118 STAT. 1728 PUBLIC LAW 108–364—OCT. 25, 2004 ‘‘(I) a lead agency or implementing entity for a State assistive technology program or an organization or association that represents imple menting entities for State assistive technology pro grams; ‘‘(II) a private or public entity from the media industry; ‘‘(III) a private entity from the assistive tech nology industry; and ‘‘(IV) a private employer or an organization or association that represents private employers; ‘‘(ii) may include other entities determined by the Secretary to be necessary; and ‘‘(iii) may include other entities determined by the applicant to be appropriate. ‘‘(2) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to carry out research and development of assistive technology that consists of— ‘‘(i) developing standards for reliability and accessi bility of assistive technology, and standards for inter operability (including open standards) of assistive tech nology with information technology, telecommuni cations products, and other assistive technology; or ‘‘(ii) developing assistive technology that benefits individuals with disabilities or developing technologies or practices that result in the adaptation, maintenance, servicing, or improvement of assistive technology devices. ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this para graph shall include— ‘‘(i) providers of assistive technology services and assistive technology devices; ‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education, including University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service author ized under subtitle D of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15061 et seq.), or such institutions offering rehabilitation engineering programs, computer science programs, or information technology programs; ‘‘(iii) manufacturers of assistive technology devices; and ‘‘(iv) professionals, individuals, organizations, and agencies providing services or employment to individ uals with disabilities. ‘‘(C) COLLABORATION.—An entity that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall, in developing and implementing the project carried out through the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement coordinate activities with the lead agency for the State assistive technology program (or a national organization that represents such programs) and the State advisory council described in section 4(c)(2) (or a national organiza tion that represents such councils).
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