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 118 STAT. 1730 PUBLIC LAW 108–364—OCT. 25, 2004 ‘‘(iii) provides State specific, regional, and national training and technical assistance concerning assistive technology to entities funded under this Act, other entities funded under this Act, and public and private entities not funded under this Act, including— ‘‘(I) annually providing a forum for exchanging information concerning, and promoting program and policy improvements in, required activities of the State assistive technology programs; ‘‘(II) facilitating onsite and electronic informa tion sharing using state of the art Internet tech nologies such as real time online discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and web based audio/video broadcasts, on emerging topics that affect State assistive technology programs; ‘‘(III) convening experts from State assistive technology programs to discuss and make rec ommendations with regard to national emerging issues of importance to individuals with assistive technology needs; ‘‘(IV) sharing best practice and evidence based practices among State assistive technology pro grams; ‘‘(V) maintaining an accessible website that includes a link to State assistive technology pro grams, appropriate Federal departments and agen cies, and private associations and developing a national toll free number that links callers from a State with the State assistive technology pro gram in their State; ‘‘(VI) developing or utilizing existing (as of the date of the award involved) model cooperative volume purchasing mechanisms designed to reduce the financial costs of purchasing assistive tech nology for required and discretionary activities identified in section 4, and reducing duplication of activities among State assistive technology pro grams; and ‘‘(VII) providing access to experts in the areas of banking, microlending, and finance, for entities funded under this Act, through site visits, telecon ferences, and other means, to ensure access to information for entities that are carrying out new programs or programs that are not making progress in achieving the objectives of the pro grams; and ‘‘(iv) includes such other activities as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this para graph, an entity shall have (directly or through grant or contract)— ‘‘(i) experience and expertise in administering pro grams, including developing, implementing, and administering the required and discretionary activities described in sections 4 and 5, and providing technical assistance; and

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