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The National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project
Funded  through a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
U.S. Department of Education, under contract number H224B990002. The opinions expressed do not
necessarily reflect the position of the U.S. Department of Education, and no official endorsement by the
U.S. Department of Education of the opinions expressed herein should be inferred.

Thank you for visiting the National Assistive Technology Funding Link. which supports the advocacy efforts of attorneys, advocates, service agencies, persons with disabilities and their families as they seek funding for AT services and devices.

Western New York Work Incentives Benefits Advisement Project Invites You to the January Coalition Meeting.  The next WNY Work Incentives Coalition meeting will be on Thursday, January 24^th (8:30 a.m. registration; 9:00 a.m. program begins).

CLICK HERE for the agenda and registration form

Bridges to Better Advocacy A two-day conference for attorneys, paralegals and advocates who specialize in Assistive Technology (AT) Advocacy.  Wednesday, April 2, 2008 (Optional) to Friday, April 4, 2008

2007 National AT Conference Handouts
Overview of Key Concepts In Special Education Law - Substantive Law Outline
Due Process Requirements Under IDEA
Sample State Complaint Form
Sample Due Process Complaint Notice Form To Request An Impartial Hearing
Preparing to Advocate for Assistive Technology for a Special Education Student
Guidelines for Effective Case Preparation
Using the Media to Enhance Your PAAT Work

Winter 08 issue of AT Advocate  - MEDICAID, AT AND KIDS

Benefits Management Manual (2007 version) now available and for sale.  This 210 page, 12-chapter reference book is acclaimed by many as the definitive work on Social Security/SSI work incentives and related issues. Click on this link for Table of Contents, 2 sample chapters and descriptive brochure with order form

The Public School's Special Education System as an Assistive Technology Funding Source - a comprehensive treatise on the rights of students with disabilities under the IDEA and section 504 - Although this booklet is published to reach a primary audience of attorneys and advocates who assist persons with disabilities who need AT to succeed in their public school experience, the publication should also be viewed as a comprehensive treatise on the rights of students with disabilities under the IDEA and section 504. Since so much of AT-related advocacy will deal with core special education law concepts, we go through all the core issues in great detail, referencing the federal law and regulations, case law, and federal policy letters as relevant. In each section, we analyze how the concepts discussed have implications for AT advocacy. In the AT-specific sections of this booklet (see section III.), our analysis is very comprehensive, referencing nearly every policy letter to come out of the U.S. Department of Education that specifically relates to AT. This 468 footnoted booklet replaces the booklet published in 1999

Work Incentives for Persons with Disabilities Under the Social Security and SSI Programs  This publication was published in the March-April 2002 issue of Clearinghouse Review, a trade journal for Legal Services and Protection and Advocacy programs.  The 2002 version of this article replaces the most recent version produced in December 1999. To view this document in its original form in PDF format with footnotes at the bottom of each page rather than endnotes CLICK HERE