Policy Bill Updates

S.2904 - AACCENT Act (Passed)

Written by Admin | May 23, 2024 3:56:02 AM

S.2904 - AACCENT Act (Introduced in the Senate on September 21, 2023)

This bill was introduced in the Senate on September 21, 2023. This bill establishes a grant program to create national resource centers on augmentative and alternative communication. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award three grants in geographically diverse regions to establish a network of these resource centers for individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities, particularly through improved access to tools, technologies, strategies, training, and other methods.