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Assistive Technology And Students With Disabilities, Charles J. Russo, Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Assistive Technology And Students With Disabilities, Charles J. Russo, Allan G. Osborne Jr.
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As part of providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with disabilities, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school boards to offer assistive technology when necessary to ensure that students receive the educational benefits to which they are entitled.
As important as related services such as assistive technology (AT) are, the Supreme Court noted that school boards must provide such help only to the extent that it is necessary for students with disabilities to benefit from the programming identified in their individualized education plans (Irving Independent School District v. Tatro 1984). Although the related services mandate …