Content Details
ED464451 - Assistive Technology in the Schools: A Guide for Idaho Educators
- Category
- Executive Agency Publications
- Collection
- Education Reports from ERIC
- SuDoc Class Number
- ED 1.615:
- Date Issued
- August 1, 2001
- Author
- Doty, Michelle; Seiler, Ron; Rhoads, LaRae
- Source Institution
- Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Special Education Section
- Sponsoring Agency
- National Inst. on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC
- Publication Type
- Guides - Non - Classroom ( 0 5 5 )
- Subject
- Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Educational Legislation, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Guidelines, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans, Integrated Services, Program Evaluation, Quality Control, School Responsibility, Student Evaluation
- Identifiers
- Idaho, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Abstract
- This manual is designed to provide Idaho educators, parents, students with disabilities, and related service providers with assistance in identifying, selecting, and acquiring assistive technology (AT) devices and services. The consideration of AT devices and services is required during the development of every Individualized Family Service Plan and every Individualized Education Program (IEP). The first section of the manual begins by explaining the importance of assistive technology in education and the challenge of delivering AT devices and services. Part 2 discusses assistive technology in special education law and includes an extensive list of case law related to adaptive equipment. Part 3 introduces a model of service delivery for AT, describes a series of quality indicators for AT services, and outlines how to include AT in the IEP. The suggested forms to use are included in this section. The final part discuses funding options for AT. Appendices provide a list of acronyms used in the manual, examples of AT for computer access and communication, examples of switches, examples of writing AT into the IEP, and a list of state and national resources for AT. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/CR).