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Funding Questions
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- Are schools required to pay for assistive technology devices and services?
- Can schools/ regional CDS sites require parents to use their private insurance to pay for necessary assistive technology devices and services?
- Can families ever be asked to purchase the devices or augment the identified assistive technology needs of their child?
- Is it necessary to use IDEA, Part B monies to purchase assistive technology devices and services?
- What are some of the additional funding sources that a local school unit regional CDS site might consider utilizing in meeting the assistive technology needs of students with disabilities?
- Are there other options for schools to consider in lieu of purchasing the assistive technology device?
- Can schools share the funding responsibilities of providing assistive technology devices and services?
- How can schools share the funding responsibilities of providing assistive technology devices and services?
- Do districts have responsibility to pay for an independent educational evaluation (IEE) regarding assistive technology?
- Are schools responsible for customization, maintenance, repair, and replacement of assistive technology devices?
- Can schools consider personal devices such as hearing aids and eyeglasses as assistive technology?
