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 Ill STAT. 148 PUBLIC LAW 105-17^JUNE 4, 1997 services and activities to individuals involved in the provision of early intervention, educational, and transitional services to children with disabilities; "(C) to promote the integration of technology into curricula to improve early intervention, educational, and transitional results for children with disabilities; "(D) to provide incentives for the development of technology and media devices and tools that are not readily found or available because of the small size of potential markets; "(E) to make resources available to pay for such devices and tools and educational media services and activities; "(F) to promote the training of personnel— "(i) to provide such devices, tools, services, and activities in a competent manner; and "(ii) to assist children with disabilities and their families in using such devices, tools, services, and activities; and "(G) to coordinate the provision of such devices, tools, services, and activities— "(i) among State human services programs; and "(ii) between such programs and private agencies. "(b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this chapter are to ensure that— "(1) children with disabilities, and their parents, receive training and information on their rights and protections under this Act, in order to develop the skills necessary to effectively participate in planning and decisionmaking relating to early intervention, educational, and transitional services and in systemic-change activities; "(2) parents, teachers, administrators, early intervention personnel, related services personnel, and transition personnel receive coordinated and accessible technical assistance and information to assist such persons, through systemic-change activities and other efforts, to improve early intervention, educational, and transitional services and results for children with disabilities and their families; "(3) appropriate technology and media are researched, developed, demonstrated, and made available in timely and accessible formats to parents, teachers, and all types of personnel providing services to children with disabilities to support their roles as partners in the improvement and implementation of early intervention, educational, and transitional services and results for children with disabilities and their families; "(4) on reaching the age of majority under State law, children with disabilities understand their rights and responsibilities under part B, if the State provides for the transfer of parental rights under section 615(m); and "(5) the general welfare of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals is promoted by— "(A) bringing to such individuals understanding and appreciation of the films and television programs that play an important part in the general and cultural advancement of hearing individuals; "(B) providing, through those films and television programs, enriched educational and cultural experiences

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