[Federal Register: December 24, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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Part IX
Department of Education
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Public
Meeting and Request for Comments; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research;
Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR) is interested in gathering information from consumers,
families, service providers, advocacy organizations, community groups,
State agencies, and other stakeholders on existing and future needs for
assistive technology services and devices, systemic barriers to meeting
those needs, and successful approaches that have been used to remove
barriers to the acquisition of assistive technology services and
devices for individuals with disabilities.
NIDRR invites interested parties to submit written comments or
present oral comments at a public meeting on current assistive
technology needs and issues, as well as future directions for meeting
those needs. The purpose of the meeting is to help formulate future
policy related to assistive technology for persons with disabilities.
DATE AND TIME: The public meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday,
January 15, 1998 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway
Marriott at 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia.
COMMENTS: Persons desiring to provide oral comments at the public
meeting should telephone Ms. Nell Bailey on (703) 524-6686, ext. 305.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call 703-524-6639. Requests to provide oral comments may also be sent
through the Internet: nbailey@resna.org.
NIDRR invites written comments from those who will be unable to
provide oral comments at the public meetings. Written comments should
be received by April 30, 1998. Written comments should be addressed to
Ms. Nell Bailey, RESNA Technical Assistance Project, 1700 N. Moore St.,
Suite 1540, Arlington, VA 22209. Written comments may also be sent
through the Internet: nbailey@resna.org.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An
individual with a disability who will need an auxiliary aid or service
to participate in the meeting (e.g. interpreting service, assistive
listening device, or materials in an alternate format) should notify
the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the
scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, the requested auxiliary aid or
service may not be available because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nell Bailey. Telephone: (703) 524-
6686, ext. 305. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call (703) 524-6639.
Individuals with disabilities who plan to attend the meeting and
require reasonable accommodations should submit the request two week in
advance of the meeting to Nell Bailey. Individuals with disabilities
may obtain this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to Nell Bailey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There will be additional public meetings in
other regions of the country during the months of February, March and
April, 1998. The dates and locations of these meetings will be
announced in a separate Federal Register notice.
Electronic Access to This Document
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Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases.
Note: The official version of a document is the document
published in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 18, 1997.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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