▁for ▁individuals ▁with ▁dis abilities ." ▁With ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁edition , ▁the ▁Act ▁now ▁required ▁States ▁to ▁provide ▁direct ▁aid ▁to ▁individuals ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁to ▁ensure ▁they ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁technology ▁they ▁need . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁State ▁efforts ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁areas : ▁assist ive ▁technology ▁re util ization ▁programs , ▁assist ive ▁technology ▁demonstr ation ▁programs , ▁alternative ▁finan cing ▁programs ▁and ▁device ▁loan ▁programs . ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁of ▁State ▁Te ch ▁Act ▁Program s ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Te ch ▁Act ▁Program s , ▁millions ▁of ▁Americans ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁work , ▁go ▁to ▁school , ▁particip ate ▁in ▁recre ation ▁activities , ▁and ▁be ▁contrib uting ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁communities . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Program ▁accomplish ments ▁are ▁summar ized ▁each ▁year ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Te ch ▁Act ▁reporting ▁requirements . ▁ ▁A ▁summary ▁of ▁these ▁accomplish ments ▁is ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Ass ist ive ▁Technology ▁Act ▁Program s ; ▁complete ▁copies ▁of ▁each ▁State ▁Plan ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Information ▁System ▁for ▁Ass ist ive ▁Technology . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁ ▁National ▁Institute ▁on ▁Dis ability ▁and ▁Re h abil itation ▁Research ▁( N ID R R ) ▁ ▁Category :