115.745(3)(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

Subch. V of ch. 115 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ch. PI 11, Wis. adm. code.

115.758115.758 Construction. To the extent possible, this subchapter shall be construed in a manner that is consistent with 20 USC 1400 to 1482 and is consistent with the purposes specified in 20 USC 1400 (d).

115.76(1)(1) “Assistive technology device” means any item, piece of equipment or product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability other than a medical device that is surgically implanted or the replacement of such a device.

115.76(2)(2) “Assistive technology service” means any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device, including all of the following:

115.76(2)(a)(a) The evaluation of the needs of the child, including a functional evaluation of the child in the child’s customary environment.

115.76(2)(b)(b) Purchasing, leasing or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by the child.

115.76(2)(c)(c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing or replacing of assistive technology devices.

115.76(2)(d)(d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitative plans and programs.

115.76(2)(e)(e) Training or technical assistance for the child or, where appropriate, the child’s family.

115.76(2)(f)(f) Training or technical assistance for professionals, including individuals providing education and rehabilitative services, employers or other individuals who provide services to, employ or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of the child.

115.76(3)(3) “Child” means any person who is at least 3 years old but not yet 21 years old and who has not graduated from high school and, for the duration of a school term, any person who becomes 21 years old during that school term and who has not graduated from high school, and includes a child who is homeless, a child who is a ward of the state, county, or child welfare agency, and a child who is attending a private school.

115.76(5)(a)(a) “Child with a disability” means a child who, by reason of any of the following, needs special education and related services: