PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1169 "(D) provide leadership in advancing the quality of life of individuals with disabilities. "(2) In the performance of the functions of the office, the Director shall be directly responsible to the Secretary or to the same Under Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education to whom the Commissioner is responsible under section 3(a). "(b) The Director, through the Institute, shall be responsible for— "(1) administering the programs described in section 204 and activities under this section; "(2) widely disseminating findings, conclusions, and recommendations, resulting from research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities (referred to in this title as 'covered activities') funded by the Institute, to— "(A) other Federal, State, tribal, and local public agencies; "(B) private organizations engaged in research relating to rehabilitation or providing rehabilitation services; "(C) rehabilitation practitioners; and "(D) individuals with disabilities and the individuals' representatives; "(3) coordinating, through the Interagency Committee established by section 203 of this Act, all Federal programs and policies relating to research in rehabilitation; " (4) widely disseminating educational materials and research results, concerning ways to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, to— "(A) public and private entities, including— "(i) elementary and secondary schools (as defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and "(ii) institutions of higher education; "(B) rehabilitation practitioners; "(C) individuals with disabilities (especially such individuals who are members of minority groups or of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this Act); and "(D) the individuals' representatives for the individuals described in subparagraph (C); "(5)(A) conducting an education program to inform the public about ways of providing for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, including information relating to— "(i) family care; "(ii) self-care; and "(iii) assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; and "(B) as part of the program, disseminating engineering information about assistive technology devices; "(6) conducting conferences, seminars, and workshops (including in-service training programs and programs for individuals with disabilities) concerning advances in rehabilitation research and rehabilitation technology (including advances concerning the selection and use of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services), pertinent to the full inclusion
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