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Alliance for Technology Access is a growing national network of technology resource centers, organizations, individuals and companies. ATA encourages and facilitates the empowerment of people with disabilities to participate fully in their communities. Through public education, information and referral, capacity building in community organizations, and advocacy/policy efforts, the ATA enables millions of people to live, learn, work, define their futures, and achieve their dreams. ATA is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.
On this site there is a directory of many ATA Technology Resource Centers from across the country. ATA Technology Resource Centers Services may include:
AnotheR BytE is a worldwide network of non-profit recyclers, donors, volunteers, and other interested parties.
Computers for Schools is a national program that does offer a Computers for Homes Program but not all schools are registered yet. To qualify the MAR Program services all schools registered with the National Center for Educational Statistics. (Check if your school qualifies with a search at the official website: http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator.) If your school qualifies then Computers for Schools partners with schools and non-profits to form a Computers for Homes Program. Individuals can access the opportunity through their school or community non-profit organization.
National Cristina Foundation (NCF) is a not-for-profit foundation that provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives. This organization provides donated computers to non-profit organizations that can in turn donate them to individuals. For more information, contact the foundation at 500 West Putnam, Greenwich, CT, call (203) 863-9100 or e-mail ncf@cristina.org.
National Technology Recycling Project is a non-profit organization designed to help people recycle technology with a focus on computers and to support non-profit technology recycling organizations across the United States. For a recycling organization in your state see their listings on this website.
Share Technology helps salvage 'recently retired' computers while they are still useful, prevent their premature destruction and get them into the hands of schools, people with disabilities and non-profit organizations which can put them to good use. To help you in this effort, they provide a national computer donation database, through which you can search for equipment available in your area.
TechSoup.org Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, offers nonprofits one-stop shopping for their technology needs. While TechSoup is aimed at the 650,000 small to midsize nonprofits, staff from larger nonprofits will find useful information here as well. TechSoup is committed to leveraging its strength as a community-wide portal for the benefit of the entire community. Search under "Recycled" or "Refurbished Hardware" within 100 miles of your locale on their database.
Alameda County Computer Resource Center is a nonprofit computer recycling organization that provides computers to those who would not otherwise have access to them. They help disadvantaged, undereducated, and disabled people gain access to technology, computers and the Internet. They teach unskilled workers how to build and maintain computers. The computers that they place with their recipients are refurbished through their Computer Repair Internship Program. For more information, call (510) 528-4052
Community Action Partnership of Orange County, via their Community Technology Partnership program offers donated computers to low-income individuals and non-profit organizations. For more information, call (714) 899-0033.
Tri-County Independent Living Inc., a Center for Independent Living in Eureka, California, offers the Computers For People With Disabilities Program, through which they offer refurbished computers to people with disabilities at no charge. For more information, call (877) 576-5000.
Center for Independent Living of North Florida (CIL/NF) offers qualified consumers an opportunity to participate in computer training. Successful completion of the training will make the participant eligible to receive a computer for their personal use at home. To be eligible for the program, you must have been an active CIL/NF consumer for at least six months and have demonstrated financial need. For more information, call (850) 575-9621 (voice) or (850) 576-5245 (TDD).
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children refurbishes and distributes computers to eligible adults with disabilities. For more information, call (770) 491-9014.
ReBoot, a program of Tools for Life, is a non-profit, statewide, collaborative effort of many groups and organizations committed to recycling computers for people with disabilities. ReBoot refurbishes donated computers, grants them to people with disabilities, and trains the person on the equipment. For more information, call (800) 497-8665 (Voice), (866) 373-7778 (TTY).
The Tech Connection Assistive Technology Solutions
a Computer Center for Children and Adults with disAbilities,
provides assistive technology solutions and resources for those in need. TECHConnection is a program of Family Resource Associates (FRA), a non-profit located in central New Jersey that provides services for individuals with disabilities and their families. They have available to loan (on a permanent basis) computers that have been donated to them by businesses and families for the purpose of this program. These computers are recycled and made available upon request. To contact the Tech Connection, call
(732) 747-5310 or e-mail info@techconnection.org.
Assistive Technology of Ohio offers a statewide computer donation program. Any Ohioan with a disability and a need for a computer is eligible for the program. The program is also open to families who have children with disabilities, as long as the computer is to be primarily used by the child. The application fee is $25. Computers will be shipped to your home. To apply for the program, please send a letter with the following information: (1) your name, address and phone number, and (2) legal documentation verifying your disability (Verification can be a short letter from your doctor, case worker, social worker, counselor, or therapist; you may also provide a copy of a social security statement or other government document of disability). The mailing address is: Rob Knight, AT Ohio, 710 Colegate Drive, Marietta, OH 45750. For more information, call (740) 568-0527.
Project dERE Inc. (The disABLED Electronic Resource Exchange Project Inc.) obtains and refurbishes outdated computer systems and distributes them to people with disabilities. For more information, call (330) 686-6570.
FREE GEEK receives donated used computers, refurbishes them and makes them available to their clients in exchange for service hours in their recycling program. The computer systems they create, called FreekBoxes, are loaded with the GNU/Linux operating system and other Free Software. FREE GEEK is located in Portland, Oregon at 1731 SE 10th Avenue.
Center for Computer Redistribution (CCR) provides refurbished computers free to low-income people with disabilities throughout Virginia. For more information, e-mail webmaster@freepcs.org or write to CCR, P.O. Box 70001, Richmond, Virginia 23255.
Bureau of Correctional Enterprises Computer Recycling Program refurbishes and donates computers to individuals with disabilities, individuals that could use a computer for educational and or training purposes, individuals in the Wisconsin W2 program, and qualified non-profit organizations such as daycare centers, churches, neighborhood centers and educational facilities. For individuals to receive a refurbished unit they must go through a non-profit organization. They are currently donating Pentium computers that include a CD-ROM, a minimum 4GB hard drive, minimum of 128MB of RAM, and a Windows 2000 Operating System. Systems come complete with the CPU, monitor, keyboard and mouse. For more information, visit their website or call (800) 862-1086.
Castaway Computers accepts donated computer equipment and software from companies, refurbishes the equipment, loads available software, and upgrades the equipment. Castaway then donates the computers to individuals, families and non-profit entities. Along with providing computer equipment for those that otherwise would not be able to acquire computers, Castaway provides training and volunteer opportunities related to refurbishing computers donated to others. Castaway Computers is located in Milwaukee, WI. To contact, call (414) 221-3442 or e-mail at halcastaway@yahoo.com.
Independence First, serving Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha offers a computer recycling program through which individuals can receive a personal computer for their use at home upon completing a computer training program. For more information, call (414) 291-7520.
New Horizons Un-Limited, via our Access Technology Computer Redistribution Program, offers refurbished computers to Southeastern Wisconsin residents with disabilities. To qualify you must have a lifelong disability, documented by a physician, have a limited income and have a commitment to learn about and embrace computer technology. For more information, call (414) 299-0124.
Second Chance Computers is a used computer distribution program in the Madison, Wisconsin area. Applicants should send their name, address and phone number to Second Chance Computers with why the person or family is in need of a computer and what is the intended use of the computer. Second Chance will review the letter for need and contact the applicant when they can pick up their used computer. Applicants should send their requests to Second Chance Computers, P.O. Box 8131, Madison, WI 53714 or e-mail secondchancecomputers@hotmail.com.
Computers for the Disabled is a charity that supplies new and used computers to people with disabilities throughout the United Kingdom. They further offer basic computer training to recipients. For more information, call 01268-284834 or e-mail BigPaulH@blueyonder.co.uk.
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