PUBLIC LAW 105-394—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3633 (ii) respect for the privacy, rights, and equal access (including the use of accessible formats) of such individuals; (iii) inclusion, integration, and full participation of such individuals in society; (iv) support for the involvement in decisions of a family member, a guardian, an advocate, or an authorized representative, if an individual with a disability requests, desires, or needs such involvement; and (v) support for individual and systems advocacy and community involvement; and (B) with respect to an entity, program, or activity, means that the entity, program, or activity— (i) is easily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities and, when appropriate, their family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives; (ii) responds to the needs of individuals with disabilities in a timely and appropriate manner; and (iii) facilitates the full and meaningful participation of individuals with disabilities (including individuals from underrepresented populations and rural populations) and tneir family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives, in— (I) decisions relating to the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to such individuals; and (II) decisions related to the maintenance, improvement, and evaluation of the comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance, including decisions that affect advocacy, capacity building, and capacity building and advocacy activities. (8) DISABILITY.— The term "disability means a condition of an individual that is considered to be a disability or handicap for the purposes of any Federal law other than this Act or for the purposes of the law of the State in which the individual resides. (9) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY; INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. — (A) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY. —The term "individual with a disability means any individual of any age, race, or ethnicity— (i) who has a disability; and (ii) who is or would be enabled by an assistive technology device or an assistive technology service to minimize deterioration in functioning, to maintain a level of functioning, or to achieve a greater level of functioning in giny major life activity. (B) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—The term "individuals with disabilities" means more thgin one individual with a disability. (10) INSTITUTION OP HIGHER EDUCATION. —The term "institution of higher education" has the meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)), and includes a community college receiving
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