ERIC Number: ED610924
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 224
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Annual Report to Congress on the "Assistive Technology Act of 1998," as Amended, for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education
The "Assistive Technology Act of 1998," as amended by Public Law 108-364 ("AT Act of 1998," as amended; "AT Act"; Act) requires that the secretary of education submit to Congress a report on the activities funded under that Act. Specifically, the secretary of education is required to annually provide to Congress: (1) a compilation and summary of the information provided by the states in annual progress reports to the Department; and (2) a summary of the state applications and an analysis of the progress of the states in meeting the measurable goals established in state applications under Sec. 4(d)(3) of the "AT Act of 1998," as amended. This document satisfies this requirement for FY 2007 and FY 2008. Following an overview of the legislation that preceded the "AT Act of 1998," as amended, and description of the amendments made by P. L. 108-364, this report is organized as follows: (1) Part I reports on the FY 2008 performance of state grants for assistive technology programs as authorized under Sec. 4 of the "AT Act of 1998," as amended; (2) Part II describes the FY 2007 and FY 2008 performance of alternative financing programs funded under Title III of the "Assistive Technology Act of 1998" as in effect prior to the amendments of 2004 ("AT Act of 1998"); (4) Appendix A includes a table describing the activities conducted under the state grants for AT program during FY 2008; (5) Appendix B includes a description of the activities each state planned to carry out over the three-year period from FY 2009 through FY 2011, as of May 2010; (6) Appendix C includes a description of the Title III alternative financing programs, as of May 2010; (7) Appendix D lists the state grants for AT programs (referred to as statewide AT programs); and (8) Appendix E lists the alternative financing programs funded under Title III of the "AT Act of 1998." [This report was co-produced by the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP). For "Annual Report to Congress on the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended, for Fiscal Year 2006," see ED610923.]
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, State Aid, Grants, State Programs, Financial Support, Outcomes of Treatment, Loan Repayment, Technical Assistance
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-245-7468; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Rehabilitation Services Administration (ED); Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Illinois; Michigan; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Vermont
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: H224B050003; H224B060002