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2002 SESSION

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HJ 218 Study; research and technologies for persons with disabilities.

Introduced by: Marian Van Landingham | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Research and new technologies for persons with disabilities. Requests the Secretaries of Technology and Health and Human Resources to work with representatives of technology industries to develop an action plan prescribing renewed partnerships among the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), the Department of Information Technology (DIT) and rehabilitation agencies, including the Department of Rehabilitation Services, the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, to strengthen cooperation in advancing research and new technologies to respond to the talents and needs of persons with disabilities. The Secretaries must report their written findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is a recommendation of the Disability Commission.


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