Full course description
All About Assistive Technology Devices and Services Under IDEA
This two-hour webinar will focus on Assistive Technology by attorney Jose Martin. Technology continues to play an increasingly large role in education, including the education of students with disabilities. Thus, IDEA requires periodic consideration of each student’s potential need for assistive technology (AT) devices and services. This session addresses IDEA’s AT requirement in detail, from annual consideration in IEP development to factors in determining the need for stand-alone AT evaluations, common practices in AT evaluations, choice of AT devices, relevant factors in selecting devices, acquiring AT devices in a timely manner, issues in implementing AT devices within the context of the IEP, maintenance of devices, parent-provided devices, liability issues for broken devices, AT services and ATD device training, incorporating use of an AT device in the IEP, dealing with transfer students with AT on their IEPs, and issues that commonly arise with laptop computers and tablet devices, calculators, use of AT outside of school, and the emergence of robot devices, among other subtopics. In addition, the session will address the law’s partial exclusion of personally prescribed devices, medical equipment, and surgically implanted devices, such as cochlear implants. Legal cases will serve to illustrate how the legal concepts involving AT and services play out in real-life situations.
The Office of Special Education Program is offering this two-hour legal webinar via the following:
- Live webinar on March 19, 2026; 2pm-4pm CT
- Recording available through June 18, 2026
Two continuing education contact hours (2 CECH) are available.
Contact Wendy.Trujillo@state.sd.us with questions.