"Tools for Life" Scholarships (7 Cycles - $94,000)

Appropriate and Needed adaptive technology was awarded to...

·         54 Visually Impaired & Blind Students

o    10 pre-K and Kindergarten

o    23 Elementary School

o    12 Middle School

o    9 High School

...and consisted of:

·         35 Flat-panel electronic video magnifiers (CCTV's)

·         3 portable electronic magnifiers

·         6 Braille Notetakers

·         2 Refreshable Braille Display w/laptop

·         2 Adapted Computer Systems

·         2 Braillers 

·         1 Bioptic lens system w/ driver's training

·         2 Screen Enlargement/Screen Reading Software

·         1 Assorted Conventional Magnifiers

Helping Families in Need:

·         46% (25) had family incomes of $25,000 or less & STF paid 95% of purchase

·         31% (17) had family income between $25,000 & $50,000 & STF paid 90% of purchase

·         14% (7) had family income between $50,000 & $70,000 & STF paid 67% of purchase

·         7% (4) had family income between $70,000 & $85,000 & STF paid 50% of purchase

·         2% (1) had family income between $85,000 & $100,000 & STF paid 33% of purchase

The SEE THE FUTURE Fund's "Awesome" Vendors. . .

• AGA, LLC (Enhanced Vision, Telesensory)

• Accessibility dot Net, Inc. (www.accessibility.net)

• AKB Visions (Optelec)

• Eagle Eye Vision (Magnisight)

• The Computer Surgeon

• Humanware (Braille & Speech)

. . .provided equipment and services at a reduced cost, saving the SEE THE FUTURE Fund over $29,000