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 PUBLIC LAW 105-394—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3635 possible range of functional capabilities, which include products and services that are directly usable (without requiring assistive technologies) and products and services that are made usable with assistive technologies. (b) REFERENCES. —References in this Act to a provision of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 shall be considered to be references to such provision as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE I—STATE GRANT PROGRAMS SEC. 101. CONTINUITY GRANTS FOR STATES THAT RECEIVED FUND- 29 USC 3011. ING FOR A LIMITED PERIOD FOR TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE. (a) GRANTS TO STATES. — (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants, in accordance with this section, to eligible States to support capacity building and advocacy activities, designed to assist the States in maintaining permanent comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance that accomplish the purposes described in section 2(b)(1). (2) ELIGIBLE STATES.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section a State shall be a State that received grants for less than 10 years under title I of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988. (b) USE OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Any State that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made available through the grant to c£trry out the activities described in paragraph (2) and may use the funds to carry out the activities described in paragraph (3). (2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. — (A) PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM.— (i) IN GENERAL. —The State shall support a public awareness program designed to provide information to targeted individuals relating to the availability and benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services. (ii) LINK. —Such a public awareness program shall have an electronic link to the National Public Internet Site authorized under section 104(c)(1). (iii) CONTENTS.— The public awareness program may include— (I) the development and dissemination of information relating to— (aa) the nature of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; (bb) the appropriateness of, cost of, availability of, evaluation of, and access to, assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; and (cc) the benefits of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services with respect to enhancing the capacity of individuals with disabilities of all ages to perform activities of daily living;

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