{"id":1374,"date":"2012-11-19T08:41:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2012-11-19T08:41:35","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T13:41:35","slug":"mdtaps-2012-grantees-111912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1374","title":{"rendered":"MDTAP&#8217;s 2012 Grantees, 11\/19\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, MDTAP had the opportunity to issue grants to support a variety of organizations\u00a0and agencies that are working hard to expand access to\u00a0assistive technology across the state. Here&#8217;s the breakdown of who and\u00a0what:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001wlBLUWOM5FNML73nrbdbwuggydFm_xHb9JXkPuxaG0TS7Tyn2SrkGHPflf7PYWYR1X9Vj1X4mvtijZR5cE9WoZJKHLyDTnuZ2L_svndRTJk=\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">The Hearing and Speech\u00a0Agency<\/a> &#8211; to establish a demonstration and loan library of fluency\u00a0enhancement devices (assistive devices for those who stutter).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001wlBLUWOM5FPBWO6hmG7iBwMfKcPhBVwqiEmwkhw3ga8jg0N2YHvfw13QW__QbjzbTsFEZQ_zkdQIF_FKq6z-IgCNdwIJccPshIxI0p3xMriUjvpe88kr0YUL5rQi-_wE\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">The Lollipop Kids\u00a0Foundation<\/a> &#8211; to expand their statewide durable medical equipment\u00a0exchange program for children and their families who cannot afford new,\u00a0medically necessary devices.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001wlBLUWOM5FPV8sZUOA8JRPmgfaEL1EUSF61bTmIdmQr5vQKIrqgI23TKKt6wHcmEIjYSuPNywJtyLLubboKtMRKmMB6DrK-KbGb72tBpcYjkhozWDtvmmA==\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">The Arc\u00a0Central\u00a0Chesapeake Region<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; to establish a device loan program for\u00a0clients participating in their supported employment and high school\u00a0transition\u00a0program.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001wlBLUWOM5FOtPMUCJ7NZ3ybLaqFEBrUA3dtm_jUZ4ZLw-VY2hqObZtB5TrQ7djPeLdf3MeK6cstnGrnqnTti0WZdN_wwp25eOURzEZPVuP8=\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">V-Linc<\/a> &#8211; to support\u00a0continued efforts in their device reutilization program for both computers\u00a0and durable medical equipment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UOA\u00a0\u00a0Engineers<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; to complete development of the Utrasonic Obstacle Avoidance (UOA)\u00a0device. UOA will provide vision impaired users warnings when navigating\u00a0areas where there are low-hanging signs, branches and more. The design \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00a0UOA will\u00a0be made available for\u00a0free online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned as we share more about each of these great projects and some new partnerships via our blog and Facebook!<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1374\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, MDTAP had the opportunity to issue grants to support a variety of organizations\u00a0and agencies that are working hard to expand access to\u00a0assistive technology across the state. 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