PUBLIC LAW 105-394—NOV. 13, 1998
112 STAT. 3639
(i) IN GENERAL. —The State may operate and
expand a system for public access to information
concerning an activity carried out under another paragraph of this subsection, including information about
assistive technology devices and assistive technology
services, funding sources and costs of such devices
and services, and individuals, organizations, and agencies capable of carrying out such an activity for individuals with disabilities. The system shall be part of,
and complement the information that is available
through a link to, the National Public Internet Site
described in section 104(c)(1).
(ii) ACCESS. — Access to the system may be provided
through community-based locations, including public
libraries, centers for independent living (as defined
in section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), locations of community rehabilitation programs (as defined
in section 7 of such Act), schools, senior citizen centers.
State vocational rehabilitation offices, other State
workforce offices, and other locations frequented or
used by the public.
(iii) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND PREPARATION.—
In operating or expanding a system described in
subparagraph (A), the State may—
(I) develop, compile, and categorize print, large
print, braille, audio, and video materials, computer
disks, compact discs (including compact discs formatted with read-only memory), information in
alternative formats that can be used in telephonebased information systems, and materials using
such other media as technological innovation may
make appropriate;
(II) identify and classify funding sources for
obtaining assistive technology devices and assistive
technology services, and the conditions of and criteria for access to such sources, including any funding mechanisms or strategies developed by the
State;
(III) identify support groups and systems
designed to help individuals with disabilities make
effective use of an activity carried out under
another paragraph of this subsection, including
groups that provide evaluations of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services;
and
(IV) maintain a record of the extent to which
citizens of the State use or make inquiries of the
system established in clause (i), and of the nature
of such inquiries.
(E) INTERSTATE ACTIVITIES.—
(i) IN GENERAL.— The State may enter into coopera- Contracts,
tive agreements with other States to expand the capacity of the States involved to assist individuals with
disabilities of all ages to learn about, acquire, use,
maintain, adapt, and upgrade assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services that such
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