[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 2]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR300.6]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

 CHAPTER III--OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, 

                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

PART 300_ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH 

DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  300.6  Assistive technology service.



    As used in this part, Assistive technology service means any service 

that



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directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, 

acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device.

    The term includes--

    (a) The evaluation of the needs of a child with a disability, 

including a functional evaluation of the child in the child's customary 

environment;

    (b) Purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition 

of assistive technology devices by children with disabilities;

    (c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, 

maintaining, repairing, or replacing assistive technology devices;

    (d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or 

services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated 

with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs;

    (e) Training or technical assistance for a child with a disability 

or, if appropriate, that child's family; and

    (f) Training or technical assistance for professionals (including 

individuals providing education or rehabilitation services), employers, 

or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise 

substantially involved in the major life functions of that child.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(2))