Gems in Prosthetics
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has reduced prosthetics’ prototyping, customization, and production costs while advances in neuroscience have revealed tantalizing clues about how the brain processes sensations of touch, pressure, temperature, and pain. From prosthetic hands that can replicate 100 different sensations to exoskeletons that will respond to changing terrain in real time—a potential boon for patients with spinal-cord injuries—scientists have been exploring ways to make prosthetics feel and behave like the real thing.