[NFBMT] Assistive Technology Grants

[Sheila]

I heard about that and I also understood that you need to be working 
from home. thanks much.

On 5/21/2020 4:28 PM, president--- via NFBMT wrote:
> 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.
>
>
>
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