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Assistive Technology Recycling, Refurbishing, and Redistribution
RESNA Technical Assistance Project
April 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Preface
- Chapter 1. The Benefits of Recycling and Reusing Assistive Technology
- Definitions Used in Recycling AT Equipment
- How Recycled AT Benefits Suppliers, Students, and Consumers
- All-Ways Accessible,Inc
- Chapter 2. Programmatic Models for Assistive Technology Recycling Programs
- Partnerships Lead to Success
- The AT Recycling Process
- Management Aspects of Recycling: Staff, Inventory, Liability, and Funding
- Refurbished Equipment Marketplace
- Into New Hands
- Back in Action
- Friends of Disabled Adults and Children
- Check-It-Out
- Chapter 3. Components of Computer Recycling Programs
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Starting a Recycling Program
- Partnerships
- Receiving, Refurbishing, Distributing, and Discarding
- Program Management
- ReBoot
- Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries
- Chapter 4. Assistive Technology Recycling Efforts Around the Globe
- Recycling Meets a Variety of Needs
- Program Operations
- International Medical Equipment Collaborative
- Rotary International
- East West Foundation
- Whirlwind Wheelchair International
- Chapter 5. National Issues
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Payment and Funding for Recycled Devices
- Transportation
- Program Sustainability
- Information about Federal Funding Sources
- Policy Issues Concerning Payment by Public and Private Insurance Programs
- National Cristina Foundation
- Northeast Assistive Technology Exchange
Appendix A. List of Participants
Appendix B. TAP Bulletin on Recycling
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The RESNA Technical Assistance Project, Grant #H224A50006, is an activity funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education (ED), under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988, as amended. The information contained herein does not necessarily reflect the position or policy of NIDRR/ED or the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), and no official endorsement of the materials should be inferred.
RESNA is an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. RESNA is the grantee funded under the Tech Act to provide technical assistance and information to the Tech Act projects.
The National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership is a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and RESNA. The grant (Grant #H224B050003; CFDA 84.224B) is funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended and administered by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education.
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