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IEP AND ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGYBy Chelsea Loggia
WHAT IS IEP? An individualized plan for a
student with disabilities
Outlines the responsibilities of the teachers
Describes the student’s goals for the school year
Lists any special support needed to help the student achieve the goals
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 1)
WHO QUALIFIES FOR IEP? Students with…
learning disabilitiesattention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD)emotional disorderscognitive challengesautismhearing impairmentvisual impairmentspeech or language
impairmentdevelopmental delay (Lyness, 2014, pp. 1)
HOW ARE SERVICES DELIVERED? In either – or both – general education
class or a special resource room For more extreme cases, a special
school environment is used. Due to LRE (least restrictive
environment), effort is made to help kids stay in a general education class.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 2)
THE REFERRAL AND EVALUATION PROCESS
Gather specific data about the student (Lyness, 2014, pp. 3)
Then, implement strategies to help the student be more successful (Lyness, 2014, pp. 3)
This video better explains the referral and evaluation process of IEP (Gillett, 2012). https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS_lKsruRPA
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS Psychologist Physical therapist Occupational therapist Speech therapist Special educator Vision or hearing specialist Others, depending on the child's specific
needs Once the team completes their assessments,
they develop a comprehensive evaluation report (CER), which discusses the child's educational needs.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 4)
DEVELOPING IEP
At the meeting, the team… will discuss your child's educational needs will come up with specific, measurable short-
term and annual goals will recommend special services such as…
special education counseling medical services vision or hearing therapy
Reviewed annually Changes can be made throughout the year. (Lyness, 2014, pp. 5)
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (A.T.) One service provided is assistive
technology Any item, piece of equipment, or
product system used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2014, pp. 151).
Further information ATA Center/Play Information: Family Center on Technology and Disa
bility
KITE Project, Pacer Center Let’s Play Projects, Center for Assistiv
e Technology
Tots ‘n Tech (WETA, 2010)
CHOOSING THE RIGHT A.T. Choosing A.T. is done with a team of
professionals and consultants The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law whose purpose is to ensure that a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is available to all students with disabilities and that the appropriate A.T. services are used.
(ATIA, n.d.)
FUNDING FOR A.T. Depends on the technology Some services are of little to no cost. Know what services are needed. Charities State or community funding Private foundations (ATIA, n.d.)
LEGAL RIGHTS Parents have rights!
They can disagree with the team members and follow the steps to finding an agreement.
Rights may change with private school Two major differences between private
and public schools:Private: Children with disabilities may not get
the same services offered in public school.
Private: Not all kids with disabilities will receive services.
(Lyness, 2014, pp. 6)
REFERENCES ATIA. (n.d.). What is Assistive Technology?
How Is It Funded?. - Assistive Technology Industry Association. Retrieved October 2, 2014.http://
www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3859 Cennamo, K., Ross, J. D., & Ertmer, P. A.
(2014). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: a standards-based approach (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Gillett, S. (2012). Special Education: Referral, Evaluation and the IEP (Part 2 of 4). YouTube. Retrieved October 2, 2014.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS_lKsruRPA
REFERENCES Lyness, D. (2014). Individualized
Education Programs (IEPs).KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. Retrieved October 2, 2014http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learnin
g/iep.html# WETA. (2010). Help for Young Learners:
How To Choose AT?. LD OnLine: The world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD. Retrieved October 2, 2014.http://www.ldonline.org/article/8088
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