APPENDIX I: Documenting Assistive Technology (AT) in the IEP
Section A: Assessment, Review, and Implementation Section B: Present Levels of Performance
Section C: Special Education Section D: Related Services
Section E: Supplementary Aids and Services Section F: Consideration of Special Factors
The Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Assistive Technology Guidelines are developed to assist participating local education agencies (LEAs) in the SELPA. These guidelines are designed to assist individualized education program (IEP) teams in the consideration, evaluation, team planning, and implementation phases of determining an individual’s need for assistive technology devices and/or services in order to benefit from special education instruction and/or related services. It is the philosophy of the SELPA to provide special education services to meet individual student needs in the least restrictive environment (LRE). This includes providing accommodations and assistive technology. As a basis of determination of student needs, the first consideration is the technology plan of the LEA as it details the availability of technology resources available for all students within the LEA. Typically, the LEA technology plan includes the goals it supports for all students, hardware, software, teacher training and student technology skills. Section A – Assessment, Review, and Implementation The amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) require that the IEP team consider whether a child with a disability requires assistive technology and services (Title 20 of the United States Code § 1414[d][3][B][v]) . Furthermore, Education Code § 56341.1(a)(5) states, “When developing each pupil’s individualized education program, the individualized education program team shall consider…whether the pupil requires assistive technology devices and services as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1401 of Title 20 of the United States Code.” IDEA (Title 20 of the United States Code § 1401) includes the following definitions: Assistive Technology Device : 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 a child with a disability.
Chapter 5 – Supports and Services, Desert/Mountain SELPA As of 10/18/19 D/M SELPA Steering Committee Approval
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