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AFP Data Collection Instrument and instructions (Revisions Included) (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document includes all of the revisions for the AFP data collection instrumentAnnual Report to Congress on the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 (2011) -- Available formats: pdf word
This report provides an overview of the AT Act and describes activities of the Statewide AT Programs and the Alternative Financing Programs during FY 2007 and 2008.Fee For Service - Experiences of Statewide AT Programs (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document looks at some of the services that statewide programs are providing for fees.Instruction Manual and Definitions for the Annual Progress Report for State Grants for Assistive Technology (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document shows all the revisions that will be in the data collection instrument for the Annual Progress Report for State Grants for Assistive TechnologyInstructional Manual and Definitions - List of Revisions (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document summarizes the changes that will be made to the statewide AT program data collection instructionsMarket Survey for At Accessment Services (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document provides data from a survey on what fees are charged by various programs that provide AT assessments.State AT Data Collection Instrument - List of Revisions (2011) -- Available formats: word
This documents summarizes the revisions that will be reflected in the new statewide AT program data colelction instrumentStatewide AT Program Data Collection Instrument (Revisions Included) (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document includes all of the revisions for the new data collection instrumentTop Ten List for AT Program Directors (2011) -- Available formats: word
This lists critical areas of knowledge that effective programs need to address.Funding of Home Modifications for Individuals with Disabilities: An Emphasis on Funding Home Modifications to Support Employment Goals (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This document provides an overview of the major funding sources for home modifications related to employment, such as vocational rehabilitation, SSI - PASS, AFP and Telework loans, and Medicaid.Use and non-use of assistive technology provided by a reutilization program (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This paper summarizes the research results of a study of consumers who had their AT reused equipment for at least a year.Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) Task Force Assessment Survey Results (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This document summarizes the results of a survey that was undertaken by the Task Force in Oklahoma to determine accessiblity of information technology in the state.Agenda - Nuts and Bolts Meeting (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Agenda for the Nuts and Bolts MeetingCredit Scoring for Microlenders (2007) -- Available formats: pdf
This report looks at the role that credit scoring plays in microlending. It includes a review of the literature, interviews with experts, and findings from research. This report provides key findings from these efforts.Kurina returns home, Discover Technology, Issue 1, 2007 (2007) -- Available formats: html
Ths case study tells about how the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership service assist one person to receive home modifications so tha tshe could return to her hoe.Media Plan (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a media plan. It was developed by the Utah PAAT for advocacy activities.Medicaid, Assistive Technology, and the Courts, (2007) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This Winter 2006-2007 AT Advocate is an updated summary of AT-related federal and state court decisions. It includes key funding concepts, information about interpretive guidance used by the courts, and illustrates with some key AT-related case law - the Exclusive List Cases, Denial of Funding on the Basis of Age, EPSDT and Children Under Age 21, Specific Categories of AT or DME including Augmentative Communication Devices (ACDs)Nuts and Bolts of Operating Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: html
A two and a half day specialized workshop was hosted by NATTAP in Raleigh, North Carolina and was designed for participants who were starting new device demonstration and loan programs as well as those participants looking to enhance/improve their device demonstration and loan programs. The agenda for this workshop, which was developed by a planning group of state AT directors and device demonstration and loan center personnel, was structured to address the essentials for building, maintaining, and sustaining a device demonstration and device loan program. Presentations provided information so that participants could compare and contrast their programs. Moderated discussions on Day 1 allowed for sharing of operational details and decision-making about program structure. The North Carolina AT Center in Raleigh hosted an Open House for participants to take a tour of their facility with staff on hand to answer questions. Day 2 sessions were built around maintaining device demonstration and loan programs. Concurrent roundtable discussions on the second day allowed people to move through smaller informal discussions on specific topics. Day 3 sessions focused on sustainability of device demonstration and loan programs.Position Paper: Visit-Able Homes, Visit-Able Communities in Wisconsin (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a call to pass legislation on visitability in the state of Wisconsin. It defines the concept of visitabilityPreparing Letters of Medical Justification (2007) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This Winter 2006 AT Advocate focuses on the key components that will support the need for durable medical equipment through Medicaid and other third party insurers. The issue includes Who Will Review the Letter or Report, Establishing the Professional Appearance of the Report, Getting Started: Five Key Principles for Writing Letters of Medical Justification, Consider the Funding Source and the Criteria It Will Follow, Using Medicaid Coverage Categories Other Than DME to Fund Specialized Equipment, and Drafting the Report.The National Coverage Decision for Mobility Assistive Equipment (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This document comes from the National Coverage Decisions Manual, governing Medicare Claims and represents the National Coverage Decision (NCD) governing mobility assistive equipment, including power wheelchairs and scooters. It is available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at: www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/ncd103c1_Part4.pdf.Transition to Adult Life (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This booklet by the Disability Rights Network in Wisconsin identifies funding resources for assistive technology. It looks at the student rights for AT through IDEA, how to link to outside agencies, the importance of transition planning and how to get started, and post-secondary issuesVeterans' Benefits and Assistive Technology: Considering the Possibilities (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This paper provides information about eligibility and benefits that Veterans are entitled to, concentrating on those benefits that provide assistive technologies.Considerations for Effective Implementation Setting Up Device Loan and Demonstration Programs (2006) -- Available formats: word
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article has been built around a case scenario involving Sharon, a 16 year old with a severe physical disability who will face multiple needs for AT as she completes her special education program, attends college, and eventually moves on to her employment goal. In walking through several years of her life, she is faced with the need to access several different benefit programs as funding sources for AT, including the special education program, the state vocational rehabilitation agency, Medicaid, Medicare, and SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self Support.IDEA, Part C: Early Intervention Services to Infants and Toddlers Under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article describes the Part C (Early Intervention) Program; explains what services are available through the program, including assistive technology (AT) devices and services and how to apply for them; explains how a child's Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is developed; and details the options available when a family wishes to challenge the denial of services. When first enacted, Early Intervention was in Part H of the IDEA. With the reauthorization of the IDEA in 1997 (IDEA'97), the program was moved to Part C.Improving State Assistive Technology Programs Considerations for Effective Implementation (2006) -- Available formats: pdf
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Medicaid and Assistive Technology: A Fresh Look at Medicaid as an AT Funding Source (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article presents an overview of Medicaid and the funding available for AT under Medicaid for both children and adults.Medicaid and Persons with Disabilities - Part 1: The Regular State Medicaid Program Part II: A Focus on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers (2006) -- Available formats: word
This handout provides an overview of how the regular state Medicaid program operates. This includes some discussion of the range of services covered or potentially covered by the regular Medicaid program. This handout will then discuss, in Part Two, HCBS waivers and what they can offer to individuals with disabilities who have specialized health care and related needs. This will include some discussion of the range of possible waiver provisions that would allow individuals to establish eligibility for Medicaid despite income or resources of responsible parents or spouses. It will then provide state-specific examples of how waivers are being used to benefit persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on assistive technology available through the waivers.Medicaid, Assistive Technology, and the Courts: An Updated Summary of AT-Related Federal and State Court Decisions (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article summarizes many of the most important AT-related court decisions going back to the mid 1980s, with most of these decisions published during the 1994 - 2003 period (i.e., since the Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology or PAAT programs have been funded). The great majority of these cases involved attorneys from P&A programs or attorneys who could be identified as part of our extended AT advocacy network. Given the limitations of space, this article does not highlight unreported court decisions (i.e., not reported in either official reporters or Westlaw) or court settlements, except insofar as later reported cases relied on the unreported or settled case in some way.Non-Traditional Funding Sources and Funding Strategies for Assistive Technology: Creative Ways to Access Traditional AT Funding Sources, Some Little-Known AT Funding Sources and Funding Strategies (2006) -- Available formats: word
This document represents an attempt to identify, in one place, many of the “best-kept secrets” in the AT funding world.Private Insurance Contracts & Assistive Technology: Part II (2006) -- Available formats: word
In this article we will discuss special policy provisions, such as a durable medical equipment provision, which determine what AT items are covered under an insurance policy. Next, we will discuss what criteria must be met for the insurer (i.e., the insurance company or other entity providing insurance) to determine that an AT device is medically necessary. We will then discuss how one appeals a denial of AT by a private insurer. We will close with a limited discussion of the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act to private insurance companies.Proactive Intervention for Hearing Impaired Infants, Preschoolers, and Adults: A Discussion of Funding Sources for Hearing Aids (2006) -- Available formats: word
This provides the justification for funding personaly prescribed devices, namely cochlear implants and hearing aids.State Child Health Insurance Program Provides Health Care to Uninsured Low-Income Children (2006) -- Available formats: word
Health insurance is a pressing issue for many families with limited income. This is especially true when the family has a child with a disability who needs assistive technology (AT) or other expensive services. The poorest of these children will qualify for Medicaid. What about uninsured children from families with income that is too high for Medicaid? The State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be the answer. This article explores how that can be done.State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: An Important Source of AT for Individuals Preparing for Work (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article reviews VR eligibility criteria, the services available from state VR agencies, and the VR appeals process.The Federal Fair Housing Act: A Tool to Obtain or Get Full Benefit for AT in Rental Housing (2006) -- Available formats: word
Individuals with disabilities are often denied the opportunity to acquire, use and enjoy the residential premises of their choosing. Through assistive technology (AT), many of the traditional barriers to the use and enjoyment of residential space can be overcome. The focus of this article is to describe the protections of the federal Fair Housing Act applicable to persons with disabilities who seek rental housing of their choice or who wish to use AT to fully use and enjoy rental housing.Suggested State Strategies for Private Health Insurance Initiatives and Assistive Technology and Private Health Insurance Consensus Principles (2002) -- Available formats: html
The RESNA Technical Assistance Project hosted a one-day meeting May 17, 2002 in Hartford, Connecticut for representatives of statewide assistive technology (AT) programs and private health insurance companies. The purpose of this meeting was to begin a dialog between these groups to: (1) promote a greater understanding of assistive technology (AT) and durable medical equipment (DME), (2) clarify current private insurance coverage of AT/DME; (3) identify information needed to broaden coverage of AT/DME, and (4) explore mechanisms for starting a long-term dialog among AT advocates and insurance industry representatives. As a result of this meeting, Consensus Principles and Suggested State Strategies for private health insurance and assistive technology were developed by the RESNA Technical Assistance Project.Partners and Volunteers—Assistive Technology Reuse Programs (2000) -- Available formats: html
Proceedings of the May 2000 Meeting on ReUse Programs. Focuses on partnering and volunteer connections.Sample Documents
Assistive Technology (AT) Needs Shelter Process (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a flow chart that shows the decision tree that helps a shelter assess the AT needs of an individual who arrives at a shelter.AT4All - Marketing a Free Online Service to List and Find Equipment in Nebraska (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes the AT4All website - the content and briefly how to navigate the site. It also shows some marketing pieces that the Nebraska project has developed for various audiences - including flyers and brochures.AT4ALL Brochure (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of the AT4ALL databaseCReATE Policies and Procedures (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This document covers the structure of the organization, the partners, governance, donation intake, device refurbishment, and transfer of devices. It also includes forms used by the CReATE programData Tracking: QuickBooks Premier - Nonprofit Edition 2008 (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe how Project Mend tracks individual clients and devices.Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.Durable Medical Equipment Cleaning and Sanitizing (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation reviews standards for sanitization of equipment. It discusses products and process used and show a typical layout for a program's cleaning and storage areaElectronic and Information Technology Accessibility: Oklahoma’s 508 Model Legislation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes Oklahoma's legislation to ensure accessibility of state information technology. It describes the process that the state went through to develop legislation and lessons learned. This handout also describes web accessibility training and provides state and national resources.Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Thsi powerpoint describes the need for AT that arose from the Katrina emergency and how LATAN responded. As a result, LATAN is now focusing on emergency preparedness with local and state agencies, such as pre-staging of AT and MOUs with agencies. It has also developed materials to encourage individual preparation.Louisiana Guide to Supports and Services for Individuals, Elders, and Their Families Affected by Disasters (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This is a list of key services and contact information that is given to individuals to help them receive services after a disaster.Marketing Strategies (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information and examples of how the Alabama STAR program markets its Reuse program. Included are lists of target markets, examples of the web site inventory, and copies of brochures, billboards, print ads, and other marketing pieces developed by the program.Matching Persons to Equipment (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This power point explains how Paraquad matches a person to a device. Information gathered, skills required are all included.MOA between LATAN and Other Entity (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample MOU to provide assessment services during an emergency/temporary devices during an large scale disaster.Oklahoma's Information Technology Accessibility Standards (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This document describes the state accessibility standards that are in place.Preparing for and Responding to a Disaster: Equipment Reutilization programs Can be an Important Part of Disaster Planning (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes lessons learned from one state AT Program from responding to several disasters. It discusses how to prepare for a disaster and how to connect to other responders. This preparation includes determining what your program can contribute, especially reused AT devices; strategies to match available equipment with an individual; budgeting for emergency response; and how to get connected with state efforts.Project START - Success Through Assistive Rehabilitative Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Mississippi markets to rural and underserved populations through radio, TV, AT Awareness week, and mini-conferences. This presentation shows some examples of the marketing pieces developed.Rental Vision Software from Vision-Forecasting for AT Inventory Management (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation shows how Arizona uses a software program, originally designed to track video rentals, to track its equipment loan devices.SERN - Self Employment Resource Network (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes the network in Illinois that works with self-employed persons with disabilities.Starting an AT Reutilization Program: Liability, Policies and Procedures (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation looks at ways to mitigate liability - primarily through putting policies and procedures in place. It describes ways to start drafting policies and procedures, and how to prioritize the various policies that a program could have. The presentation also looks at the role of insurance for the program to safeguard it.The Take and Go Emergency Book (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a booklet that an individual could use to provide information about himself/herself that can be used during a disaster.Use, Non-use, and Satisfaction with AT provided by a Reutilization program (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides information about the Paraquad program and the results of a survey of AT recipients one year after receiving devices. Data show price comparisons, uses of the AT and customer satisfaction.Using Return on Investment (ROI) to Guide Programmatic Health (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation offers information about how to calculate ROI and when it is most appropriate to use with AT Reuse programs. Examples of calculating costs and ROI are included.Vermont AT Reuse - A Marketing Collaboration (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provide information about the Vermont Reuse program - how it got started and how the collaborative began. Examples of marketing pieces are included, such as brochures, letters, and tear off flyers.What AT Reuse Means: Vermont Success Story (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a success story of a teen-aged boy in Vermont who gained independence with a reused wheelchair.What AT Reuse Means: Kansas Success Story (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This describes how one man was able to increase his independence with reused AT devices.What You need to Know for Accessible Information Technology (brochure) (2009) -- Available formats: rtf rtf
This brochure provides answers to state government and educational institutions within Oklahoma as to their responsibilities under the Oklahoma Accessible Information Technology state legislation.Application Information System Procurement Checklist (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This checklist is used by Oklahoma government agencies for procurements to meet applicable Information Technology Accessibility Standards of the state.Client Database - ATTIE Demystified (2008) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This document provides the specifications for the client database used by the Nebraska Partnership. The Attie program is written in the commercial database application program Filemaker® Pro 7 and served from Filemaker® Server 7 hosted on a Mac G5.Considerations for Your Plan of Action (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a planning document to help a program plan how to implement home modification activities in its state.Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) Task Force Assessment Survey Results (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This document summarizes the results of a survey that was undertaken by the Task Force in Oklahoma to determine accessiblity of information technology in the state.FAQs for HB 2197 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This FAQ document provides a brief overview of the HB 2197 that legislates Oklahoma's electronic accessiblility for state government. It describes why the bill is important, how it complies with federal law, and methods of compliance.Funding Services and Service and Device Application (Multi-Agency Form) (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the one combined form that several agencies use to register clients and coordinate funding of services in NebraskaHealth and Human Services Panel - AT Process (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This document describes the ATP Process that is used for Subsidized Adoption and Subsidized Guardianship. ATP referral form is sent to the adoption specialist from the adoption worker. There must be assurances that the family has agreed to adopt or take guardianship of the child.Health and Human Services Panel - Letter from Adoption Specialist (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample letter that confirms that the project is considering a home modification in relation to an adoption.Health and Human Services Panel - Contract (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample contract that is entered into between the State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services and the adoptive parents for home renovations.Oklahoma House Bill 2197 (2008) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This is the Oklahoma legislation that instituted Section 508 standards at the state level.Procurement Checklist and Documentation (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This checklist is used to certify that a procurement meets the EIT guidelines of the state of OklahomaReferral Form (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This is a referral form that is used to start the process of considering home modification and other services through the Nebraska project.State of Oklahoma Information Technology Accessiblity Standards (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The contents of this document include the Information Technology Accessibility standards to comply with the law passed by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed by the Governor of Oklahoma in 2004. The standards apply to all state agencies, as defined. As such, they apply equally to all state employees, contractors or any entity that deals with the State of Oklahoma.Undue Burden Form (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This form is used to document when a procurement is exempted from the EIT standards of the state of Oklahoma.Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Instructions (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is a tool to assist in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of electronic and information technology products and services with features that support accessibility.VR/ATP Referral Form (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the referral form used by VR to request services from ATP.Web-Based Internet Information and Applications (VPAT) (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This form provides a sample format used to evaluate IT standards applicable to web-based internet applications for the state of Oklahoma.Your Checklist for what happens next (2008) -- Available formats: rtf pdf
This is a summary of the process that the Nebraska AT Partnership will go. It provides a guide for individuals using the services.Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This fact sheet for consumers interested in purchasing a modified vehicle provides information on how a consumer can assess his/her needs, how to find a vendor, and features to look for in a modified vehicle.Agenda - Nuts and Bolts Meeting (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Agenda for the Nuts and Bolts MeetingApplication Form - Iowa (2007) -- Available formats: xls
This spreadsheet is an example of an AFP checklist when looking over an applicationAssistive Technology Addendum (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample memorandum of agreement between a state education agency and its VR agency regarding AT. The purpose of this addendum is to document and describe how DORS and ACPS will work collaboratively to assure that assistive technology (AT) devices and services are provided to eligible students with disabilities in order to assist them with transitioning from ACPS to postsecondaryAssistive Technology Loan Application Database, (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This powerpoint provides a demonstration of the database used by the Maryland AFP to track clients and loans. It shows some of the reports that are generated from the database.Authorization to Release Public Relations & Training Materials (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample release form that can be a model.Credit Summary for Loan Application (2007) -- Available formats: pdf
This is a sample printout from the Maryland AFP database. The reports vary, some are for loan review committee consideration, others for staff internal use.Defining and Understanding Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: ppt
RSA Powerpoint Presentation on RSA's perspective on what device loans and device demonstrations are.Disability Law Center Helps Teen Speak Up - Press Release (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a press release that can support media activities for advocacy.Finding a Voice (2007) -- Available formats: word
This is a sample story that can be used to support advocacy via the media.Hearing Loss and Selecting a Hearing Aid (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This fact sheet helps potential loan program applicants identify their need for a hearing aid and how to go about finding a qualified audiologist to assess the person's need.Media Plan (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a media plan. It was developed by the Utah PAAT for advocacy activities.Microenterprise Resources for Telework Programs (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Provides resources and contact information for each of the state Telework programs regarding business development and other resources in the state.Nuts and Bolts of Operating Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: html
A two and a half day specialized workshop was hosted by NATTAP in Raleigh, North Carolina and was designed for participants who were starting new device demonstration and loan programs as well as those participants looking to enhance/improve their device demonstration and loan programs. The agenda for this workshop, which was developed by a planning group of state AT directors and device demonstration and loan center personnel, was structured to address the essentials for building, maintaining, and sustaining a device demonstration and device loan program. Presentations provided information so that participants could compare and contrast their programs. Moderated discussions on Day 1 allowed for sharing of operational details and decision-making about program structure. The North Carolina AT Center in Raleigh hosted an Open House for participants to take a tour of their facility with staff on hand to answer questions. Day 2 sessions were built around maintaining device demonstration and loan programs. Concurrent roundtable discussions on the second day allowed people to move through smaller informal discussions on specific topics. Day 3 sessions focused on sustainability of device demonstration and loan programs.Policy on Audiologist Evaluation (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample policy from Oklahoma on what the loan program requires when borrowers request hearing aids.Sample Letter to the Editor (2007) -- Available formats: word
This is a sample of a letter to the editor that could be used for media activity related to advocacy activities.Underwriting/Evaluation Guidelines for Microenterprise and Small Business Loans, (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This summarizes the guidelines that one program uses for underwriting business loans. The factors considered are financial and credit, market, management, collateral, mission, and technical assistance.Wheelchair Gives Kid, Family New Freedom, (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample advocacy story that can be used as a model for advocacy via the media.Considerations for Effective Implementation Setting Up Device Loan and Demonstration Programs (2006) -- Available formats: word
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Doing a Good Screening for AT Funding Possibilities (2006) -- Available formats: word
This is a summary document that discussed how to approach a specific AT funding request. It begins with the characteristics of the individual, then a consideration of the various funding sources, and then a look at the various processes to request and receive funding.Identifying Funding Sources for Assistive Technology Funding: A Screening Tool for AT Advocates (2006) -- Available formats: word
This screening tool is designed for attorneys or advocates who work for Protection and Advocacy for AT (PAAT) projects, as well as individuals employed by State AT Act Projects or Alternative Financing Projects. Although the questionnaire is meant to help the user identify whether a potential funding source may or may not be an option, the user will need other resources to aid in pursuing any particular funding source.Improving State Assistive Technology Programs Considerations for Effective Implementation (2006) -- Available formats: pdf
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - Rates (2006) -- Available formats: word
This document provides information on the rates that NCATP charges for assessments, for consultations, for workshops and training and more.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - Rates and Fees - Commonly Asked Questions (2006) -- Available formats: word
This brief provides answers to the question of whether a state agency that is funded by a grant can charge fees for service.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - Budget (2006) -- Available formats: xls
This is a sample budget of revenue from fees and other agreements for NCATP.AT State Plan Attachments (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Handout. This file has all of the State Plan attachments.Enrolled House Bill No 2197 - Oklahoma's 508 state legislation (2004) -- Available formats: pdf
This is Oklahoma's model 508 state legislation for accessible information technology.Toolkits
Getting Started: Adding Fee-for-Service as Another Tool in Your Toolbox (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document provides questions that can guide a statewide program when it is considering adding fee-for-service as a method of providing services.Accessibility Tips for Information Technology (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This text version of the acessibility wheel lists specific barriers and benefit from specific design solutions, by function area.Application Information System Procurement Checklist (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This checklist is used by Oklahoma government agencies for procurements to meet applicable Information Technology Accessibility Standards of the state.Considerations for Your Plan of Action (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a planning document to help a program plan how to implement home modification activities in its state.Procurement Checklist and Documentation (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This checklist is used to certify that a procurement meets the EIT guidelines of the state of OklahomaVoluntary Product Accessibility Template Instructions (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is a tool to assist in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of electronic and information technology products and services with features that support accessibility.Web-Based Internet Information and Applications (VPAT) (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This form provides a sample format used to evaluate IT standards applicable to web-based internet applications for the state of Oklahoma.Application Form - Iowa (2007) -- Available formats: xls
This spreadsheet is an example of an AFP checklist when looking over an applicationDoing a Good Screening for AT Funding Possibilities (2006) -- Available formats: word
This is a summary document that discussed how to approach a specific AT funding request. It begins with the characteristics of the individual, then a consideration of the various funding sources, and then a look at the various processes to request and receive funding.Getting Started - Sustainability Self Assessment (2006) -- Available formats: word
This self assessment tool allows organizations to assess where they are in their planning for sustainability.Identifying Funding Sources for Assistive Technology Funding: A Screening Tool for AT Advocates (2006) -- Available formats: word
This screening tool is designed for attorneys or advocates who work for Protection and Advocacy for AT (PAAT) projects, as well as individuals employed by State AT Act Projects or Alternative Financing Projects. Although the questionnaire is meant to help the user identify whether a potential funding source may or may not be an option, the user will need other resources to aid in pursuing any particular funding source.Marketing Materials
Agenda - National Conference on Reuse September 15-17, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the agenda for the three day meeting on Reuse in Sept 2009AT4All - Marketing a Free Online Service to List and Find Equipment in Nebraska (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes the AT4All website - the content and briefly how to navigate the site. It also shows some marketing pieces that the Nebraska project has developed for various audiences - including flyers and brochures.AT4ALL Brochure (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of the AT4ALL databaseBuilding Sustainable Partnerships for addressing Veterans Needs (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint discusses barriers that occur when programs try to work with veterans' groups. It offers some resources and information flow charts to help programs work with veterans' groupsDiscover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.E-Waste and Recycling Programmatic Responsibilities (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe the history of the NCR, its current emphasis and policies. It also looks at national e-waste efforts for computersList of Participants (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
List of Participants for National Conference on Reuse September 15-17, 2009Marketing Strategies (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information and examples of how the Alabama STAR program markets its Reuse program. Included are lists of target markets, examples of the web site inventory, and copies of brochures, billboards, print ads, and other marketing pieces developed by the program.NEED AT - The National Equipment Exchange Depot - Martha Rust (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes how the NEED will work to list equipment from many state networks to aid in matching devices to a person.Project START - Success Through Assistive Rehabilitative Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Mississippi markets to rural and underserved populations through radio, TV, AT Awareness week, and mini-conferences. This presentation shows some examples of the marketing pieces developed.SERN - Self Employment Resource Network (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes the network in Illinois that works with self-employed persons with disabilities.The National AT Reuse Scene - Accomplishments and National Data (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joy Kniskern provides the context for the national conference sessions. She provides an overview of what the AT Reuse programs have been able to accomplish in three years and what still remains to be done.The Significance of Outcome Data at The FREE Foundation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Free collects data on falls, number of trips to the ER, number of admittances to the hospital, and other data. This has in turn provided data to use when requesting additional funding and identifying outcomes.Vermont AT Reuse - A Marketing Collaboration (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provide information about the Vermont Reuse program - how it got started and how the collaborative began. Examples of marketing pieces are included, such as brochures, letters, and tear off flyers.Welcome - National Conference on Reuse September 15-17, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
A Powerpoint that provides the purpose of the meeting and also summarizes the current status of reuse programs in the country.Agenda - Nuts and Bolts Meeting (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Agenda for the Nuts and Bolts MeetingAuthorization to Release Public Relations & Training Materials (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample release form that can be a model.Defining and Understanding Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: ppt
RSA Powerpoint Presentation on RSA's perspective on what device loans and device demonstrations are.Device Demonstration Program Overview (2007) -- Available formats: ppt
Powerpoint presentation given by the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (Willie Gunther) on how device demonstration programs work.Disability Law Center Helps Teen Speak Up - Press Release (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a press release that can support media activities for advocacy.Finding a Voice (2007) -- Available formats: word
This is a sample story that can be used to support advocacy via the media.Media as Advocacy (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the importance of telling the story - to funders and to the community. It discusses the use of demographics in the story telling process and how to prepare the story to support advocacy.Media Plan (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a media plan. It was developed by the Utah PAAT for advocacy activities.Nuts and Bolts of Operating Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: html
A two and a half day specialized workshop was hosted by NATTAP in Raleigh, North Carolina and was designed for participants who were starting new device demonstration and loan programs as well as those participants looking to enhance/improve their device demonstration and loan programs. The agenda for this workshop, which was developed by a planning group of state AT directors and device demonstration and loan center personnel, was structured to address the essentials for building, maintaining, and sustaining a device demonstration and device loan program. Presentations provided information so that participants could compare and contrast their programs. Moderated discussions on Day 1 allowed for sharing of operational details and decision-making about program structure. The North Carolina AT Center in Raleigh hosted an Open House for participants to take a tour of their facility with staff on hand to answer questions. Day 2 sessions were built around maintaining device demonstration and loan programs. Concurrent roundtable discussions on the second day allowed people to move through smaller informal discussions on specific topics. Day 3 sessions focused on sustainability of device demonstration and loan programs.Sample Letter to the Editor (2007) -- Available formats: word
This is a sample of a letter to the editor that could be used for media activity related to advocacy activities.Wheelchair Gives Kid, Family New Freedom, (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample advocacy story that can be used as a model for advocacy via the media.Considerations for Effective Implementation Setting Up Device Loan and Demonstration Programs (2006) -- Available formats: word
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Improving State Assistive Technology Programs Considerations for Effective Implementation (2006) -- Available formats: pdf
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Training Materials
Understanding Performance Measures (2012) -- Available formats: ppt
On July 16, 2012, Diane Golden with CATADA presented on understanding performance measures at the ATAP Directors Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C. With the new RSA set targets, states will be placed in “met” or “not met” categories, which eventually will be used to evaluate overall performance of the AT Act Programs. This presentation reviewed the current performance measures, how data is collected and reported for each, and provided time for sharing about use of performance measure data and strategies for addressing low percentages.ATIA Webinar Platform: Free Long Distance Learning Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe how one state, Oklahoma, used the ATIA/NATTAP webinar room to provide training to VR counselors across the state of Oklahoma in a cost effective manner. Other examples are provided. The webinar platform is described. Directions are provided for how to book the roomDistance Learning Technology Explored at the Maine Regional Workshop (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint summarized the Regional Workshop on Distance Learning conducted in September 2008. During that workshop, the content included information about Penn International, Polycom technology, automatic sync technology, Serotec, Docsoft, and Adobe Captiva.Financial Freedom: Borrowing for Assistive Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of a Financial education curriculum about borrowing money to purchase AT. The curriculum was developed by Alpha One with a grant from NEFE. The presentation describes the curriculum chapters and other resources.Money Smart – Accessible Curriculum by Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (2009) -- Available formats: external
This web site provides an accessible version of the financial literacy curriculum, Money Smart. Each chapter has slides and other materials.Online Training Materials and Participant Handouts (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a link to the Pennsylvania training materials that were developed through the AT Collaborative in the state.Why is the Treasury Department Interested in Financial Access and Financial Education (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Financial Education activities. It describes what the financial literacy program has identified as working and describes how a program can begin a financial literacy program, what the benefits are, and what resources are available.Training, Technical Assistance, Public Awareness (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the data that will be collected on state leadership activities in the new data collection system.Success Stories
AT Reuse: What it Really Means - Stories from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Kansas and Vermont (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides brief glimpses of how reused AT has given independence to those who receive the AT.What AT Reuse Means: Vermont Success Story (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a success story of a teen-aged boy in Vermont who gained independence with a reused wheelchair.What AT Reuse Means: Kansas Success Story (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This describes how one man was able to increase his independence with reused AT devices.Kurina returns home, Discover Technology, Issue 1, 2007 (2007) -- Available formats: html
Ths case study tells about how the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership service assist one person to receive home modifications so tha tshe could return to her hoe.Profile
Using Data for Program Improvement (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This describes how the Kansas Program is using data to systematically improve its program.Computer Refurbishing (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides a flow chart for how computers are processed at the ReBoot facility in Georgia. It describes the donation policy and the process for evaluating equipment. The process of refurbishment is describes from installing software, matching the consumer to the equipment. The program's technical support and e-waste process is also described.Direct Lending: A Case Study of the Connecticut Loan Program (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint highlights the main areas of consideration when moving to using a direct lending model. Connecticut is used as a case study. Program management, key factors, and the former and future model are discussed.How to Start a Reuse Program – Policies, Procedures, and Regulatory Issues (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides an overview of the CReate program. It describes how the program got started writing policies and procedures and how the policies are currently updated. The presentation also looks at who the program is mitigating liability and the challenges that still need to be addressed.Idaho Assistive Technology Reuse Project (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the AT reuse services that Idaho provides its citizens.Making a Difference One Computer at a Time (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information on the High School/High Tech program and how it got started. It describes some lessons learned and the plans the program has for the futureNew Hampshire's Refurbished Equipment Marketplace (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes how New Hampshire's program controls what equipment is donated, evaluates equipment that comes in and tracks the service and activity provided to each device.Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes Pennsylvania's alternative financing program and lsits its partners that help with home modifications.Sanitizing and Evaluation of Equipment (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentations describes what equipment Paraquad accepts, what forms are used, the evaluation process that the program uses, and the process for cleaning devices.Self-Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania, Inc. (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes what SDHP's mission is, what it does, and who are its partners. It also desribes some of the collaborations the program has.Sustainability Planning - Project Mend (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes several areas that Project Mend focused on to plan to sustain its Reuse program. These included getting the advisory board involved, diversifying funding sources, branding the project, and ensuring that policies and procedures are written.Vermont Reuse Leaps and Bounds (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes various programs and initiative that the Vermont AT Act program has related to AT reuse.Virginia Reuse Network Sustainability Planning Efforts (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the Virginia network of reuse programs and efforts in the past year to secure extra funding through the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative, the ARRA (Stimulus funds) and other funding sources.VISTA Member Network in Tennessee (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes how Tennessee has been able to use Americorp VISTA volunteers to staff its regional centers. The presentation describes how the program works, how staff were recruited and volunteer work was coordinated. It lists the benefits for having Americorp staff and lessons learned.An Overview of Alabama's Assistive Technology Act Program (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the Alabama AT Act program. It describes its mandate, the services it provides, and the organizational structure.Georgia High School and High Tech Transition Refurbish Project (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the High Tech program -including lessons learned, the importance of getting the right people involved, and success stories.Health and Human Services Panel - Overview (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This describes the process that the Nebraska program uses to respond to human service requests. It discusses home and community based waivers, the process that the project uses, and lists some of the AT that was acquired through this process.Reutilization Program: Building a Statewide Network (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the steps Tennessee took to develop its network of Reuse Centers. The project hosted a meeting to raise awareness and begin to have programs exchange ideas and start collaborations. It describes the role that VISTA volunteers are playing in the network and thoughts about expanding the collaboration beyond state lines.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - What it Takes (2008) -- Available formats: word
This brief summaries the lessons learned by the North Carolina program to grow itself to sustainability. It describes how to work with the lead agency, how to structure the program and partnerships that have proven vital.Your Southeastern Technology Access and Reuse Network (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the STAR network that operates reuse centers and reuse depots in Georgia. It features the 2 depots (FODAC and Touch the Future) and the 4 Outreach Centers (Columbus, Macon, Disability Link, and Walton Options)Operational Details of IL and NC programs (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Willie Gunther, Executive Director, Illinois AT Program and Lynne Deese, AT Consultant, NC AT Program participated in a moderated discussion to share information on how their programs operate.SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support: Using the PASS to Purchase Assistive Technology to Achieve a Work Goal (2006) -- Available formats: word
This example highlights the potential for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program’s Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS). The example uses a 17 year old student and how it can be applied to his situation.Legislation
Section 508 and the Telecommunication Act Refresh (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information on proposed rulemaking for Section 508.State of Oklahoma Current Policy Issues 508 EITA Law and Standards (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
Presentation by Brenda Dawes of Oklahoma ABLETech at the Statewide AT Program Leaders Symposium 2011.Oklahoma House Bill 2197 (2008) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This is the Oklahoma legislation that instituted Section 508 standards at the state level.Enrolled House Bill No 2197 - Oklahoma's 508 state legislation (2004) -- Available formats: pdf
This is Oklahoma's model 508 state legislation for accessible information technology.AAPD Policy Summary: 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (unknown) -- Available formats: ppt
AAPD's Jenifer Simpson's presentation at the Statewide AT Leaders Symposium, May 16-18, 2011, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Maryland.Essential Documents
Understanding Performance Measures (2012) -- Available formats: ppt
On July 16, 2012, Diane Golden with CATADA presented on understanding performance measures at the ATAP Directors Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C. With the new RSA set targets, states will be placed in “met” or “not met” categories, which eventually will be used to evaluate overall performance of the AT Act Programs. This presentation reviewed the current performance measures, how data is collected and reported for each, and provided time for sharing about use of performance measure data and strategies for addressing low percentages.Teleconferences
AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call Notes-July 21, 2011 (2011) -- Available formats: word
These notes and information are from the first AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call-July 21, 2011Meetings
Understanding Performance Measures (2012) -- Available formats: ppt
On July 16, 2012, Diane Golden with CATADA presented on understanding performance measures at the ATAP Directors Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C. With the new RSA set targets, states will be placed in “met” or “not met” categories, which eventually will be used to evaluate overall performance of the AT Act Programs. This presentation reviewed the current performance measures, how data is collected and reported for each, and provided time for sharing about use of performance measure data and strategies for addressing low percentages.AFP Data Collection Instrument - Technical Corrections (2011) -- Available formats: word
This document summarizes the changes that have been suggested for the ATP data collection instrument.Agenda - Statewide AT program Leaders Symposium May 2011 (2011) -- Available formats: word
This is the agenda for the May 2011 SymposiumAnnual Report to Congress on the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 (2011) -- Available formats: pdf word
This report provides an overview of the AT Act and describes activities of the Statewide AT Programs and the Alternative Financing Programs during FY 2007 and 2008.New Directors Orientation 2011 (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides an overview of the AT Act division of funds, Advisory Councils, and program policies and procedures.Pass It On Center - Highlights of Year 5 in Review (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes meetings and summits and other initiatives that the PIOC has sponsored.Revised Data Collection - Change Highlights (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation summarizes the changes that will be made to the statewide AT program data collection instruments and instructional manual.Section 508 and the Telecommunication Act Refresh (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information on proposed rulemaking for Section 508.State of Oklahoma Current Policy Issues 508 EITA Law and Standards (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
Presentation by Brenda Dawes of Oklahoma ABLETech at the Statewide AT Program Leaders Symposium 2011.Three Years of AT Act Data - FY 2008-2009-2010 (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides a comparative look at the data that the statewide AT programs have provided in the last three years.List of Participants - 2009 Annual Conference for AT Act programs (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the list of participants for the Annual Conference for AT Act programs that was conducted in Philadelphia April 21-22, 2009.Accessibility Tips for Information Technology (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This text version of the acessibility wheel lists specific barriers and benefit from specific design solutions, by function area.Agenda - 2009 Annual Conference AT Act Programs (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the agenda for the Annual Conference for AT Act programs that was conducted in Philadelphia April 21-22, 2009.Agenda - National Conference on Reuse September 15-17, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the agenda for the three day meeting on Reuse in Sept 2009Assistive Technology (AT) Needs Shelter Process (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a flow chart that shows the decision tree that helps a shelter assess the AT needs of an individual who arrives at a shelter.AT Collaborative: Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment for Persons with Disabilities Through AT (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint gives an overview of the AT Collaborative - data on unemployment, the goal of the program, the partners involved, and what barriers were identified. It then lists recommendations that the collaborative formed for the federal government, AT programs, and employers.AT Manufacturers, Service Providers and AT Reuse Programs (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation looks at the challenges of reusing devices faced by suppliers and some of the issues involved. It also suggests some possible future steps for Reuse programs to take in developing relationships with manufacturers and suppliers.AT Reuse: What it Really Means - Stories from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Kansas and Vermont (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides brief glimpses of how reused AT has given independence to those who receive the AT.AT4All - Marketing a Free Online Service to List and Find Equipment in Nebraska (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes the AT4All website - the content and briefly how to navigate the site. It also shows some marketing pieces that the Nebraska project has developed for various audiences - including flyers and brochures.AT4ALL Brochure (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of the AT4ALL databaseATIA Webinar Platform: Free Long Distance Learning Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe how one state, Oklahoma, used the ATIA/NATTAP webinar room to provide training to VR counselors across the state of Oklahoma in a cost effective manner. Other examples are provided. The webinar platform is described. Directions are provided for how to book the roomBuilding Sustainable Partnerships for addressing Veterans Needs (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint discusses barriers that occur when programs try to work with veterans' groups. It offers some resources and information flow charts to help programs work with veterans' groupsCollaborating to Enhance Funding for Home Modifications AT Partnership (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of housing modifications that the Nebraska program provides. It tells about some of the modification possible and describes the partners that the Nebraska Program has.Collaborations and Partnerships: Infusing AT into Work and the Community - the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology and Employment Collaborative (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes how the Pennsylvania AT Collaborative formed and produced tools for the partners to use. Lessons learned from the experience include how to form a group and ensure participation from the members, develop sustainability, and create and use resources with other entities in the state to promote the use of AT for employment.Computer Refurbishing (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides a flow chart for how computers are processed at the ReBoot facility in Georgia. It describes the donation policy and the process for evaluating equipment. The process of refurbishment is describes from installing software, matching the consumer to the equipment. The program's technical support and e-waste process is also described.CReATE Policies and Procedures (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This document covers the structure of the organization, the partners, governance, donation intake, device refurbishment, and transfer of devices. It also includes forms used by the CReATE programData Tracking: QuickBooks Premier - Nonprofit Edition 2008 (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe how Project Mend tracks individual clients and devices.Developing Collaborative Partners for AT/DME Reutilization (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides data on the funders of reused AT, provides tips on collaborating, and offers suggestions on potential partners.Developing Indicators of Quality for AT Reuse Programs (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes how quality indicators for reuse programs were developed, what themes are covered under the inidcators and how the assessment tool was developed and can be used.Direct Lending: A Case Study of the Connecticut Loan Program (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint highlights the main areas of consideration when moving to using a direct lending model. Connecticut is used as a case study. Program management, key factors, and the former and future model are discussed.Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.Distance Learning Technology Explored at the Maine Regional Workshop (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint summarized the Regional Workshop on Distance Learning conducted in September 2008. During that workshop, the content included information about Penn International, Polycom technology, automatic sync technology, Serotec, Docsoft, and Adobe Captiva.Durable Medical Equipment Cleaning and Sanitizing (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation reviews standards for sanitization of equipment. It discusses products and process used and show a typical layout for a program's cleaning and storage areaE-Waste and E-Recycling (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information about e-waste laws and regulations and how a program might address e-waste requirements through policies and procedures.E-Waste and End of Life Recycling (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information on the Reboot computer recycling program. It includes information on ISO standards related to end-of life recycling and offers resources to contact.E-Waste and Recycling Programmatic Responsibilities (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe the history of the NCR, its current emphasis and policies. It also looks at national e-waste efforts for computersElectronic and Information Technology Accessibility: Oklahoma’s 508 Model Legislation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes Oklahoma's legislation to ensure accessibility of state information technology. It describes the process that the state went through to develop legislation and lessons learned. This handout also describes web accessibility training and provides state and national resources.Emergency Management Overview (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of emergency management terms and concepts. It also provides information for how people with disabilities can be integrated into emergency managment preparation and how asssitive technology can be a key component of the planning.Emergency Preparedness - Role of AT in Preparing for, Responding to, and Recovering from Disaster (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes why reused AT is important in emergency preparation. It has information on local incidents and the lessons learned from the Katrina disaster. Strategies are suggested that include educating yourself and knowing how the emergency response system works.Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Thsi powerpoint describes the need for AT that arose from the Katrina emergency and how LATAN responded. As a result, LATAN is now focusing on emergency preparedness with local and state agencies, such as pre-staging of AT and MOUs with agencies. It has also developed materials to encourage individual preparation.Emergency Response Overview (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint explores the incremental steps that AT Programs could take to get involved with disaster preparedness at the local level.Equipment Recycling Programs: Are PTs Liable? (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This handout describes a situation that could happen based on a mandatory Medicaid recycling program scenario.Financial Freedom: Borrowing for Assistive Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of a Financial education curriculum about borrowing money to purchase AT. The curriculum was developed by Alpha One with a grant from NEFE. The presentation describes the curriculum chapters and other resources.Funding of Home Modifications for Individuals with Disabilities: An Emphasis on Funding Home Modifications to Support Employment Goals (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This document provides an overview of the major funding sources for home modifications related to employment, such as vocational rehabilitation, SSI - PASS, AFP and Telework loans, and Medicaid.Future of AT Reutilization (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the current need for reused AT. It looks at the internal and external environment for additional funding for AT reuse programs, such as through the green agenda and using smart power. It links AT reuse to employment, community living and education.How to Start a Reuse Program – Policies, Procedures, and Regulatory Issues (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides an overview of the CReate program. It describes how the program got started writing policies and procedures and how the policies are currently updated. The presentation also looks at who the program is mitigating liability and the challenges that still need to be addressed.Idaho Assistive Technology Reuse Project (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the AT reuse services that Idaho provides its citizens.Linking Together for Veterans’ Futures (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpint describes the various partnerships that the National Cristina Foundation has with veteran organizations.List of Participants (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
List of Participants for National Conference on Reuse September 15-17, 2009Louisiana Guide to Supports and Services for Individuals, Elders, and Their Families Affected by Disasters (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This is a list of key services and contact information that is given to individuals to help them receive services after a disaster.Making a Difference One Computer at a Time (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information on the High School/High Tech program and how it got started. It describes some lessons learned and the plans the program has for the futureManufacturer and Vendor Relationships (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint has information on critical features of AT reuse programs when working with vendors. It discusses flaws in models that have been used and suggests features that need to be included in any model for it to succeed.Marketing Strategies (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information and examples of how the Alabama STAR program markets its Reuse program. Included are lists of target markets, examples of the web site inventory, and copies of brochures, billboards, print ads, and other marketing pieces developed by the program.Matching Consumers’ Needs with Available AT and DME (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe how the independent living center in Georgia works with consumers to get reused devicesMatching Persons to Equipment (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This power point explains how Paraquad matches a person to a device. Information gathered, skills required are all included.Matching Persons to Equipment - the NEAT Model (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
NEAT provides reused AT via its participating vendors. These vendors match the equipment to the person.MOA between LATAN and Other Entity (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample MOU to provide assessment services during an emergency/temporary devices during an large scale disaster.Money Smart – Accessible Curriculum by Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (2009) -- Available formats: external
This web site provides an accessible version of the financial literacy curriculum, Money Smart. Each chapter has slides and other materials.National AT Reuse Scene (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Jeremy Buzzell provides an overview of the progress made in AT reuse in the last three years and what the issues are that still need to be faced.NEED AT - The National Equipment Exchange Depot - Martha Rust (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes how the NEED will work to list equipment from many state networks to aid in matching devices to a person.New Hampshire's Refurbished Equipment Marketplace (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes how New Hampshire's program controls what equipment is donated, evaluates equipment that comes in and tracks the service and activity provided to each device.NISAT - Statewide AT Program Data - Reutilization (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Provides FY 2008 data from the MIS system on statewide AT programs about state level activities and state leadership activities as well as information on financial loan programs.Oklahoma's Information Technology Accessibility Standards (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This document describes the state accessibility standards that are in place.Online Training Materials and Participant Handouts (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a link to the Pennsylvania training materials that were developed through the AT Collaborative in the state.Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes Pennsylvania's alternative financing program and lsits its partners that help with home modifications.Preparing for and Responding to a Disaster: Equipment Reutilization programs Can be an Important Part of Disaster Planning (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes lessons learned from one state AT Program from responding to several disasters. It discusses how to prepare for a disaster and how to connect to other responders. This preparation includes determining what your program can contribute, especially reused AT devices; strategies to match available equipment with an individual; budgeting for emergency response; and how to get connected with state efforts.Project START - Success Through Assistive Rehabilitative Technology (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Mississippi markets to rural and underserved populations through radio, TV, AT Awareness week, and mini-conferences. This presentation shows some examples of the marketing pieces developed.Quality Indicators for Device Demonstrations (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describe the work NATTAP is doing with a work group to develop quality indicators for device demonstrations. It illustrates using another set of indicators - the QIAT developed for special education. It describes the process used to develop the Device Demo indicators and what the next steps are in validating them. It then provides a listing of the indicators.Rental Vision Software from Vision-Forecasting for AT Inventory Management (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation shows how Arizona uses a software program, originally designed to track video rentals, to track its equipment loan devices.Retaining Skilled Workers: AT Moves into the Mainstream (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the activities that the DATI engaged in to encourage retaining skilled workers. It shows some of the hands-on training designed with the adult learner in mind and offers some lessons learned for other programs seeking to replicate this model.Reuse and the New Laws (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This power point provides information on the state laws governing recycling. State laws vary, some with more specific requirements than others. Also this addressed what collectors need to do.Sanitization at Our Center (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information about the Walton Options program - its mission and services. it discusses how the program sanitizes the equipment that it gets in.Sanitizing and Evaluation of Equipment (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentations describes what equipment Paraquad accepts, what forms are used, the evaluation process that the program uses, and the process for cleaning devices.Sanitizing and Evaluation of Equipment: The Higher Tech Stuff (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information about the operation of the Tennessee reuse program, the procedures and processes it has in place, and the data it collects.Self-Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania, Inc. (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes what SDHP's mission is, what it does, and who are its partners. It also desribes some of the collaborations the program has.SERN - Self Employment Resource Network (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes the network in Illinois that works with self-employed persons with disabilities.Staffing at Touch the Future (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides a brief summary of staffing costs at Touch the Future and ReBoot. It also provides numbers of FTEs at the program and cost associated with the staffing.Staffing of Reuse Programs (Volunteers) (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides information about the staffing that Project Mend has - both paid staff and volunteer. It discusses sources of volunteers and describes their duties, steps they must go through to be "hired" as a volunteer.Starting an AT Reutilization Program: Liability, Policies and Procedures (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation looks at ways to mitigate liability - primarily through putting policies and procedures in place. It describes ways to start drafting policies and procedures, and how to prioritize the various policies that a program could have. The presentation also looks at the role of insurance for the program to safeguard it.Strategic Future Directions - Recommendations from Work Group Strategy Sessions and Roundtable Discussions (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint captures the main themes of recommendation discussions during the national conference: sustainability, disaster preparation, donation-reutilization-transportation, and partners.Sustainability Planning - Project Mend (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes several areas that Project Mend focused on to plan to sustain its Reuse program. These included getting the advisory board involved, diversifying funding sources, branding the project, and ensuring that policies and procedures are written.Sustainability Planning for Re-Use Centers (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes key points for planning for program sustainability. They include strategic planning, projecting income and expenses, and the importance of diversifying funding.The Futre of AT Reuse: What has Changes Since We were Together Last? (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint lays out what the data are showing for reused equipment - in terms of increased independence, personal safety, and cost savings. It discusses trends and the climate that we are living in, including the state of the economy, the aging of the population, the interest in the environment and emergency preparation. It discusses working with collaborators.The National AT Reuse Scene - Accomplishments and National Data (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joy Kniskern provides the context for the national conference sessions. She provides an overview of what the AT Reuse programs have been able to accomplish in three years and what still remains to be done.The Significance of Outcome Data at The FREE Foundation (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Free collects data on falls, number of trips to the ER, number of admittances to the hospital, and other data. This has in turn provided data to use when requesting additional funding and identifying outcomes.The Take and Go Emergency Book (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a booklet that an individual could use to provide information about himself/herself that can be used during a disaster.Use and non-use of assistive technology provided by a reutilization program (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This paper summarizes the research results of a study of consumers who had their AT reused equipment for at least a year.Use, Non-use, and Satisfaction with AT provided by a Reutilization program (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides information about the Paraquad program and the results of a survey of AT recipients one year after receiving devices. Data show price comparisons, uses of the AT and customer satisfaction.Using Return on Investment (ROI) to Guide Programmatic Health (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation offers information about how to calculate ROI and when it is most appropriate to use with AT Reuse programs. Examples of calculating costs and ROI are included.Utilizing Private/Public Partnerships: Establishing and Maintaining Vendor Relationships (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint highlights a vendor participation reuse program. It explains how the model could operate and advantages for that model. It suggests strategies to begin a program and how to establish and maintain vendor relationships.Vermont AT Reuse - A Marketing Collaboration (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provide information about the Vermont Reuse program - how it got started and how the collaborative began. Examples of marketing pieces are included, such as brochures, letters, and tear off flyers.Vermont Reuse Leaps and Bounds (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes various programs and initiative that the Vermont AT Act program has related to AT reuse.Virginia Reuse Network Sustainability Planning Efforts (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the Virginia network of reuse programs and efforts in the past year to secure extra funding through the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative, the ARRA (Stimulus funds) and other funding sources.VISTA Member Network in Tennessee (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation describes how Tennessee has been able to use Americorp VISTA volunteers to staff its regional centers. The presentation describes how the program works, how staff were recruited and volunteer work was coordinated. It lists the benefits for having Americorp staff and lessons learned.Welcome - National Conference on Reuse September 15-17, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
A Powerpoint that provides the purpose of the meeting and also summarizes the current status of reuse programs in the country.What AT Reuse Means: Vermont Success Story (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a success story of a teen-aged boy in Vermont who gained independence with a reused wheelchair.What AT Reuse Means: Kansas Success Story (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This describes how one man was able to increase his independence with reused AT devices.What You need to Know for Accessible Information Technology (brochure) (2009) -- Available formats: rtf rtf
This brochure provides answers to state government and educational institutions within Oklahoma as to their responsibilities under the Oklahoma Accessible Information Technology state legislation.Why is the Treasury Department Interested in Financial Access and Financial Education (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Financial Education activities. It describes what the financial literacy program has identified as working and describes how a program can begin a financial literacy program, what the benefits are, and what resources are available.Agenda - RSA Specialized Workshop May 2008 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the agenda for the Specialized workshop conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah in May 2008.Agenda - AT and Home Modification Workshop (2008) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This is the agenda for the AT and Home Modification Workshop that was hosted in August 2008 in Omaha NebraskaAgenda - South East Regional Workshop for AT Reuse Programs and Alternative Financing Programs - November 19-20, 2008 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
Agenda for the South East Regional meetingAgenda for Section 508 and Accessible Distance Learning Workshop September 9-11, 2008 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the agenda for a specialized workshop that was conducted in Portland, Maine on Section 508 and distance learningAn Overview of Alabama's Assistive Technology Act Program (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the Alabama AT Act program. It describes its mandate, the services it provides, and the organizational structure.Application Information System Procurement Checklist (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This checklist is used by Oklahoma government agencies for procurements to meet applicable Information Technology Accessibility Standards of the state.Client Database - ATTIE Demystified (2008) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This document provides the specifications for the client database used by the Nebraska Partnership. The Attie program is written in the commercial database application program Filemaker® Pro 7 and served from Filemaker® Server 7 hosted on a Mac G5.Considerations for Your Plan of Action (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a planning document to help a program plan how to implement home modification activities in its state.Easter Seals Alternative Financing Program (2008) -- Available formats: external
This is a link to the alternative financing program in Nebraska, one of the community partners that can help fund the home modifications.Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (EITA) Task Force Assessment Survey Results (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This document summarizes the results of a survey that was undertaken by the Task Force in Oklahoma to determine accessiblity of information technology in the state.FAQs for HB 2197 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This FAQ document provides a brief overview of the HB 2197 that legislates Oklahoma's electronic accessiblility for state government. It describes why the bill is important, how it complies with federal law, and methods of compliance.Funding Services and Service and Device Application (Multi-Agency Form) (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the one combined form that several agencies use to register clients and coordinate funding of services in NebraskaFuture Direction - Project Jumbo (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
Project Jumbo: Implementation of a transcription IM plug-in as an assistive technolopgy. The integration of voice transmission into instant messaging systems disadvantages the deaf. This problem may be mitigated with automated speech recognition (ASR) transcription, which we implemented in IBM’s Sametime.Georgia High School and High Tech Transition Refurbish Project (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the High Tech program -including lessons learned, the importance of getting the right people involved, and success stories.Health and Human Services Panel - AT Process (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This document describes the ATP Process that is used for Subsidized Adoption and Subsidized Guardianship. ATP referral form is sent to the adoption specialist from the adoption worker. There must be assurances that the family has agreed to adopt or take guardianship of the child.Health and Human Services Panel - Letter from Adoption Specialist (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample letter that confirms that the project is considering a home modification in relation to an adoption.Health and Human Services Panel - Overview (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This describes the process that the Nebraska program uses to respond to human service requests. It discusses home and community based waivers, the process that the project uses, and lists some of the AT that was acquired through this process.Health and Human Services Panel - Contract (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample contract that is entered into between the State of Nebraska, Department of Health and Human Services and the adoptive parents for home renovations.Keynote panel for South East Regional Workshop (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
These are the powerpoints that were used by the keynote panel members.List of Participants - AT and Home Modification Workshop (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the list of participants for the AT and Home Modification Workshop conducted August 2008List of Participants - South East Regional Workshop for AT Reuse Programs and Alternative Financing Programs - November 19-20, 2008 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
List of Participants for the South East Regional MeetingList of Participants for Section 508 and Accessible Distance Learning Workshop September 9-11, 2008 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the list of participants that attended the Specialized workshop on Section 508 and distance learningList of Presenters - AT and Home Modification Workshop (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This lists the presenters at the AT and Home Modification Workshop.List of Presenters - Section 508 and Accessible Distance Learning Workshop September 9-11, 2008 (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the list of presenters for the Section 508 and Distance learning workshop conducted in Portland, MaineOklahoma House Bill 2197 (2008) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This is the Oklahoma legislation that instituted Section 508 standards at the state level.On-line Housing Location (2008) -- Available formats: external
This is a link to the housing database for Nebraska which includes listings of adapted or modified apartments and house in the state.On-line Recycled Equipment (2008) -- Available formats: external
This link goes to the AT4All website, where users can browse and find recycled equipment.Procurement Checklist and Documentation (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This checklist is used to certify that a procurement meets the EIT guidelines of the state of OklahomaProgram Review - Data and Conclusion (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This describes how data will be integrated into the program review.Program Review - Overview (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation gives an overview on what will be the general process that RSA will follow when conducting a review of a program.Program Review - Program Management (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This describes what willl be required in program management when a program is reviewed.Program Review - Program Performance (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This describes the program review process that will concentrate on the performance of the program.Prospects for AT Reuse in Disasters (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of what emergency management is about, who the players are, the processes, and definitions. It then discusses the effects of disasters on people with disabilities and what lessons have been learned as a result of Katrina and other disasters on providing AT. It describes the role that reused AT can play in disasters.Providing Post-Disaster Relief Supplies and Services to People with Disabilities (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the regional strategy that Portlight uses to help assist during a disaster. It describes the budget needed and the effects of the activities.Rebuilding Together (2008) -- Available formats: external
This is a link to Rebuilding Together, a community partaner of the Nebraska project that provides funding for home modifications.Referral Form (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This is a referral form that is used to start the process of considering home modification and other services through the Nebraska project.Reutilization Program: Building a Statewide Network (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the steps Tennessee took to develop its network of Reuse Centers. The project hosted a meeting to raise awareness and begin to have programs exchange ideas and start collaborations. It describes the role that VISTA volunteers are playing in the network and thoughts about expanding the collaboration beyond state lines.Southeast Regional Workshop for AT Reuse Programs (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the regional workshop hosted in September 2008 for the south eastern states.State of Oklahoma Information Technology Accessiblity Standards (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The contents of this document include the Information Technology Accessibility standards to comply with the law passed by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed by the Governor of Oklahoma in 2004. The standards apply to all state agencies, as defined. As such, they apply equally to all state employees, contractors or any entity that deals with the State of Oklahoma.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - What it Takes (2008) -- Available formats: word
This brief summaries the lessons learned by the North Carolina program to grow itself to sustainability. It describes how to work with the lead agency, how to structure the program and partnerships that have proven vital.Undue Burden Form (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This form is used to document when a procurement is exempted from the EIT standards of the state of Oklahoma.Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Instructions (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is a tool to assist in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of electronic and information technology products and services with features that support accessibility.VR/ATP Referral Form (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the referral form used by VR to request services from ATP.Web-Based Internet Information and Applications (VPAT) (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This form provides a sample format used to evaluate IT standards applicable to web-based internet applications for the state of Oklahoma.Your Checklist for what happens next (2008) -- Available formats: rtf pdf
This is a summary of the process that the Nebraska AT Partnership will go. It provides a guide for individuals using the services.Your Southeastern Technology Access and Reuse Network (2008) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint provides an overview of the STAR network that operates reuse centers and reuse depots in Georgia. It features the 2 depots (FODAC and Touch the Future) and the 4 Outreach Centers (Columbus, Macon, Disability Link, and Walton Options)A Year in Review (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This presentation surveys some of the most interesting and potentially important developments that have informed or may inform the work of State AT Projects, P&A programs, and their partners. It is a sampling of developments and seeks to address each development in ways that emphasize its potential for the users of AT on behalf of whom we work, and from the standpoint of opportunities or risks it may create or adumbrate for AT advocates.Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This fact sheet for consumers interested in purchasing a modified vehicle provides information on how a consumer can assess his/her needs, how to find a vendor, and features to look for in a modified vehicle.AFP/Telework Sustainability Planning: Project Update (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes a year long activity to develop sustainability plans. It describes the various elements of a plan and progress to date.Agenda - 2007 Annual Conference of AT Act Programs (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the agenda for the 2007 Annual conference for AT Act programs held in Denver, Colorado in May 2007Agenda - Nuts and Bolts Meeting (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Agenda for the Nuts and Bolts MeetingApplication Form - Iowa (2007) -- Available formats: xls
This spreadsheet is an example of an AFP checklist when looking over an applicationAssistive Technology Addendum (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample memorandum of agreement between a state education agency and its VR agency regarding AT. The purpose of this addendum is to document and describe how DORS and ACPS will work collaboratively to assure that assistive technology (AT) devices and services are provided to eligible students with disabilities in order to assist them with transitioning from ACPS to postsecondaryAssistive Technology Loan Application Database, (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This powerpoint provides a demonstration of the database used by the Maryland AFP to track clients and loans. It shows some of the reports that are generated from the database.AT and Transition: Trends, Barriers and Initiatives (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This powerpoint describes the steps for students transitioning from school. It describes the transition planning needed to ensure a successful transition, particularly as to the plans and services relate to ATAuthorization to Release Public Relations & Training Materials (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample release form that can be a model.Considerations for Program Implementation on Demo and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: ppt
Powerpoint presentation from the Missouri Assistive Technology (Diane Golden) on Demo/Loan Programs Essentials in Program Design.Credit Scoring for Microlenders (2007) -- Available formats: pdf
This report looks at the role that credit scoring plays in microlending. It includes a review of the literature, interviews with experts, and findings from research. This report provides key findings from these efforts.Credit Summary for Loan Application (2007) -- Available formats: pdf
This is a sample printout from the Maryland AFP database. The reports vary, some are for loan review committee consideration, others for staff internal use.Defining and Understanding Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: ppt
RSA Powerpoint Presentation on RSA's perspective on what device loans and device demonstrations are.Device Demonstration Program Overview (2007) -- Available formats: ppt
Powerpoint presentation given by the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (Willie Gunther) on how device demonstration programs work.Disability Law Center Helps Teen Speak Up - Press Release (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a press release that can support media activities for advocacy.Finding a Voice (2007) -- Available formats: word
This is a sample story that can be used to support advocacy via the media.Hearing Loss and Selecting a Hearing Aid (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This fact sheet helps potential loan program applicants identify their need for a hearing aid and how to go about finding a qualified audiologist to assess the person's need.Kurina returns home, Discover Technology, Issue 1, 2007 (2007) -- Available formats: html
Ths case study tells about how the Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership service assist one person to receive home modifications so tha tshe could return to her hoe.List of Participants - 2007 Annual Conference of AT Act Programs (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the list of participants of people who attended the 2007 AT Act Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado in May 2007Media as Advocacy (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the importance of telling the story - to funders and to the community. It discusses the use of demographics in the story telling process and how to prepare the story to support advocacy.Media Plan (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is an example of a media plan. It was developed by the Utah PAAT for advocacy activities.Medicaid, Assistive Technology, and the Courts, (2007) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This Winter 2006-2007 AT Advocate is an updated summary of AT-related federal and state court decisions. It includes key funding concepts, information about interpretive guidance used by the courts, and illustrates with some key AT-related case law - the Exclusive List Cases, Denial of Funding on the Basis of Age, EPSDT and Children Under Age 21, Specific Categories of AT or DME including Augmentative Communication Devices (ACDs)Microenterprise Resources for Telework Programs (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Provides resources and contact information for each of the state Telework programs regarding business development and other resources in the state.Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Section 6071 of the Deficit Reduction Act 2005, (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
The Money Follows the Person program is described as a long term care option for those seeking to transition out of institutional settings.mPower Loan Program (2007) -- Available formats: html
The mPower loan program has found that vendors are key to referring potential borrowers to the financial loan program. This presentation stressed the importance of maintaining strong vendor relations.Nuts and Bolts of Operating Device Demonstration and Loan Programs (2007) -- Available formats: html
A two and a half day specialized workshop was hosted by NATTAP in Raleigh, North Carolina and was designed for participants who were starting new device demonstration and loan programs as well as those participants looking to enhance/improve their device demonstration and loan programs. The agenda for this workshop, which was developed by a planning group of state AT directors and device demonstration and loan center personnel, was structured to address the essentials for building, maintaining, and sustaining a device demonstration and device loan program. Presentations provided information so that participants could compare and contrast their programs. Moderated discussions on Day 1 allowed for sharing of operational details and decision-making about program structure. The North Carolina AT Center in Raleigh hosted an Open House for participants to take a tour of their facility with staff on hand to answer questions. Day 2 sessions were built around maintaining device demonstration and loan programs. Concurrent roundtable discussions on the second day allowed people to move through smaller informal discussions on specific topics. Day 3 sessions focused on sustainability of device demonstration and loan programs.Operational Details of IL and NC programs (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
Willie Gunther, Executive Director, Illinois AT Program and Lynne Deese, AT Consultant, NC AT Program participated in a moderated discussion to share information on how their programs operate.Participants List - Nuts and Bolts Meeting (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
List of Participants from the Nuts and Bolts of Operating Device Demonstration and Loan Programs Specialized Workshop.Policy on Audiologist Evaluation (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample policy from Oklahoma on what the loan program requires when borrowers request hearing aids.Position Paper: Visit-Able Homes, Visit-Able Communities in Wisconsin (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a call to pass legislation on visitability in the state of Wisconsin. It defines the concept of visitabilityPreparing Letters of Medical Justification (2007) -- Available formats: pdf rtf
This Winter 2006 AT Advocate focuses on the key components that will support the need for durable medical equipment through Medicaid and other third party insurers. The issue includes Who Will Review the Letter or Report, Establishing the Professional Appearance of the Report, Getting Started: Five Key Principles for Writing Letters of Medical Justification, Consider the Funding Source and the Criteria It Will Follow, Using Medicaid Coverage Categories Other Than DME to Fund Specialized Equipment, and Drafting the Report.Program Review and Best Practices: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How? - Statewide AT Programs (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation gives the basics about what is being planned for statewide AT program review - Why it needs to be done, what will be involved.Program Review and Best Practices: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How? Alternative Financing Programs (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation gives the basics about what is being planned for alternative financing program review - Why it needs to be done, what will be involved.Relationship of AT Loan Programs & Vendors (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
Vendors are a frequent referral source of applicants to loan programs. This presentation provides the benefits and cautions with vendor referrals.Sample Letter to the Editor (2007) -- Available formats: word
This is a sample of a letter to the editor that could be used for media activity related to advocacy activities.Seamless Transitions: Partnerships Between VR and Local School Systems to Provide Assistive Technology (AT) (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes how one state reduced the bumps as students transition from school to work and post-secondary activities. It describes agreements that the state education and VR agencies have regarding assessment, device acquisition and training.The Ever Evolving Loan Program: AFP Organization Charts (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This provides graphic illustrations of four AFP programs showing how they are organized and the flow of activities.The National Coverage Decision for Mobility Assistive Equipment (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This document comes from the National Coverage Decisions Manual, governing Medicare Claims and represents the National Coverage Decision (NCD) governing mobility assistive equipment, including power wheelchairs and scooters. It is available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at: www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/ncd103c1_Part4.pdf.Transition Planning: Assistive Technology Supports and Services (2007) -- Available formats: pdf
This publication describes the importance of the Transition plan, how to empower students for transitioning, a discussion of the basic skills needed for AT users, and the importance of self determination.Transition to Adult Life (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This booklet by the Disability Rights Network in Wisconsin identifies funding resources for assistive technology. It looks at the student rights for AT through IDEA, how to link to outside agencies, the importance of transition planning and how to get started, and post-secondary issuesUnderwriting/Evaluation Guidelines for Microenterprise and Small Business Loans, (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This summarizes the guidelines that one program uses for underwriting business loans. The factors considered are financial and credit, market, management, collateral, mission, and technical assistance.Universal Design, Visitability and Home Modifications: Providing Access and Independence (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation provides background on universal design. It describes how home modifications can increase access for people with disabilities.Veterans' Benefits and Assistive Technology: Considering the Possibilities (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This paper provides information about eligibility and benefits that Veterans are entitled to, concentrating on those benefits that provide assistive technologies.Wheelchair Gives Kid, Family New Freedom, (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a sample advocacy story that can be used as a model for advocacy via the media.Considerations for Effective Implementation Setting Up Device Loan and Demonstration Programs (2006) -- Available formats: word
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Building Sustainable Initiatives (2006) -- Available formats: word
This document provides a brief overview of the Finance Project's Sustainability Planning process, To address the broad array of issues associated with the support and continuation of effective initiatives, The Finance Project created a sustainability framework that outlines several key elements important for achieving long-term stability and success.Doing a Good Screening for AT Funding Possibilities (2006) -- Available formats: word
This is a summary document that discussed how to approach a specific AT funding request. It begins with the characteristics of the individual, then a consideration of the various funding sources, and then a look at the various processes to request and receive funding.Financing (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes how state financing data will be collected by the statewide AT programs. It describes the various data elements that are part of the new system.Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article has been built around a case scenario involving Sharon, a 16 year old with a severe physical disability who will face multiple needs for AT as she completes her special education program, attends college, and eventually moves on to her employment goal. In walking through several years of her life, she is faced with the need to access several different benefit programs as funding sources for AT, including the special education program, the state vocational rehabilitation agency, Medicaid, Medicare, and SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self Support.Getting Started - Sustainability Self Assessment (2006) -- Available formats: word
This self assessment tool allows organizations to assess where they are in their planning for sustainability.IDEA, Part C: Early Intervention Services to Infants and Toddlers Under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article describes the Part C (Early Intervention) Program; explains what services are available through the program, including assistive technology (AT) devices and services and how to apply for them; explains how a child's Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is developed; and details the options available when a family wishes to challenge the denial of services. When first enacted, Early Intervention was in Part H of the IDEA. With the reauthorization of the IDEA in 1997 (IDEA'97), the program was moved to Part C.Identifying Funding Sources for Assistive Technology Funding: A Screening Tool for AT Advocates (2006) -- Available formats: word
This screening tool is designed for attorneys or advocates who work for Protection and Advocacy for AT (PAAT) projects, as well as individuals employed by State AT Act Projects or Alternative Financing Projects. Although the questionnaire is meant to help the user identify whether a potential funding source may or may not be an option, the user will need other resources to aid in pursuing any particular funding source.Improving State Assistive Technology Programs Considerations for Effective Implementation (2006) -- Available formats: pdf
A publication that provides the framework for considerations for effective implementation of device loan and demonstration programs.Keeping and Seeking Opportunities for AT in Today's Medicaid Programs (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the CMS waiver system. It details the home and community based waiver and how to become involved in your state.List of Participants - 2006 Annual Conference of AT Act Programs (2006) -- Available formats: word
This is a list of attendees to the 2006 Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland in May 2006Medicaid and Assistive Technology: A Fresh Look at Medicaid as an AT Funding Source (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article presents an overview of Medicaid and the funding available for AT under Medicaid for both children and adults.Medicaid and Persons with Disabilities - Part 1: The Regular State Medicaid Program Part II: A Focus on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers (2006) -- Available formats: word
This handout provides an overview of how the regular state Medicaid program operates. This includes some discussion of the range of services covered or potentially covered by the regular Medicaid program. This handout will then discuss, in Part Two, HCBS waivers and what they can offer to individuals with disabilities who have specialized health care and related needs. This will include some discussion of the range of possible waiver provisions that would allow individuals to establish eligibility for Medicaid despite income or resources of responsible parents or spouses. It will then provide state-specific examples of how waivers are being used to benefit persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on assistive technology available through the waivers.Medicaid, Assistive Technology, and the Courts: An Updated Summary of AT-Related Federal and State Court Decisions (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article summarizes many of the most important AT-related court decisions going back to the mid 1980s, with most of these decisions published during the 1994 - 2003 period (i.e., since the Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology or PAAT programs have been funded). The great majority of these cases involved attorneys from P&A programs or attorneys who could be identified as part of our extended AT advocacy network. Given the limitations of space, this article does not highlight unreported court decisions (i.e., not reported in either official reporters or Westlaw) or court settlements, except insofar as later reported cases relied on the unreported or settled case in some way.Non-Traditional Funding Sources and Funding Strategies for Assistive Technology: Creative Ways to Access Traditional AT Funding Sources, Some Little-Known AT Funding Sources and Funding Strategies (2006) -- Available formats: word
This document represents an attempt to identify, in one place, many of the “best-kept secrets” in the AT funding world.Performance Measures (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the performance measures the the new data collection system will measure for access to AT and acquisition to AT. It also describes the customer satisfaction measures that will be employed.Private Insurance Contracts & Assistive Technology: Part II (2006) -- Available formats: word
In this article we will discuss special policy provisions, such as a durable medical equipment provision, which determine what AT items are covered under an insurance policy. Next, we will discuss what criteria must be met for the insurer (i.e., the insurance company or other entity providing insurance) to determine that an AT device is medically necessary. We will then discuss how one appeals a denial of AT by a private insurer. We will close with a limited discussion of the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act to private insurance companies.Proactive Intervention for Hearing Impaired Infants, Preschoolers, and Adults: A Discussion of Funding Sources for Hearing Aids (2006) -- Available formats: word
This provides the justification for funding personaly prescribed devices, namely cochlear implants and hearing aids.Proposed Assistive Technology Act Data Collection (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation described the proposed data collection that statewide AT Act programs will use to provide data on their activities. It discusses the timelines, the geographic distribution of patrons, and anecdotes that can be submitted.Reuse, Loan, and Demo Data (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the various data that will be collected for AT Reuse programs, for AT Device Loan programs, and for AT Device Demonstration programs.SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support: Using the PASS to Purchase Assistive Technology to Achieve a Work Goal (2006) -- Available formats: word
This example highlights the potential for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program’s Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS). The example uses a 17 year old student and how it can be applied to his situation.State Child Health Insurance Program Provides Health Care to Uninsured Low-Income Children (2006) -- Available formats: word
Health insurance is a pressing issue for many families with limited income. This is especially true when the family has a child with a disability who needs assistive technology (AT) or other expensive services. The poorest of these children will qualify for Medicaid. What about uninsured children from families with income that is too high for Medicaid? The State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) may be the answer. This article explores how that can be done.State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: An Important Source of AT for Individuals Preparing for Work (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article reviews VR eligibility criteria, the services available from state VR agencies, and the VR appeals process.Sustainability for Human Service Organizations (2006) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation introduces the Finance Project's sustainability model. It describes the importance of developing a sustainability plan and the various elements that should be included in a plan.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - Rates (2006) -- Available formats: word
This document provides information on the rates that NCATP charges for assessments, for consultations, for workshops and training and more.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - Rates and Fees - Commonly Asked Questions (2006) -- Available formats: word
This brief provides answers to the question of whether a state agency that is funded by a grant can charge fees for service.Sustaining Statewide AT Programs - Budget (2006) -- Available formats: xls
This is a sample budget of revenue from fees and other agreements for NCATP.The Federal Fair Housing Act: A Tool to Obtain or Get Full Benefit for AT in Rental Housing (2006) -- Available formats: word
Individuals with disabilities are often denied the opportunity to acquire, use and enjoy the residential premises of their choosing. Through assistive technology (AT), many of the traditional barriers to the use and enjoyment of residential space can be overcome. The focus of this article is to describe the protections of the federal Fair Housing Act applicable to persons with disabilities who seek rental housing of their choice or who wish to use AT to fully use and enjoy rental housing.Training, Technical Assistance, Public Awareness (2006) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation describes the data that will be collected on state leadership activities in the new data collection system.AT State Plan Attachments (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Handout. This file has all of the State Plan attachments.AT State Plan Instructions (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting Handouts. This file provides all the instructions needed to complete the State PlanFinancial Status Report Form (2005) -- Available formats: pdf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting Handout. This form is the Financial Status Report form that programs use to report on their financial status.Financial Status Report LINE-BY-LINE - SF 269 (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting handouts. This provides information on how to fill out the SF 269 form.RSA AT Conference - Part One Slides (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting handout. This is one part of the slides in text format that were used during the 2005 meetingRSA AT Conference--Part II Financial Status Report (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting handout. This document summarizes what is in the SF 269 and how it should be filled out.State Plan for AT Assurances (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting Handout. This file provides all the text on assurances that are in the state plan.Technical Assistance Circular - SF 269 - Aug 8, 2001 (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs Meeting Handout. This TAC from August 2001 provides guidance for completing the SF 269.Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs - transcript Day One AM session (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs The RESNA Technical Assistance Project held two training workshops on the development of AT Act programs state plans. One workshop was held in Washington, DC on June 13-14, 2005 and the second one was held in Albuquerque, NM on June 20-21, 2005. The transcript is from the Washington, DC workshop.Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs - transcript Day One PM session (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs The RESNA Technical Assistance Project held two training workshops on the development of AT Act programs state plans. One workshop was held in Washington, DC on June 13-14, 2005 and the second one was held in Albuquerque, NM on June 20-21, 2005. The transcript is from the Washington, DC workshop.Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs - transcript Day Two session (2005) -- Available formats: rtf
Training on State Plan Development for AT Act Programs The RESNA Technical Assistance Project held two training workshops on the development of AT Act programs state plans. One workshop was held in Washington, DC on June 13-14, 2005 and the second one was held in Albuquerque, NM on June 20-21, 2005. The transcript is from the Washington, DC workshop.Enrolled House Bill No 2197 - Oklahoma's 508 state legislation (2004) -- Available formats: pdf
This is Oklahoma's model 508 state legislation for accessible information technology.Participants List - RSA Specialized Workshop May 2008 (2003) -- Available formats: rtf
This is the list of participants for the May 2008 Workshop in Salt Lake City, Utah.Suggested State Strategies for Private Health Insurance Initiatives and Assistive Technology and Private Health Insurance Consensus Principles (2002) -- Available formats: html
The RESNA Technical Assistance Project hosted a one-day meeting May 17, 2002 in Hartford, Connecticut for representatives of statewide assistive technology (AT) programs and private health insurance companies. The purpose of this meeting was to begin a dialog between these groups to: (1) promote a greater understanding of assistive technology (AT) and durable medical equipment (DME), (2) clarify current private insurance coverage of AT/DME; (3) identify information needed to broaden coverage of AT/DME, and (4) explore mechanisms for starting a long-term dialog among AT advocates and insurance industry representatives. As a result of this meeting, Consensus Principles and Suggested State Strategies for private health insurance and assistive technology were developed by the RESNA Technical Assistance Project.Partners and Volunteers—Assistive Technology Reuse Programs (2000) -- Available formats: html
Proceedings of the May 2000 Meeting on ReUse Programs. Focuses on partnering and volunteer connections.AAPD Policy Summary: 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (unknown) -- Available formats: ppt
AAPD's Jenifer Simpson's presentation at the Statewide AT Leaders Symposium, May 16-18, 2011, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Maryland.Organizational Resources
Understanding Performance Measures (2012) -- Available formats: ppt
On July 16, 2012, Diane Golden with CATADA presented on understanding performance measures at the ATAP Directors Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C. With the new RSA set targets, states will be placed in “met” or “not met” categories, which eventually will be used to evaluate overall performance of the AT Act Programs. This presentation reviewed the current performance measures, how data is collected and reported for each, and provided time for sharing about use of performance measure data and strategies for addressing low percentages.
