Virginia,

As soon as I hear back from Jon, I'll let you know.  Have you been in touch
with P&A?

It also _might_ be worth a shot to contact Ron Seiler.  He's in charge of
the AT project in Moscow.

http://aucd.org/directory/detailbio.cfm?program=UCEDD&staffid=2663

 It's been several years, but he seemed to be truly interested in helping
out when I met him at a RESNA conference.  With your permission, I'll also
include a friend and colleague at Utah State (who actually lives in Idaho
and commutes to Logan).  I'm pretty sure his kids (or stepkids) went to
Idaho schools, so he might have some ideas.  Gordon just called and without
specifics, I asked him about your situation to ask if he had any
recommendations.  One was Idaho Parents Unlimited, and another was to
contact the Idaho State Independent Living Council (SILC) for information.
I'll see if I can find contact info and send it on.



On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Virginia Perry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks, Kendall, but the lady (Ms. C) who denied Daniel IS our local
> referral for Idaho Assistive Technology Program. I started this process at
> least two years ago through the web link you list below.
>
>
>
> Also, we just had Daniel's IEP in February, and we all SEEMED in agreement
> that we would be moving forward with a speech device acquisition through
> Medicaid (so the school doesn't have to pay). Ms. C commented at the IEP
> meeting how impressed she was with Daniel's use of the Tango. She seemed
> very enthusiastic then. I suspect she has her marching orders from higher
> up.  This happened on a big scale about 7-8 years ago during the last major
> Idaho Medicaid budget crunch. State workers were forbidden by higher ups to
> tell parents about benefits their kids might qualify for unless the parent
> asked specifically about the benefits by name. Saved the state a lot of
> money.
>
>
> The IEP states Daniel "has demonstrated an eagerness and ability to
> communicate through other means" (after saying why he hadn't met the
> previous year's articulation goals). It discusses speech devices briefly,
> then says Daniel will "participate in a complete augmentative communication
> evaluation to help determine the most functional communication device to fit
> his needs and ability."  Apparently they decided in April he had
> "insufficient" ability -- even though he used the Tango just fine in
> January.
>
>
>
> Virginia
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 12:57:22 -0600
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Adaptive Technology?
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > John and Virginia,
> >
> > In both cases, I'd suggest getting in touch with Idaho's Tech Act
> Project.
> > *Idaho Assistive Technology Program
> > *129 West Third Street
> > Moscow, ID 83844-4401
> > Project Director: Ron Seiler
> > Phone/TTY: 208-885-3559
> > Phone/TTY: 800-432-8324
> > Fax: 208-885-3628
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> > Web: http://www.educ.uidaho.edu/idatech
> >
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