1. Other State Financing Activities: Beyond Cash Loans Diane Cordry Golden, CATADA Marty Exline, Missouri Sara Sack, Kansas Carolyn Phillips, Georgia David Scherer, South Dakota July 2015

2. Financial Loans Separate Federal Funding – 39 states/territories Other Funding, Section 4 or state – 6 states (AK, CT, HI, IN, OH, TX) No known program/ funding 11 states/territories (AS, CO, MS, NC, NH, OR, PR, RI, SD, TN, WV)

3. Other SFA: Direct Provision Last Resort Funding – DE, GA, MO, ND, NV, OR Telecommunication EDP – DE, MO, CT, PA, RI Funding Eligibility/Administration KS, VT Home Mods – NE Individual Development Acct – WA

4. Other SFA: Savings Cooperative Buying – GA, MD, ME, OR Fabrication – PR Long-term Lease – SD

5. Other SFA Data  Direct Provision SFA 13 states reporting 2385 recipients of AT 2976 AT devices provided Value of $3,183,057  Savings SFA 6 states reporting 3356 recipients of AT 5557 AT devices acquired with savings Savings of $897,808

6. MoAT Telecommunications Access Program TAP for Telephone was operated by out-of- state contractor before 1996. MoAT approached PSC and introduced legislation. Included a demonstration requirement. 2000 – Introduced legislation to expand to AT needed to access the Internet (TAP-I). Assessment / Equipment / Training More than 70,000 adapted phones and 12,000 adaptive computer devices have been provided to Missourians with disabilities totaling over $14 million.

7. MoAT Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program 21 st Century CVAA  MoAT certified by FCC in 2012 as Missouri NDBEDP (iCanConnect) administrator.  Telecommunications assessments, equipment & training for persons who are deaf-blind. Provided 128 Missourians who are deaf-blind with $534,000 in Assessments, Equipment, & Training from MoAT to date.

8. Other MoAT State Financing Activities AT Reimbursement Program for Schools  Funding through State Dept. of Education  Up to $5,000 for AT in a students IEP.  Works in conjunction with equipment loan/demo programs. Kids Assistive Technology (KAT)  Funding through State Dept. of Health  Last resort funding for children and families.  Examples: Home & vehicle access, adaptive recreational AT. 2014-15 school year: Provided $426,000 for 225 students with disabilities in 84 districts. Provided 704 with $ 1,565,337 in AT to date.

9. ATK State Financing Activity I-Pad Training July 14, 2015 Washington, D.C. Sara Sack, Ph.D.

10. Year I (2014) : Project Goal & Implementation Plan (Budget $76,468) Teach 45 people with disabilities basic technology skills for employment – Develop a learning plan with a minimum of 2 learning goals for employment and one learning goal for health management – 4 six-hour workshops focused on use of digital technology (iPads) with skills acquisition tests – Completion of 6 e-technology tips (homework) – Follow-up emails on employment activity Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

11. Who Participated? Adults with disabilities age 19 – 64 – 19 PTSD and/or mental health issues – 18 Spinal cord injury or orthotic disabilities – 16 Traumatic Brain Injury – 10 Intellectual disability – 6 Health conditions (diabetes, Lupus, etc.) – 6 Legally blind Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

12. Course Content 4 workshops with comprehensive hands-on skills-based training Participant specific requests: – Scheduling appointments, setting reminders – Managing contact lists – Budgeting and finances – Stress management – Healthy eating/diet monitoring/exercise tracking – Monitoring blood sugar, medication schedules Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

13. Success! 45/45 completed all requirements - 1 needed additional supports; Alice is employed as a Spanish translator with the Sedgwick County Health Department. She started work a few days after she completed the iPad training class. Sedgwick County only accepts on-line applications - she used the knowledge she gained in class to find and complete the on-line application. She is working 20 to 30 hours per week and has been on the job for almost three months now. Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

14. Success Stories Continue: 11/45 employed within 3 months of training; Davis has a traumatic brain injury and is a licensed barber but was not working due to memory and organization issues. Since attending the iPad training workshops, he learned to schedule appointments and track contacts with his iPad. He has leased a booth at a local beauty shop in Topeka and is working again while continuing his cognitive therapy. Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

15. Success Stories Continue: 7 Full-time; 4 Part-time; Angela, a veteran of the Gulf Wars, is starting an agribusiness. She has experience as a florist. She is able to maintain financial records through QuickBooks on her iPad, research organic growing strategies, apply for a high tunnel grant online, and begin planning her social media promotion of products. She is working with the AT Access Site and Kansas Rehabilitation Services for start up funds of her small business. Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

16. Success Stories Continue: 8 interviewing. Terry is managing a handy man business on Craig’s List while continuing to seek full-time employment. He is doing everything from cutting and hauling wood, to cleaning gutters, building fences, etc. Despite a traumatic brain injury, he is able to schedule appointments, track to-dos for jobs, and promote his services using his device. Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

17. Year 2 (2015) : New Project: Achieving Employment and Health Goals with Digital Technology (Budget $122,273) 75 people with disabilities– priority spaces for people with mental health issues and/or Traumatic Brain Injury – Develop technology skills needed to obtain and retain many jobs (management of contacts and calendars, reminders/to-do’s; online search skills; completing fillable PDFs; use of built-in accessibility features; app selection to address specific needs – monitoring health, stress reduction, etc.); – Provide access to tools needed to obtain employment (online job searches, applications, resume updating, email interview invitations); – Ongoing technical assistance with AT Specialists during job search – Peer mentoring and confidence building Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

18. Additional Elements KU management will review follow up data on participants – # of participants who complete the training; – Types of apps selected; – AT Employment Objectives; – # of interviews and jobs obtained; – # of people moving from part-time to full-time positions – Return on investment based on cost of workshops and individuals employed $1,688.28/participant with outcome of 45 individuals who have mastered technology skills and have a tool to pursue and maintain employment (Year 1) $6,951.64/participant with the outcome of 11 individuals employed full or part-time (Year 1) Workshop materials will be posted on the ATK website (www.atk.ku.edu )www.atk.ku.edu Assistive Technology for Kansans ~ 800-KAN DO IT ~ www.atk.ku.edu

19. Exploring Georgia’s Postsecondary Assistive Technology Cooperative Carolyn Phillips, Director & PI of Tools for Life Tools for Life's Website: www.gatfl.gatech.edu For Handouts: http://www.gatfl.gatech.edu/tflwiki Tools for Life's Website: www.gatfl.gatech.edu For Handouts: http://www.gatfl.gatech.edu/tflwiki

20. AMAC Accessibility History AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center (AMAC) was created in 2005, as an initiative of the Board of Regents University System of Georgia, to help post-secondary disability services offices provide complete, timely, and efficient accommodations to the students with print disabilities that they serve. AT Cooperative was born out of this initiative. In 2014, Georgia’s AT Coop served 2,569 students at a cost savings of $310,667

21. AMAC Accessibility Services AMAC Accessibility provides practical solutions and research for real challenges faced daily by individuals with disabilities. AMAC offers postsecondary education, corporate, governmental and nonprofit membership services, including: Assistive Technology Cooperative (State Financing) Assistive Technology Solutions Lab (Demo & Device Lending) Assistive Technology training and technical assistance Accessible digital content conversion – E-Text Braille Captioning and transcription services 508 Compliance consultation

22. AMAC – Deluxe Membership The Deluxe Membership is designed for institutions that have ongoing requests for alternative media and assistive technology. An annual fee of $1,500 provides access to a variety of assistive technology solutions, training, and technical support (among others benefits). Deluxe Member Discounts – 30% off e-text within AMAC’s textbook library – 25% off SAM annual license fee ($450 value) – 10% off braille services – 10% off captioned media – Free braille tests Assistive Technology Software 20+ software applications available including: Text-To-Speech, Magnification w/ Speech, Screen Modification / Colorization, and Writing & Spelling software. See list of all available software. See list of all available software. Distributed directly to student computers through AMAC’s secure Student Download Center Available for download and use on institutional computers overseen by the disability service office Web-Based Management Software Student access to our Student Download Center, where students can download books and software

23. Some of the AT in AT Cooperative

24. Top Downloaders of AT 1.Georgia Southern University 2.Kennesaw State University 3.University of Alabama at Birmingham – Not in AT Act Federal Data 4.Georgia Northwestern Technical College 5.University of West Georgia 6.Chattahoochee Technical College 7.Georgia State University 8.Dalton State College 9.Georgia Institute of Technology 10.Emory 11.Valdosta State University 12.Mercer University 13.Savannah State University 14.Grand Rapids Community College – Not in AT Act Federal Data

25. Supporting Smoother Transitions AT Cooperative Software in IEPs Focused Transition Goals Better Planning – More Success Access to Accessible Books + AT = Success… Research

26. AMAC’s First in the World Proposal Project: Center for Accessible Materials Innovation (CAMI) Purpose: To expand access to digital content for all students with disabilities, especially those at minority- serving institutions (MSIs), thereby improving retention and graduation rates Duration: Oct. 1, 2014 – Sept. 30, 2018 Amount: $3.8 million Our Tech Partner: Institute Diversity Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Christopher Lee, Director/Dept. Head, AMAC Dr. Julie Ancis, Associate VP/ Institute Diversity Project Director: Bob Martinengo

27. The TFL Team Carolyn Phillips Director, Tools for Life Carolyn.Phillips@gatfl.gatech.edu Daphne Brookins AT Funding & Resource Specialist Daphne.Brookins@gatfl.gatech.edu Ben Jacobs Accommodations Specialist Ben.Jacobs@gatfl.gatech.edu Disclaimer This presentation is produced by Tools for Life which is a result of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004. It is a program of the Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture [COA], AMAC and is funded by grant #H224C030009 of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), Department of Education. The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, Georgia Tech, COA or AMAC and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government. Liz Persaud Training and Outreach Coordinator Liz.Persaud@gatfl.gatech.edu Martha Rust AT Specialist Martha.Rust@gatfl.gatech.edu Rachel Wilson Tech Match Specialist Rachel.Wilson@gatfl.gatech.edu

28. DakotaLink Assistive Technology Program for the State of South Dakota  The South Dakota Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI) Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)Lease/Loan Program began in 2004 utilizing funds established in a trust to the State of South Dakota.  This program is a partnership between SBVI and DakotaLink, managed by DakotaLink.  Applications for the CCTV program originate in the SBVI Independent Living Elderly/Blind program.  Approved applications are sent to DakotaLink where they are matched to current inventory or placed upon a waiting list. CCTV - Long Term Lease/Loan Program An Alternative State Financing Activity

29. South Dakota CCTV - Long Term Lease/Loan Program Financial eligibility requirements The Financial Eligibility document reviews three main categories of income: Annual Income – they cannot receive more than 185% of the poverty guidelines for annual income; If the individual has medical debt (including prescription drug debt) or has to pay for child care services for a child for whom they are legal guardians, these costs are deducted from their annual income category. Income Producing Property – any income realized from resources such as rental properties or land leased, rented or contracted on shares after a blanket $75,000 deduction and the deduction of any money owed on the income producing property,. Cash, Bonds and Securities – They cannot have more than $3,500 in any or all of these categories. If the applicant has financial resources exceeding these guidelines they are responsible for leasing the CCTV for $30.00 per month. If they fall within the guidelines a CCTV is loaned to them. Each person pays a $50.00 deposit on the CCTV received but if they have limited resources, they can pay this deposit in increments of $10.00 a month until the deposit is covered.

30. South Dakota CCTV - Long Term Lease/Loan Program  there are currently 230 CCTV units distributed throughout South Dakota  DakotaLink Staff and SBVI Rehabilitation teachers deliver the units and provide training.  DakotaLink collects the monthly lease payments, tracks annual renewals, and manages the program database providing monthly reports to SBVI.  Now in its 11 th year the repair history has been relatively low and only one unit has been lost. (to a program participant leaving the State)  Monies raised by the monthly leases is used to purchase additional units and supports upgrading older units.  500 individuals whose vision deteriorated have returned their CCTV to the program and recycled to new applicants translating into hundreds of thousands of dollars savings to those who may have purchased a unit only to find later they could no longer use the machine.