Fact · Accessibility and health
Under the federal IDEA regulations, the IEP team must consider whether a child needs assistive technology devices and services.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“(v) 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 of several factors the regulation lists for the IEP team to address when it develops the plan, and the team must consider them again when it reviews the IEP. The same regulations define an assistive technology device as any item or product system that increases, maintains or improves a child's functional capabilities.
- What it does not show
- The duty is to consider assistive technology, not to provide a particular product. The team decides whether a device or service is needed, and the regulation does not list software by name, so whether dictation software is provided depends on the child's evaluation and the team's decision.