- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Nov. 2, 2006
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2006-11-02
- Date of Original:
- 2006-11-02
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 2006/11-2
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s11-h2-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2006-s11-h2-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia
Department of Labor
NEWS RELEASE
SUITE 642
(404) 232-3685
148 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30303-1751
FAX (404) 657-9996 Communications@dol.state.ga.us
Michael Thurmond
Commissioner
Sam Hall
Director of Communications
Nov. 2, 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia Department of Labor receives two federal grants to aid people with disabilities
ATHENS A U. S. Department of Education official has announced that the Georgia Department of Labor/Tools for Life program has received two federal grants totaling almost $2 million over the next five years. These grants will increase access to assistive technology (AT) devices for independent living, learning, and working.
John H. Hager, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, made the announcement at the Georgia Department of Labor's annual Workforce and Touch the Future-Transitions Conference in Athens. One of Hager's priorities is refurbishing, recycling, and exchanging used assistive technology devices, and he has played a leading role in making funds available for this purpose.
"I want to thank Assistant Secretary Hager and the U.S. Department of Education for recognizing and addressing Georgia's need to enhance opportunities for Georgians with disabilities to have easier access to assistive technology," said State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond. "The tools and technology made available by these grants will have a significantly positive impact on the quality of life and opportunities for success in the workplace for many Georgians for years to come."
Both grants will be used for the reutilization of AT, including such aids as computers, wheelchairs, portable ramps, and other durable medical equipment. The first grant, totaling $198,000 each year for three years, is for STAR, an acronym for the Southeast Technical Assistance on Assistive Technology Reutilization. That grant will be used to expand the services of ReBoot Computer Recycling Depot and Friends of Disabled Adults and Children in more rural areas of Georgia, as well as into participating neighboring states such as Florida and South Carolina.
The second grant, totaling $258,000 each year for five years, is for the National Assistive Technology Reutilization and Coordination Center, called the Pass It On Center, which will help 12 other programs which received grants like STAR to establish or expand assistive technology reutilization programs. The center will develop a database of more than 600 reutilization programs, and help these programs adopt best practices to better serve people with disabilities.
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The National Center will also develop a national plan for emergency preparedness in response to help victims of natural disasters quickly locate wheelchairs, portable ramps and other assistive technology destroyed or damaged.
For additional information about the grant or the programs, contact Joy Kniskern or Carolyn Phillips of the Georgia Department of Labor at (404) 638-0387 or (404) 638-0388 respectively.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 232-3685 CY-06-485