Cass Ballenger: “I rise to support H.R. 2339, the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act Amendments of 1994.…”

“I rise to support H.R. 2339, the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act Amendments of 1994. This bill represents a bipartisan agreement worked out between the House and the Senate. I want to commend the gentleman from New York, [Mr. Owens] the gentleman from Iowa Senator Harkin, the gentleman from Minnesota, Senator Durenberger, and all the staff for all the hard work and consistent efforts they did in order to work out the differences between the two bodies so that we can all support this bill today. H.R. 2339 makes several changes in the current law to strengthen activities States are doing in order to make assistive technology devices and services available to individuals with disabilities. Assistive technology does make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing them the opportunity to live independent and productive lives, and this legislation will continue to help make such assistive technology more accessible and available to them.”