Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§1582 Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology Devices, and Assistive Technology Services
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 81— CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES › § 1582
Summary
The Secretary of Defense can 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 if their leader asks, for their employees or to make programs accessible. The words "assistive technology," "assistive technology device," "assistive technology service," and "disability" use the definitions in the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
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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.
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10 U.S.C. § 1582
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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