118 STAT. 1729 PUBLIC LAW 108–364—OCT. 25, 2004 ‘‘(3) STATE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— ‘‘(A) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS.— The Secretary shall award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to an entity to support a training and technical assistance program that— ‘‘(i) addresses State specific information requests concerning assistive technology from entities funded under this Act and public entities not funded under this Act, including— ‘‘(I) requests for information on effective approaches to Federal State coordination of pro grams for individuals with disabilities, related to improving funding for or access to assistive tech nology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities of all ages; ‘‘(II) requests for state of the art, or model, Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational struc tures, that facilitate, and overcome barriers to, funding for, and access to, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; ‘‘(III) requests for information on effective approaches to developing, implementing, evalu ating, and sustaining activities described in sec tions 4 and 5 and related to improving funding for or access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities of all ages, and requests for assistance in developing corrective action plans; ‘‘(IV) requests for examples of policies, prac tices, procedures, regulations, or judicial decisions that have enhanced or may enhance access to funding for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for individuals with disabilities; ‘‘(V) requests for information on effective approaches to the development of consumer con trolled systems that increase access to, funding for, and awareness of, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; and ‘‘(VI) other requests for training and technical assistance from entities funded under this Act and public and private entities not funded under this Act; ‘‘(ii) assists targeted individuals and entities by disseminating information about— ‘‘(I) Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures, that facilitate, and overcome barriers to, funding for, and access to, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services, to pro mote fuller independence, productivity, and inclu sion in society for individuals with disabilities of all ages; and ‘‘(II) technical assistance activities undertaken under clause (i); Grant. Contract.
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