Hello:
This was in misc.handicap and I thought you might like to see it.
Robert Jaquiss
Internet: robertj@tekgen.bv.tek.com
----------------------------------
Article 31123 of misc.handicap:
Path: tekgen!news.tek.com!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!uwm.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!yeshua.marcam.com!charnel!olivea!bunker!sheldev.shel.isc-br.com!wtm
From: lazzaro@BIX.COM (Joeseoph Lazzaro)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: VIEWS SOUGHT ON TECHNOLOGY FUNDING NEWSLETTER
Message-ID: <31692@handicap.news>
Date: 14 Mar 94 15:15:18 GMT
Sender: news@bunker.shel.isc-br.com
Reply-To: lazzaro@BIX.COM (Joeseoph Lazzaro)
Lines: 86
Approved: wtm@bunker.afd.olivetti.com
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com
Index Number: 31692
This came across my desk, and thought I'd pass it on. It comes from
Steve Mendelsohn, the guru of adaptive technology funding.
VIEWS SOUGHT ON TECHNOLOGY FUNDING NEWSLETTER
Plans are underway for a bimonthly publication devoted
exclusively to assistive technology funding. We seek your input on
how such a publication can best serve consumers, service providers
and small businesses seeking resources to pay for assistive
technology.
WOULD YOU READ A NEWSLETTER CONTAINING:
Clear explanations of technology funding resources within
such programs as Rehabilitation, Social Security,
Medicare/Medicaid, Special Education, National Service, and Federal
Income Tax Law;
Reports on innovative programs around the country that
utilize effective strategies for making technology more available
to people with disabilities;
Interviews with leading advocates and successful consumers on
various funding sources and strategies;
Lively reader discussion of funding-related issues;
In depth discussion of the policy, economic and legal issues
surrounding assistive technology funding.
EACH ISSUE WILL CONTAIN:
A major feature about a significant funding strategy or
source;
An update of recent program,legal and other developments;
An account of an individual or organizational success or
failure in pursuing an interesting funding strategy;
A small business/public accommodations corner with suggestions
for reducing the costs of ADA compliance and related outreach;
A letters column including reader feedback and "Q and A"; A
resources/reviews section on new publications, videos and
databases.
FEATURES SLATED FOR THE NEWSLETTER'S FIRST YEAR INCLUDE:
What State Tech Act program Funding Specialists do and how they
can be of help to consumers and small business;
The role of Independent Living Centers in systems-change
advocacy and in providing funding assistance to individuals and
small businesses;
The role of State specialized telecommunications equipment
distribution programs, and whether their broad-based funding
mechanism is applicable to other technologies;
Automobile manufacturers' discounts and rebates for adaptive
driving equipment;
Private health insurance as a source of technology funding,
and the fate of assistive technology under the proposed Health
Security Act;
The extent to which universal access is designed into the
national information superhighway, and the economics of universal
design as a means of eliminating the need for costly retrofits and
add-ons;
A survey of loan programs, with advice on overcoming the
barriers to equipment funding in the commercial credit sector;
If every third-party source is a "payor of last resort" who can
you ask first?
The extent to which the ADA requires that equipment be
provided.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN THIS PUBLICATION IF IT:
Cost $39 per year ($45 for organizations and businesses);
Were published six times per year;
Were available in your choice of print, audio cassette,
diskette, E-mail or Fax formats.
Edited by Steven Mendelsohn, author and advocate in the
technology funding field, the newsletter will begin publication in
March 1994 if consumer feedback indicates sufficient interest. We
would be grateful if you could take a moment to let us know what
you think of the idea, and to tell us if you would like to receive
a copy of the first issue in your preferred format. By taking a
moment to share your thoughts with us, you help determine whether
we begin this newsletter while in no way obligating yourself.
Contact the editor, Steven Mendelsohn by E-mail
(Mendelsohn@Delphi.com), by telephone (415) 864-2220 or by regular
mail (print, braille, audio cassette or 3.5 inch IBM diskette) at
Smiling Interface, P.O. Box 2792, Church Street Station, New York,
NY 10008-2792.
Thank you.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sun Dec 02 2012 - 01:30:03 PST