Bill > HR9028

This bill would reauthorize the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, which provides grants to states to support comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities. The key provisions include: - Continuing to provide grants to states to increase the availability, funding, access, and education around assistive technology devices and services, as well as coordination among state and local agencies involved in providing assistive technology. - Providing grants to protection and advocacy systems to assist individuals with disabilities in acquiring, utilizing, or maintaining assistive technology. - Authorizing technical assistance and data collection support to help states and protection and advocacy systems implement the program effectively. - Allowing for projects of national significance to be funded that increase access to and acquisition of assistive technology and create opportunities for individuals with disabilities. - Appropriating funding to carry out the Act over the next 5 fiscal years, with the majority of funds going to state grant programs and a portion reserved for other activities.