In Federal grant to bolster program for disabled (Oct. 17, 2003), LJWorld.com in Kansas, MO,  reports that Kansas University has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration and the state of Kansas, to continue the Kansas Assistive Technology Cooperative (KATCO).  The primary goal of this organization is to provide low-interest loans to people with disabilities to purchase assistive equipment, but with this new grant they're branching into telework:

The program also is helping develop a Telework program that allows people with disabilities to work at their homes.

"The Telework program recognized that increased access to assistive technology can reduce or eliminate barriers to employment, such as inadequate transportation, fatigue and inaccessible work environments," Sack said.

For more information on the program, contact E. Basil Kessler at 1 (866) 465-2826 or katcodir@sbcglobal.net.

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