TRAINING PERTAINING TO REHABILITATION ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS.

SEC. 215. TRAINING PERTAINING TO REHABILITATION ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS. (a) Grants and Contracts.— The Secretary shall make grants, or enter into contracts with, public and private agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to help prepare students, including students preparing to be rehabilitation technicians, and faculty working in the field of rehabilitation engineering, for careers related to the provision of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services. (b) Activities.— An agency or organization that receives a grant or contract under subsection (a) may use the funds made available through the grant or contract.— (1) to provide training programs for individuals employed or seeking employment in the field of rehabilitation engineering, including postsecondary education programs; (2) to provide workshops, seminars, and conferences concerning rehabilitation engineering that relate to the use of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities; and (3) to design, develop, and disseminate curricular materials to be used in the training programs, workshops, seminars, and conferences described in paragraphs (1) and (2).