Can insurance be purchased by the schools to cover damage to assistive technology devices?
If so, where? Technology purchased by the school can be included in the district’s policy, often at little or no additional cost to the district. Technology purchased by the family can be added to a homeowner’s policy, often at no additional cost to the policy owner. Insurance for a specific device, such as a hearing aid, is often very inexpensive. Is the local education agency obligated to pay if the technology is medical in nature? When a device can be considered medical and educational, the schools have a clear mandate to provide the equipment. For students who have medical cards, medically necessary assistive technology should be provided through Medicaid. What guidelines can be used to determine if the assistive technology required is medically rather than educationally necessary? The distinction between medical and educational equipment is not clear. Many devices are needed for both medical and educational purposes. For example, an augmentative communication device might be medic
