Assistive technology (AT) can help children with disabilities participate more independently in their schools. AT can be low tech (ex. pencil grips) or high tech (ex. augmentative communication devices or touch screens).

Federal and state law require an IEP Team to consider a child's need for AT. ADAP recently conducted an on-line survey to understand how IEP Teams make decisions about the need for AT, how AT is implemented, and whether parents are satisfied with the AT being provided to their children.  The most sobering result from the survey: for children not using AT, more than 3/4 of the parents reported their IEP Teams never even discussed the need for it.