TOOLS FoR LIFE Recipients

TOOLS FOR LIFE Scholarships (33 Cycles - $293,000)
Appropriate and Needed adaptive technology awarded to...
• 
152 Visually Impaired & Blind Students and their Families

• 11% pre-K and Kindergarten
• 41% Elementary School
• 16% Middle School
•  33% High School
and consisted of...
 48% Desk-top electronic video magnifiers (CCTV's)

 13% Desk-top electronic video magnifiers w/ text-to-speech
•  10%  Braille Notetakers & Refreshable Braille Displays
• & Less than 10% of Many Tools including:
 
Electronic Portable Video Magnifiers, 
Tablet Computers & Stands, Screen Enlargement/Screen Reading Software, Assorted Optical Magnifiers
Helping Families in Need
48% had family incomes of $30,000 or less & STF pays 99% of purchase.
31% had family income between $30,000 & $50,000 & STF pays 95% of purchase.
 10% had family income between $50,000 & $70,000 & STF pays 90% of purchase.
 9% had family income between $70,000 & $85,000 & STF pays 67% of purchase.
 5% had family income between $85,000 & $100,000 & STF pays 50% of purchase.