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Tips for Writing a Letter of Educational Necessity

Lori Potts, PT | January 2020

young woman working on a laptop, frowningWhen you need to justify adaptive equipment acquisition in a school-based setting, by accessing funding sources administered by special education decision-makers, you may find the following resources useful:

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