AACCENT Act

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers of Excellence and National Technical Assistance Act or the AACCENT Act

This bill establishes a grant program to create national resource centers on augmentative and alternative communication.

Specifically, 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.

Significant expressive communication disabilities are communication disabilities (other than communication disabilities that are primarily visual or auditory in nature) that prevent or significantly limit an individual from understanding or being understood using spoken words, resulting in the need for or benefit from augmentative and alternative communication.

The AACCENT Act, also known as Bill 118 s 2904, is a piece of legislation currently being considered by the US Congress. The purpose of this bill is to address the issue of foreign interference in American elections.

The AACCENT Act stands for the "Achieving Accurate Community-Centered Effective National Testing for Elections Act." The main goal of this bill is to improve the security and accuracy of elections in the United States by implementing new testing procedures for voting systems.

Specifically, the AACCENT Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a program for testing voting systems to ensure that they are secure and accurate. This program would involve conducting risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing on voting systems to identify and address any potential weaknesses. Additionally, the AACCENT Act would require voting system vendors to provide detailed information about their systems to the Election Assistance Commission, including source code, hardware design, and any other relevant information. This transparency would help to ensure that voting systems are secure and reliable. Overall, the AACCENT Act aims to strengthen the security of American elections and protect against foreign interference. By implementing new testing procedures and increasing transparency in voting systems, this bill seeks to safeguard the integrity of the democratic process in the United States.