HOW MAY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES BE ACQUIRED?
Acquisition includes purchase, lease, loan, or any other means of procuring a device. IS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED IN THE IEP FORM FOR EACH LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM? Assistive technology should be listed along with other educational and related services on the IEP. School systems already should have revised their IEP forms to comply with the requirements of the 1997 reauthorized IDEA. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCURING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES? The school system is responsible for acquisition and provision of assistive technology devices. Sometimes, however, parents may choose to purchase devices and send them to school with the student. WHAT ARE THE TIMELINES FOR PROCURING AND PROVIDING SERVICES AND DEVICES? Timelines for assessment and implementation of IEP services probably are addressed in the state regulations that implement the IDEA. There do not need to be separate timelines for assistive technology as opposed to other types of educational and related services. If states do not
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