[NFBMT] Assistive Technology Grants

[president at nfbofmt.org]

Hi All,

If you are working from home due to the Coronavirus and are blind or
otherwise disabled, you can apply to MT DPHHS Disability Employment and
Transitions Division for a $1,000 grant for assistive technology you require
to work from home.  I had a really hard time extracting the information from
the e-mail announcement from DPHHS because the info was provided to me in an
inaccessible and unusable format for blind people using assistive
technology.  One has to love the irony.  Anyhow, the next paragraph is what
I could extract.  Please follow up with the phone number or e-mail given
below.

Snipped from the DPHHS announcement published today, Thursday March 21 2020:

DPHHS has Telework Assistance Grants of up to $1,000 per individual now
available through Disability Employment and Transitions (DET) Division. This
funding will go towards purchasing assistive technology equipment to assist
Montanans with disabilities maintain telework opportunities. DET will assess
and support assistive technology telework needs for individuals with
disabilities during COVID-19. This assistance will ensure people with
disabilities have the equipment needed to adapt to the change in working
environment due to COVID-19 and will support Montana's workforce. 
If you or someone you know is interested in this opportunity, please call 1
(877) 296-1197 or email vrinfo at mt.gov.


Jim Marks
President
National Federation of the Blind of Montana
president at nfbofmt.org
(406) 438-1421
www.nfbofmt.org

You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.