118 STAT. 1722 PUBLIC LAW 108–364—OCT. 25, 2004 ‘‘(ii) PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The State shall conduct public awareness activities designed to provide information to targeted individuals and entities relating to the availability, benefits, appropriate ness, and costs of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, including— ‘‘(aa) the development of procedures for providing direct communication between pro viders of assistive technology and targeted individuals and entities, which may include partnerships with entities in the statewide and local workforce investment systems estab lished under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), State voca tional rehabilitation centers, public and pri vate employers, or elementary and secondary public schools; ‘‘(bb) the development and dissemination, to targeted individuals and entities, of information about State efforts related to assistive technology; and ‘‘(cc) the distribution of materials to appro priate public and private agencies that provide social, medical, educational, employment, and transportation services to individuals with disabilities. ‘‘(II) COLLABORATION.—The State shall collabo rate with entities that receive awards under para graphs (1) and (3) of section 6(b) to carry out public awareness activities focusing on infants, toddlers, children, transition age youth, employ ment age adults, seniors, and employers. ‘‘(III) STATEWIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEM.— ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—The State shall directly, or in collaboration with public or pri vate (such as nonprofit) entities, provide for the continuation and enhancement of a state wide information and referral system designed to meet the needs of targeted individuals and entities. ‘‘(bb) CONTENT.—The system shall deliver information on assistive technology devices, assistive technology services (with specific data regarding provider availability within the State), and the availability of resources, including funding through public and private sources, to obtain assistive technology devices and assistive technology services. The system shall also deliver information on the benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services with respect to enhancing the capacity of individuals with disabilities of all ages to perform activities of daily living. ‘‘(iii) COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.—The State shall coordinate activities described in paragraph
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