(20 ILCS 1320/15)
Sec. 15.
Functions of Assistive Technology Evaluation and Training
Centers. The Assistive Technology Evaluation and Training Centers shall offer
comprehensive services to persons with disabilities regarding assistive
technology including, but not limited to:
(a) Comprehensive individual evaluations for a broad range of assistive
technology needs for persons with all types of disabilities for use in the
home, at school, in employment, and in the community;
(b) Training of consumers and appropriate family members regarding assistive
technology options available to the consumer and in the proper use of assistive
technology; and
(c) Training of professionals, including vocational rehabilitation
counselors,
school personnel, and other individuals who provide professional services to
persons with disabilities and their families to make them aware of assistive
technology as an alternative to more costly traditional services and to educate
them regarding available assistive technology devices and their uses and costs.
(Source: P.A. 90-428, eff. 1-1-98.)
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