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03-12-2005, 08:34 AM
Grants enhance assistance center
By DEANNA FLEISCHMANN, Journal Staff Writer
MARQUETTE - Thanks to a couple grants, those with disabilities can receive more services and Marquette residents will have another public computer lab.
The Assistive Technology Center, sponsored by the Lansing-based United Cerebral Palsy foundation, helps those with disabilities increase their independence through the use of technology. The ATC is housed in the Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency building in Marquette and recently received two sizeable grants.
"We received about $25,000 in technology from the Beaumont Foundation and a $9,000 grant from the Christopher Reeves Paralysis Association," ATC Director Sarah Menzel said.
The Beaumont Foundation, founded in 2001, supports the use of technology to enhance and advance the lives of underprivileged individuals and populations.
The $25,000 technology grant included 10 new Toshiba laptops, five of which will be used for the community computer lab. The other five laptops will be used for the center's loan closet to provide computers for persons who would benefit from a computer but don't have access to one.
"Assistive technology includes devices or software that will help someone become more independent and interactive with their environment," Menzel said.
Menzel said assistive technology and the assistive technology center don't just benefit the severely disabled.
MENZEL
"Much of this software can be used for people with learning disabilities, dyslexia and then there's the voice recognition software," Menzel said. "The voice recognition software is great for people who have issues with written expression all the way to people with a spinal cord injury or rheumatoid
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By DEANNA FLEISCHMANN, Journal Staff Writer
MARQUETTE - Thanks to a couple grants, those with disabilities can receive more services and Marquette residents will have another public computer lab.
The Assistive Technology Center, sponsored by the Lansing-based United Cerebral Palsy foundation, helps those with disabilities increase their independence through the use of technology. The ATC is housed in the Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency building in Marquette and recently received two sizeable grants.
"We received about $25,000 in technology from the Beaumont Foundation and a $9,000 grant from the Christopher Reeves Paralysis Association," ATC Director Sarah Menzel said.
The Beaumont Foundation, founded in 2001, supports the use of technology to enhance and advance the lives of underprivileged individuals and populations.
The $25,000 technology grant included 10 new Toshiba laptops, five of which will be used for the community computer lab. The other five laptops will be used for the center's loan closet to provide computers for persons who would benefit from a computer but don't have access to one.
"Assistive technology includes devices or software that will help someone become more independent and interactive with their environment," Menzel said.
Menzel said assistive technology and the assistive technology center don't just benefit the severely disabled.
MENZEL
"Much of this software can be used for people with learning disabilities, dyslexia and then there's the voice recognition software," Menzel said. "The voice recognition software is great for people who have issues with written expression all the way to people with a spinal cord injury or rheumatoid
http://www.miningjournal.net/columns/story/0312202005_col00-cl0312.asp
http://stores.ebay.com/MAKSYM-Variety-Store