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• OSEP Letters
  The following letters are those filed by OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) at the U.S. Department of Education specifically referencing funding AT under IDEA.
  
  
  • Policies of the Education of the Handicapped Act on Funding AT (1990)
    This document is the response letter Susan Goodman, Lawyer/Consultant, received from OSEP pertaining to the policies of the Education of the Handicapped Act (the precursor to IDEA) on funding assistive technology, especially in regard to the Individual Education Program (IEP).
  • CCTV Home Use & Time Limits for IEP Implementation (1991)
    This letter responds to a parent's question on whether a student who requires a CCTV for school use may also utilize the same equipment at home to continue studies and if there is a time limit on IEP implementation.
  • Hearing Aids (1993)
    OSEP's response to whether the school district is responsible for purchasing a hearing aid under IDEA if the hearing aid is put on the student's IEP.
  • School Liability for Family-Owned AT (1994)
    The letter addresses questions from a parent on a school and a school district's liability for a family-owned AT device used to implement a child's IEP.
  • Eyeglasses Policy (1995)
    The letter addresses a question from the Witchita, Kansas Department of Special Education on whether local educational agencies (LEAs) have an obligation to provide eye glasses to children with disabilities under Part B of IDEA (Part B).
  • Use and Transfer of Ownership of AT Device (1998)
    This letter answers questions regarding the use of AT devices purchased with federal funds under Part B of IDEA to be used by and transfer the ownership to a vocational rehabilitation program under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
• Documents
  • Lemon Laws
    Lemon laws offer consumer protection for those who purchase items that are defective. Several states have passed lemon laws to guard consumers against purchases of "lemon" assistive technology. Thirty-eight AT Act projects have worked with the consumers in their states to pass assistive technology "lemon," or warranty legislation to protect consumers against assistive technology with substantial or continuing defects.
• TAP Bulletins (1994-2000 publication dates)
  • Update on the Use of Assistive Technology among Infants and Toddlers (July 2000).
  • NIDRR Funds Four Technical Assistance Projects on Assistive Technology (January 2000).
  • Enhancing the Assistive Technology Workforce State by State (September 1999).
  • Disability-Related Committees and Subcommittees of the 106th Congress (March 1999).
  • Use of Assistive Technology Increases among Infants and Toddlers (February 1999).
  • Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (January 1999).
  • An Historical Perspective of the Tech Act (September 15, 1998).
  • Exchange/Recycling Programs Offer New Life for AT Devices (September 1, 1998).
  • Lemon Laws Pass in 38 States (August 1998).
  • Technology Transfer: Bridging Research, Development, Production and Users Together (September 1997).
  • Collaborative Activities of the Tech Act Projects (August 1997).
  • Timely Acquisition of Assistive Technology (August 1996).
  • Tech Act Projects Reach Out to Aging Populations (July 1996).
  • Recent Publications on Assistive Technology (December 1995).
  • NIDRR Awards Supplemental Grants, New TA Grant (November 1995).
  • NIDRR Awards Two Technical Assistance Contracts (October 1995).
  • Arranging Accessible Meetings (August 1995).
  • Tech Act Projects Reaching Out To Hispanic Populations (July 1995).
  • National Clearinghouses As Resources For Disability-Related Information (June 1995).
  • Assistive Technology Lemon Laws (May 1995).
  • Outcomes of The Tech Act Projects (April 1995).
  • National Assistive Technology Resources (March 1995).
  • Who's Who in Congress (Jan/Feb. 1995).
  • Financial Loan Programs (Nov/Dec. 1994).