So I dusted off my lawyer hat and put it on and started nosing around to find out if vision therapy should be provided (ie., paid for) by school district under an IEP pursuant to IDEEA for a child who has a vision disability like DS' in order for Ds to access appropropriate public education. Turns out there are quite a few cases that have found that vision therapy does indeed constitue a "related service based on peer-reviewed research to the extent practicable... to be provided so as to enable the student to advance appropriately toward attaining his annual goals and to make progress in the general education curriculum." I wrote an email arguing for DS to be provided time during school week to get VT without being penalized and for the District to provide funding/reimbursement for it. Fingers crossed!
