Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.6 – Documenting Assistive Technology (AT) in the IEP
a. Each public agency must ensure that assistive technology devices or assistive technology services, or both, as those terms are defined in §§ 300.5 and 300.6, respectively, are made available to a child with a disability if required as part of the child’s --
1. Special education under § 300.36;
2. Related services under § 300.34;
3. Supplementary aids and services under §§ 300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii).
b. On a case-by-case basis, the use of school-purchased assistive technology devices in a child’s home or in other settings is required if the child’s IEP Team determines that the child needs access to those devices in order to receive FAPE.
The devel opment of a child’s IEP has always been guided by the consideration of several important factors. These are:
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The strengths of the child;
• The concerns of the parents for enhancing the education of their child; and
• The results of the initial evaluation or most recent evaluation of the child.
IDEA 2004 includes the above in addition to the:
• Academic, developmental, and functional needs of the child.
The IEP must contain several statements that describe the child’s performance and outline the special education and related services the local educational agency (LEA) will provide.
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Present Levels of Performance
Assistive technology is frequently addressed in the present levels of performance in the IEP. When documenting assistive technology in the present levels of performance, the type of technology needed as well as the manner that it will be used should be described.
For example:
AR 5005.6 – Documenting Assistive Technology (AT) in the IEP
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/17)
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