>Assistive technology act saved again... for awhile
>
>In the  conference report for the FY 2003 omnibus spending bill,
>access advocates were thrilled to discover that is the Assistive
>Technology Act had once again escaped the ax. Advocates had worried
>last spring that state assisstive technology programs will not be
>funded in the FY 2003 budget.   The projects now appear safe until
>September 30, 2003.
>.
>The Assistive Technology Act of 1998 is the major legislation
>involving assistive technology. The "Tech Act," as it is sometimes
>called, funds state programs designed to address the assistive
>technology needs of individuals with disabilities. "Assistive
>Technology" -- AT -- is defined under the Act as "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 an individual with a
>disability."
>
>Many states' AT projects get funding both through the Assistive
>Technology Act and from the National Institute on Disability and
>Rehabilitation Research. You can learn more about your state's AT
>project from NCDDR at http://www.ncddr.org/relativeact/statetech/
>More information about the Assistive Technology Act is available from
>the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research at
>http://www.ncddr.org/relativeact/statetech/ata98.html Another good
>source of information on NIDRR's AT projects is at
>http://www.assistivetech.net/webresources/techActProjects.cfm --
>there's also a good overview of assistive technology from NC State
>University at http://www.ncsu.edu/it/dss/
>
>For a free e-letter about assistive technology news, go to
>http://www.atnet.org/news/index.html
>
>
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