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 12 2 STA T .3 3 74PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8organiz a t ion , or p artn e r sh ipo f t w oor m ore s uc h institutions or organizations, with d emonstrated e x pertise in —‘ ‘ (A) supporting students with disa b i l ities in postsec - ondar y education ‘‘( B ) technical k nowledge necessary for the dissemina- tion of information in accessible formats; ‘‘( C ) working with di v erse types of institutions of higher education, including community colleges; and ‘‘( D ) the sub j ects supported by the grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements authorized in subparts 1, 2 , and 3. ‘‘( 4 )D UTIES .— T he duties of the N ational Center shall include the following

‘‘(A) ASSIST ANC ET O STU D ENTS AND F A M I L IES.—The National Center shall provide information and technical assistance to students with disabilities and the families of students with disabilities to support students across the broad spectrum of disabilities, including— ‘‘(i) information to assist individuals with disabil- ities who are prospective students of an institution of higher education in planning for postsecondary edu- cation while the students are in secondary school; ‘‘(ii) information and technical assistance provided to individualized education program teams (as defined in section 6 14(d)(1) of the I ndividuals with Disabilities E ducation Act) for secondary school students with disabilities, and to early outreach and student services programs, including programs authorized under sub- parts 2, 4, and 5 ofpartAoftitleI V , to support students across a broad spectrum of disabilities with the successful transition to postsecondary education; ‘‘(iii) research-based supports, services, and accom- modations which are available in postsecondary set- tings, including services provided by other agencies such as vocational rehabilitation; ‘‘(iv) information on student mentoring and net- working opportunities for students with disabilities; and ‘‘(v) effective recruitment and transition programs at postsecondary educational institutions. ‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS OF H I G HE R EDU- CATION.—The National Center shall provide information and technical assistance to faculty, staff, and administra- tors of institutions of higher education to improve the serv- ices provided to, the accommodations for, the retention rates of, and the completion rates of, students with disabil- ities in higher education settings, which may include— ‘‘(i) collection and dissemination of best and prom- ising practices and materials for accommodating and supporting students with disabilities, including prac- tices and materials supported by the grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements authorized under subparts 1,2,and3; ‘‘(ii) development and provision of training modules for higher education faculty on exemplary practices for accommodating and supporting postsecondary stu- dents with disabilities across a range of academic

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