Federal Guidance Counters Assistive Technology Myths, Pushback.

The article focuses on a guidance letter and 28 myths vs. facts for assistive technology (AT) devices and services released by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Programming which clarifies federal mandates for schools to follow. Cited are effect of the guidance for school-based speech-language pathologists using AT in their services, the role of AT in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), and ways to document AT throughout the IEP.