91茄子

In the 91茄子 School District we view assistive technology services as any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device.

We provide the following services:

• Evaluating the needs of a child with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the child in the child’s customary educational environment.
• Purchasing, working with outside agencies in the purchase, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices for children with disabilities which will allow them to access their education.
• Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, retaining, repairing, or replacing assistive technology devices.
• Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices with existing education programs.
• Training or technical assistance for a child with a disability or, if appropriate, that child’s family.
• Training or technical assistance for teachers, therapists or other individuals who provide intervention to a child with disabilities.
• The assistive technology consultation form is filled out by a member of the child’s MDC team and sent to the Coordinator of Related Services for any child who might benefit from modifications, accomodations, or equipment in order to access their education. The referring person will then be contacted and an appointment will be made to discuss the specific needs of the child.

Children residing within the 91茄子 School District with an identified hearing loss may be eligible for services from the . Eligibility is contingent upon the child’s hearing loss and whether or not it is educationally significant and requires the provision of special education and related services.

How and in what capacity these services are provided is based on each individual child’s needs. The whole child is taken into account when determining the services needed, not only the type and degree of hearing loss. Other variables influencing the child’s placement may include, but are not limited to: age at which hearing loss was identified; hearing aid history; the presence of additional disabilities; social-emotional development; and educational performance.

For those students qualifying for the program, it is the District’s intention to provide: 

• skills in the areas of auditory training, speech, language, reading, and writing
• an opportunity for achievement in content areas
• an opportunity for students to exit the program with a strong sense of their identity
• skills to function in both the deaf and hearing worlds as is applicable

School-based occupational therapy is designed to enhance the student’s ability to fully access and be successful in the learning environment. Depending on the student, it may include improving fine motor skills, sensorimotor processing, coordination, adapting environments, recommending/adapting equipment, organizing and using materials appropriately and developing self-care skills appropriate to the learning environment.

Federal law mandates that occupational therapy in schools be educationally relevant. With this premise, intervention in the educational setting is distinctly different from clinically based, medically necessitated treatment. Although medical conditions and/or disability may be present, unless it impacts the student’s ability to benefit from the educational program, services may not be indicated. Therefore, determining the need for occupational therapy intervention must include observing the student within the educational environment and assessing his/her ability to meet the demands of the educational program and environment.  To be placed on services an evaluation must first be completed by an occupational therapist.

Occupational therapy (OT) is a related service under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is provided to help a student with a disability to benefit from special education. As such, OT is a supportive service. According to federal guidelines, a student must be eligible for special education before being considered for OT services in the schools under IDEA. 

School-based physical therapy is designed to enhance the student’s ability to benefit from special education. Within the educational model, physical therapists assist students with the development and practice of gross motor skills, postural control, functional mobility (transfers, gait, or wheelchair mobility), endurance, strength, joint or trunk mobility, positioning for educational performance, and adapting equipment or modifications to architectural barriers.

Federal law mandates that physical therapy in schools be educationally relevant. With this premise, intervention in the educational setting is distinctly different from clinically based, medically necessitated treatment. Although medical conditions and/or a disability may be present, the student may receive physical therapy only if the condition and movement problem interfere with the student’s educational experience. Determining the need for physical therapy intervention must include observing the student within the educational environment and assessing his/her ability to meet the demands of the educational program and setting.  To be placed on services an evaluation must first be completed by a physical therapist.

Physical therapy (PT) is a related service under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is provided to help a student with a disability to benefit from education. As such PT is a supportive service. According to federal guidelines, a student must be eligible for special education before being considered for PT services in the schools under IDEA.