definitions
“At no cost” means that all specially designed instruction is provided
without charge, but does not preclude incidental fees that are
normally charged to students without disabilities or their parent(s)
as part of the regular education program. (34 CFR 300.39(b)
(1))
“Audiology” means services provided by a qualified audiologist
licensed by the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language
Pathology and includes: (Regulations Governing the Practice
of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, 18VAC30-20; 34
CFR 300.34(c)(1))
1. Identification of children with hearing loss;
2. Determination of the range, nature, and degree of hearing
loss, including referral for medical or other professional
attention for the habilitation of hearing;
3. Provision of habilitative activities, such as language
habilitation, auditory training, speech reading (lip-reading),
hearing evaluation, and speech conservation;
4. Creation and administration of programs for prevention of
hearing loss;
5. Counseling and guidance of children, parents, and teachers
regarding hearing loss; and
6. Determination of children’s needs for group and individual
amplification, selecting and fitting an appropriate aid, and
evaluating the effectiveness of amplification.
“Autism” means a developmental disability significantly affecting
verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction,
generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s
educational performance. Other characteristics often associated
with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped
movements, resistance to environmental change or change in
daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
Autism does not apply if a child’s educational performance is
adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional
disturbance. A child who manifests the characteristics of autism
after age three could be identified as having autism if the criteria
in this definition are satisfied. (34 CFR 300.8(c)(1))
