1. Mass MATCH
Our mission is to promote the use of assistive technology and services to enhance the independence of people with disabilities, enabling equal participation in all of life’s activities.

2. Mass MATCH Principal Activities
AT Regional Centers
AT Demonstration Centers
AT Device Loan Program
AT Equipment Recycling/ Reutilization Programs
GetATStuff.org
AT Device Recycling Program
AT School Swap
AT Loan Program
Low Interest Loan Program
Longterm Device Loan Program

3. Assistive Technology Toolkit for
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Assistive Technology Toolkit for
Employment
Developed by Easter Seals MA, 2010

4. GOAL and ROLL
To design and supply twenty-nine (29) Assistive technology (AT) Toolkits to be used by Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Job Placement Specialists to assist them in their outreach to potential employers and clients.
Provided Technical Assistance to Easter Seals of MA and supervised project implementation.

5. Purpose
The toolkit is a tool to use to educate employers regarding the types of accommodations that can be made for individuals with disabilities in the workplace. The toolkit provides Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) employment specialists with information they need to describe assistive technology to employers. Employment specialists and other MRC staff can also use the toolkit to develop their knowledge of assistive technology solutions. The toolkit includes advanced information so that if MRC staff, or employers, has a need for more details on a product or topic, they can use the toolkit to find that information.
The kit includes sample devices and 4 binders with information. There is an information binder that includes information and resources for employers and MRC staff. There are also 3 presentation binders that flip into desktop easels. These 3 binders provide presentation information in the areas of assistive technology for physical access, ergonomics, memory and organization, vision and hearing. The presentation binders also include information on employer tax credits and work place accommodations.
MRC staff can use the kit to demonstrate simple, low cost accommodations that can be made when a job has been identified for an individual with a disability. The kit can also be used for general presentations to employer groups or other community groups.

6. Sample Device Logitech trackball mouse
Large print keyboard  (Keys U See) black w/yellow letters
Logitech Clear Chat Pro microphone
Sony digital recorder
Live Scribe pen with notebook (ordered)
Multi alert timer
PocketTalker Ultra Personal Amplifier
Folding Lighted 3X Magnifier
Full page Magnifier
Desktop Talking Calculator
Light switch extender
iPod Touch  (32GB) with apps for memory and organization
Toolkit

7. Other Resources
Built in Accessibility features of Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems
Information and graphics on Ergonomics
Job Accommodation Network Accommodation and compliance series by disability
Comparison matrix for programs that scan text and read with text to speech
Comparison matrix of speech recognition options
Comparison matrix of tools for memory and organization
Universal Design and Assistive Technology as Workplace Accommodations
ATRC information
MassEDP information
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic information
Open source resources for assistive technology
Definition of reasonable accommodation

8. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Website: www.massmatch.org
Contact Us
Mass MATCH
AT Act Program
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
27 Wormwood Street
Boston, MA
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