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 118 STAT. 2782 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 of such research findings in such areas as improving instruc tional methods, curricula, and tools, such as textbooks and media; ‘‘(2) supporting and promoting the coordination of early intervention and educational services for children with disabil ities with services provided by health, rehabilitation, and social service agencies; ‘‘(3) promoting improved alignment and compatibility of general and special education reforms concerned with curricular and instructional reform, and evaluation of such reforms; ‘‘(4) enabling professionals, parents of children with disabil ities, and other persons to learn about, and implement, the findings of scientifically based research, and successful practices developed in model demonstration projects, relating to the provision of services to children with disabilities; ‘‘(5) conducting outreach, and disseminating information, relating to successful approaches to overcoming systemic bar riers to the effective and efficient delivery of early intervention, educational, and transitional services to personnel who provide services to children with disabilities; ‘‘(6) assisting States and local educational agencies with the process of planning systemic changes that will promote improved early intervention, educational, and transitional results for children with disabilities; ‘‘(7) promoting change through a multistate or regional framework that benefits States, local educational agencies, and other participants in partnerships that are in the process of achieving systemic change outcomes; ‘‘(8) focusing on the needs and issues that are specific to a population of children with disabilities, such as providing single State and multi State technical assistance and in service training— ‘‘(A) to schools and agencies serving deaf blind children and their families; ‘‘(B) to programs and agencies serving other groups of children with low incidence disabilities and their fami lies; ‘‘(C) addressing the postsecondary education needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing; and ‘‘(D) to schools and personnel providing special edu cation and related services for children with autism spec trum disorders; ‘‘(9) demonstrating models of personnel preparation to ensure appropriate placements and services for all students and to reduce disproportionality in eligibility, placement, and disciplinary actions for minority and limited English proficient children; and ‘‘(10) disseminating information on how to reduce inappro priate racial and ethnic disproportionalities identified under section 618. ‘‘(d) BALANCE AMONG ACTIVITIES AND AGE RANGES.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that there is an appro priate balance across all age ranges of children with disabilities. ‘‘(e) LINKING STATES TO INFORMATION SOURCES.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support projects that link States to technical assistance resources, including special education and general education resources, and shall make research and

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