Nevada Revised Statutes Title 34. Education § 388.437. Pupils with hearing or visual impairment: Requirements for consideration in development of individualized education program for pupils with hearing impairment; use of criteria to evaluate language and literacy skills of certain pupils with hearing or visual impairment; additional considerations for best feasible instruction

(a) The related services and program options that provide the pupil with an appropriate and equal opportunity for communication access;

(b) The pupil's primary communication mode;

(c) The availability to the pupil of a sufficient number of age, cognitive, academic and language peers of similar abilities;

(d) The availability to the pupil of adult models who are deaf or hearing impaired and who use the pupil's primary communication mode;

(e) The availability of special education teachers, interpreters and other special education personnel who are proficient in the pupil's primary communication mode;

(f) The provision of academic instruction, school services and direct access to all components of the educational process, including, without limitation, advanced placement courses, career and technical education courses, recess, lunch, extracurricular activities and athletic activities;

(g) The preferences of the parent or guardian of the pupil concerning the best feasible services, placement and content of the pupil's individualized education program; and

(h) The appropriate assistive technology necessary to provide the pupil with an appropriate and equal opportunity for communication access.

(a) A detailed explanation of the reasons that the pupil is not making adequate progress; and

(b) Recommendations for services and programs to assist the pupil's development of language and literacy skills.

(a) Changes in the pupil's hearing or vision;

(b) Development in or availability of assistive technology;

(c) The physical design and acoustics of the learning environment; and

(d) The subject matter of the instruction to be provided.