New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter P - Handicapped Children › Part 200 - Children with Handicapping Conditions › Section 200.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used in this Part:
(a) Adaptive behavior means the effectiveness
				  with which the individual copes with the natural and social demands of his
				  environment.
(b) Adapted physical
				  education means a specially designed program of developmental activities,
				  games, sports and rhythms suited to the interests, capacities and limitations
				  of students with disabilities who may not safely or successfully engage in
				  unrestricted participation in the activities of the regular physical education
				  program.
(c) Annual review means an
				  evaluation, conducted at least annually by the committee on special education,
				  of the status of each student with a disability and each student thought to
				  have a disability who resides within the school district for the purpose of
				  recommending the continuation, modification or termination of the provision of
				  special education programs and services for the student to the board of
				  education.
(d) Approved private
				  school means a private school which conforms with the requirements of Federal
				  and State laws and regulations governing the education of students with
				  disabilities, and which has been approved by the commissioner for the purpose
				  of contracting with public schools for the instruction of students with
				  disabilities.
(e) Assistive
				  technology device means any item, piece of equipment, or product system,
				  whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is
				  used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a student
				  with a disability. Such term does not include a medical device that is
				  surgically implanted, or the replacement of such a device.
(f) Assistive technology service means any
				  service that directly assists a student with a disability in the selection,
				  acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. The term includes:
(1) the evaluation of the needs of a student
				  with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the student in the
				  student's customary environment;
(2) purchasing, leasing, or otherwise
				  providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by students with
				  disabilities;
(3) selecting,
				  designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or
				  replacing assistive technology devices;
(4) coordinating and using other therapies,
				  interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as those
				  associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and
				  programs;
(5) training or technical
				  assistance for a student with a disability or, if appropriate, that student's
				  family; and
(6) training or other
				  technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing
				  education or rehabilitation services), employers, or other individuals who
				  provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the
				  major life functions of that student.