; (bb) individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, or blind, are autistic, or have other intellectual or developmental disabilities; (cc) older individuals with dementia or other cognitive impairments; and (dd) individuals with any other disability or chronic health condition; (II) escalation avoidance and de-escalation techniques to be used when interacting with covered individuals, including procedures a law enforcement officer should follow to ensure the health and safety of a covered individual; and (III) communication strategies to be used when interacting with covered individuals, including individuals who do not use speech to communicate; (ii) that utilizes— (I) instructors who are covered individuals; or (II) guest instructors or speakers who are covered individuals; and (iii) in which each law enforcement officer participates not less frequently than 4 hours every year. (2) Optional uses An eligible entity that receives a covered grant may use the grant funds to— (A) expand an existing training program regarding topics such as interacting with, identifying, approaching, and communicating with covered individuals that was provided to law enforcement officers by a nonprofit disability organization in conjunction with the partner academy or a partner agency before the eligible entity received the grant; (B) reimburse staff members of the eligible entity for mileage and travel time expended to attend an initial training program or refresher training program occurring in person or online; (C) develop a model of training that utilizes volunteer instructors, except that the eligible entity shall pay any instructor, including a guest instructor, who is a covered individual; (D) acquire a computer system or software needed for the training programs