[blindkid] Question about APH quota funds

[Penny Duffy via blindkid]

If a  student doesn't qualify for quota funds doesn't mean that the school
district isn't responsible for all equipment that will give the student
FAPE. Two very separate and different things.  School districts can use the
federal quota fund as a resource depending on how their state is setup. Our
state will allow a non quota fund students to borrow equipment it just will
not purchase items for them which in our state really is paper and books.
all equipment purchased with federal quota funds on on loan to the student
and given back when no longer needed.


On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 2:43 PM, nfbmd via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>wrote:

> Hello All,
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> A parent of a dual reader was told that APH quota funds cannot be used to
> provide a Braille writer, Braille books, etc for her child because the
> child
> does not meet the definition of legal blindness. Has anyone else heard of
> this problem? Is it something in the law, or is it an APH policy, or what?
> Many of our Braille laws state that students with a medical diagnosis of
> deterioration should learn Braille. Not using quota funds for this group is
> counter-productive to the intent of these laws. Since IDEA states that
> future literacy needs must be considered when determining whether the
> reading media is print, Braille, or both, mandating legal blindness as a
> condition for quota funds would be a violation of federal law. Any
> enlightenment that you have will be appreciated.
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> Sharon Maneki
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