Assistive Technology: Hearing Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session ... April 29, 1998, Volume 4 |
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Page 101 - assistive technology device' means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability. (2) Assistive technology service. The term 'assistive technology service...
Page 9 - Bureau furnishes data products, training in data access and use, technical assistance, and consultation to all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.
Page 41 - Coordinating efforts related to, and supervising the preparation of, the application; (ii) Coordinating the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance among public agencies and between public agencies and private agencies, including coordinating efforts related to entering into interagency agreements; and (iii) Coordinating efforts related to, and supervising, the active, timely, and meaningful...
Page 6 - States, a nonpartisan citizen organization, has members in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Page 40 - States to develop and implement consumer-responsive, comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities of all ages.
Page 40 - CCD is a coalition of almost 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the selfdetermination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into all aspects of society.
Page 56 - Chairman and members of the committee, it is a real pleasure for me to be here today to introduce Bill Rosenberg.
Page 63 - ... civil rights fiasco in commercial aviation. Mr. Chairman, I don't want that, the National Federation of the Blind does not want that, and I am sure that you do not want that. Let us work together to be sure that it does not happen. This is our chance.
Page 41 - States in increasing the availability of, funding for, access to, and provision of AT devices and services through changes in laws, regulations, policies, practices, procedures, and organizational structures.
Page 59 - I want to begin by thanking you for the opportunity to testify and participate in these hearings on combating terrorism.