Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CI - Bulletin 1508-Pupil Appraisal Handbook
Chapter 13 - Special Services
Section CI-1305 - Assistive Technology
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CI-1305
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Definition. Assistive technology services means any service that directly assists a student with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. Included in these services are the following:
1. an evaluation
of the needs of a student with a disability, including a functional evaluation
of the student in the student's customary environment;
2. the purchasing, leasing, or otherwise
providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices for students with
disabilities;
3. the selecting,
designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or
replacing of assistive technology devices;
4. the coordinating and using of other
therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such
as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and
programs;
5 the training or
technical assistance necessary for a student with a disability, or where
appropriate, for the student's family;
6. the training or technical assistance for
professionals (including individuals providing education or rehabilitation
services), employers, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or
who are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of that
student;
7. ass istive technology
device is any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired
commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, used to increase,
maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a student with a
disability:
a. assistive technology
encompasses a broad range of devices from very simple ("low technology") to
very sophisticated ("high technology").
B. Criteria for Eligibility
1. Evidence of criteria listed in
Subparagraphs a and b must be met:
a. the
student must be classified and eligible for special educational services;
and
b. there is documented evidence
that assistive technology is required within the educational setting.
2. Each LEA shall ensure that
assistive technology devices and/or assistive technology services are made
available to a student with a disability, if required, as a part of the
student's special education, related services, or supplementary aids and
services. Consideration should be given for every student with a disability who
is eligible for an individualized education program as to whether the student
requires assistive technology devices and/or services to receive an appropriate
education.
C. Procedures for Evaluation
1. The assistive technology
evaluation shall be conducted by qualified professional(s) with the level of
expertise necessary to address the specific areas of concern. These
professionals may include, but are not limited to audiologists, occupational
therapists, physical therapists, speech/language pathologists, teachers of the
visually impaired, adapted physical education teachers, and assistive
technology personnel:
a. an observation of
the student interacting with parents, teachers or peers in the educational
environment during daily activities. The utilization of observational tools
such as interaction checklists, criterion-based instruments, task analysis, and
needs assessment, etc., is recommended;
b. an interview with the primary care
providers and classroom teacher(s) to determine what intervention strategies
for assistive technology devices and services, if any, have already been
attempted or provided and what the results were;
c. an assessment of the student's current
mobility, seating, positioning, and neuromotor ability, if applicable, to
determine selection techniques and the method(s) of access for assistive
technology as well as to address further seating, positioning, and mobility
needs;
d. the results of an
assessment with a variety of assistive technology devices that would be
appropriate for the student. Trials with assistive technology devices could
include options for both low technology and high technology solutions. The
student and family should be involved in this process to ensure the likelihood
that the technology that is selected will be used.
2. Recommendations should also include
personnel who will need training and technical assistance to work with the
student.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:1941 et seq.
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