Assistive technology is considered in Section 602 -Please read this.

The term "assistive technology device" means 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 the child with a disability.  This includes FM Systems, Sound Fields, closed captioning, TTY, visual fire alarms (ADA requires this, but you would be surprised at how many schools do not have this), visual prompts on computer programs instead of audio.

The term "assistive technology service" means any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device.  Such term includes--(edited from IDEA Sec. 602, (2),(A-F)

• Evaluation of the needs of the child
• Purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of the device
• selecting, fitting, designing, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing of devices
• training or technical assistance of the child, the family, and training of professionals, employers, or others providing services to the child.

• Assistive Technology and Related Information

• Specific Devices, Technology, and Resources to help your child or you

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• Who Pays For Audiograms Used In Schools?  Please read this.  It is extremely important.
• Assistive Technology   Many, many great links on this site.
• Accessibility and Assistive Technology
• State Determines Which Public Agency Must Pay for Assistive Technology Device
• OSEP letter re: denial of an FM system
• OSEP letter re: Calculators May Be Assistive Technology Devices & Teachers Notes
• OSEP letter re: Audiology Services/Assistive Technology
• OSEP letter re: school district's liability for a family-owned AT device
• OSEP letter re: hearing aids are assistive technology
• OSEP letter re: presumptively denying assistive technology

Specific Devices, Technology, and Resources to help your child or you

• Michigan Association of Realtime Captioners
• CLSU Speech Toolkit  This was shown on Prime Time one evening being used with cochlear implant students at Tucker-Maxon school in Oregon.  This toolkit has many, many applications.  Free to non-commercial users, teachers, parents.  Very Cool!
• GUS  Computer software to assist with speech output, communication,  and computer access.
•  Power in the Mainstream Using new technology to provide an accessible curriculum
• Special Needs and Inclusive Schools Assistive Technology and Inclusion Caren Sax, Ian Pumpian, Doug Fisher, Interwork Institute.  Story about how assistive technology can make a difference.
• Broderbund Software  Makers of educational software.

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