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My understanding is that schools and public places are required to have handicap accessible entry ways. So I can see why this would not be a topic brought up at an IEP meeting. Items such as accommodations and modifications would be things talked about in an IEP meeting.

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I think everyone has made such good points here, there are multiple reasons why scooters and such are not mentioned in IEP meetings/ the school setting but I also agree with Shelby and think it's important to address access in a student's transition plan. Hopefully transition plans are not done without teaching the students key information!

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I agree with Britta in that decisions about the wheelchairs and scooters would be made by a physical therapist or a professional in the medical field who is working close with the student and family in the use of the wheelchair. I can appreciate the point being brought up though.

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Wheelchair accessible elevators, scooters, and other special steering devices help the mobility of students; however, they are not spoken in IEP curriculum because they do not necessarily help the students academic education. I do think it is a great idea for teachers to educate the parents of these students in order to have a good academic transition and avoid confusion.

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I think it might be helpful in the sense that teachers and school staff are familiar with the environment in which the child will be navigating and the child's mobility limits. They may be able to give suggestions, but I do not think that their opinion is necessary. Mobility devices do not impact learning, so the advice they can give is very limited.

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I don't think that wheel chairs need to be brought up in IEP meetings. I understand that a student in assistance of a wheel chair or anything else gets the help needed for transportation. I have seen students who are disabled and have a wheel chair, this doesn't impact their learning experience, and I've seen them get the chance to leave classes early to make it to their next class.

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I definitely agree with you and think it is important that teachers and school staff know about and provide the appropriate access for students who have assistive technology to help increase their mobility. However, like the others who have posted, I think the decision of whether such devices are necessary for the student should be left up to medical professionals rather than teaching professionals. Also, since public schools are public spaces, they are required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide these points of access.

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I think this would be an important topic to address during the IEP meeting. However, I think during the meeting they should be addressing issues such as how the child can move about the classroom with ease, getting to the bathroom, and where various wheelchair access locations are throughout the school. I think going over the type or brand of wheelchair or scooter or even payment options would not be as beneficial as discussing these options with a medical professional.

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I agree Britta's comment that some assistive devices, such as the wheelchair, should fall into medical devices. As we know, the students with disabilities usually have two types of evaluation that are medical evaluation and educational evaluation. Although these two types of evaluation overlap in some area, they can make the student be eligible for totally different services. In Texas, Medicaid pays the expense of wheelchair for some individuals with movement handicap. However, there is not a definite boundary between assistive technology and rehabilitation technology for some devices, especially the devices that occupational therapists use.

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I think that when it comes to getting around the school in a wheelchair, the topic should deffinitley be addressed. However since the actual act of a child being in a wheelchair does not directly effect how the student is learning that is why they are not spoken in the IEP. It is not on the school district to supply the student with a wheelchair.

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I think the parents should ask to talk about those items during the IEP. It would be too late to talk about it during the transitional meeting. I feel like they should be included in the services because it makes things easier for students.

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I think that wheel chairs are definitely spoken of in schools; as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, all school buildings must be wheel-chair accessible. As such, schools must cater to the needs of individuals who require ramps and accessible bathrooms and classrooms. Teachers are required to ensure that all students have access to their classrooms. As far as choosing devices, I think that teachers are supposed to be experts in educating students, and medical professionals are the experts in fitting devices. It would be interesting if teaching programs included classes on medical devices, but for now it seems that this is not part of the realm of teacher expectations.

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I think you make an interesting point about bringing these types of tools into the conversation but due to the Americans with Disabilities Act there is really no need to include this conversation in the IEP meetings or in most school settings. Because these are public spaces funded by the state and government they are required to abide by the law as far as allowing those with physical disabilities a way to maneuver within these buildings. The conversation we might introduce instead could be the use of implants and medical devices. These devices are essential tools for the well-being of the student and in many cases they are tools that allow these students to access materials in the same way as their peers. If we are able to have these tools and their replacements paid for by the schools it may have a comparable financial impact as the other high tech devices and the training required to use them.

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It seems to me that there might be some misconception. From what I understand wheelchairs have to be included in students` IEPs and provided by schools if "determined to be necessary" (Dell,Newton, Petroff, 2016, p. 272.
At the same time physical therapists are more acknowledgeable about students` needs for a wheelchair. So it might be a better idea to trust medical staff with such AT as a wheelchair.

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How do these devices assist a student to understand new concepts in the classroom? The devices are helpful in mobility and do need to be considered to make the school and classroom just as accessible to students with disabilities as any other child, but I don't think that they are considered assistive technology in reference to learning or should be brought up in the IEP since they are most likely already recommended by a medical staff.

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Well I do not really understand why wheelchairs and scooters would be brought up in an IEP if the school has access points for those mobile devices. I think as far as wheelchairs and scooters themselves, I think they fall under the "medical' category like cochlear implants and so forth, in which schools are not responsible for. I think that is more so something that should be discussed with the child's specialist, more so than transitional phases unless the child requires an orientation and mobility specialist to learn how to get around town in his/her powered device.