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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello, families and other federationists, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is important information on how to receive free assistive technology. This is a great way to obtain expensive technology for free, and a great way for all of us to pay it forward and donate old technology. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Garret <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James G. Mooney<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President, Maryland Organization of Parents of Blind Children <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(480) 433-8003 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>james.garret.mooney@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Nora Walker -MDOD- <nora.walker@maryland.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 17, 2021 2:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> james.garret.mooney@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> AT Reuse Program!<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Good Afternoon,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I’m with the Maryland Technology Assistance Program, under the Department of Disabilities. I’m pleased to say that our High-Tech Assistive Technology Reuse Center (MATR) is open by appointment! MATR takes donations of used high-tech assistive devices (anything from adapted keyboards and trackball mice to CCTVs and communication devices), sanitizes and refurbishes them and makes them available to people for free. We are the first state AT program with a high-tech reuse center, and are very excited to be able to increase peoples access to Assistive Technology in this way. Right now, we have over 80 items listed for <span style='color:#575757'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001OIf93QbrU8te438kdcpM_E-a7HR5Z2QBP-fr6QbS_MhlJpQXGQhepzw1-B1aq6JyLlo1ZW6wlCRkv1Q_CdSgcNVsJlUhqVV3FGwPESznuJZLQmipPCHRgEzZsbKwTIl_UCV30ED7HPdJlldaH6JAzOJJUYf1rOCIAujekM2cirw2lLmPY6lAjA==&c=mK_pntZuSN64OHmyGIeSJq6aUf7OodUmr9F8599tFL91uV9LscbfgQ==&ch=nPc-_fZZxhuXVt-14LmwzliEBaQeWwRt3_RXUhZr2gjEZQSlYSynYw==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#FF7200'>FREE on the MATR site</span></a></span>, and we only hope to grow this number. I want to make your organization aware of this program so that you and your constituents can help by donating any old assistive devices you may have that are no longer in use and making them available to others. <span style='color:#382D36'>To donate, contact </span><a href="mailto:MDTAP.AT-Reuse@maryland.gov" target="_blank"><span style='color:#FF7200'>MDTAP.AT-Reuse@maryland.gov</span></a>, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:currentcolor'><tr><td width=102 valign=top style='width:76.5pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext currentcolor currentcolor'><p style='margin-bottom:0in'><span style='color:#222222;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=94 height=96 style='width:.975in;height:1.0in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D79377.E8A0C2C0" alt="Image removed by sender. Changing Maryland for the Better"></span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=234 valign=top style='width:175.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;border:currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#222222'>Nora Walker</span></b><span style='color:#222222'><br>Assistive Technology Assistant<br>Assistive Technology Program (MDTAP)<br>Maryland Department of Disabilities<br>410.554.9470; 1.800.832.4827<br><a href="http://www.mdtap.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>MDTAP Website</span></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Maryland-Technology-Assistance-Program-100230390023684/timeline/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Facebook </span></a>| <a href="https://twitter.com/MDTAP" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Twitter </span></a>| <a href="http://blog.mdtap.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>AT Blog</span></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MDTAPVideo" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>YouTube</span></a><br><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Click <a href="http://www.doit.state.md.us/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?agencycode=MDOD&SurveyID=86M2956" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>HERE</span></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>to complete a three question customer experience survey</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>