§1582 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of Defense may give assistive technology, devices, and services to DoD employees with disabilities, to DoD units that must make programs or facilities accessible, and to other federal agencies when the agency head asks for help. The words used follow the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.

Title 10, §1582

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may provide assistive technology, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services to the following:

(1)Department of Defense employees with disabilities.

(2)Organizations within the Department that have requirements to make programs or facilities accessible to, and usable by, persons with disabilities.

(3)Any other department or agency of the Federal Government, upon the request of the head of that department or agency, for its employees with disabilities or for satisfying a requirement to make its programs or facilities accessible to, and usable by, persons with disabilities.

(b)In this section, the terms “assistive technology”, “assistive technology device”, “assistive technology service”, and “disability” have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002).

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 1582, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 118; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(35), 72 Stat. 1456; Sept. 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–377, § 3, 73 Stat. 701, directed Secretary of Defense to report annually to Congress on civilian research and development personnel employed by Department of Defense under former section 1581 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–295, § 1(19)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1290.

§1582 Assistive technology, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services

Summary

Title 10, §1582

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Prior Provisions

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