Fact · Accessibility and health
The federal IDEA regulation requires the IEP team to consider whether a child needs assistive technology devices and services.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Consider whether the child needs assistive technology devices and services.”
34 CFR 300.324: Development, review, and revision of IEP, Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, reproducing the Code of Federal Regulations (Department of Education, IDEA Part B), 2026, 34 CFR 300.324(a)(2)(v).
Open the original- What it measures
- This is one item in a list of factors the IEP team must consider when it develops or revises a child's IEP, alongside behaviour, language and communication needs.
- What it does not show
- The rule requires consideration, not a guaranteed device. The team decides whether speech to text is needed, and the decision is recorded in the IEP.