MassMATCH News and Information!!!! School Swap
MassMATCH, the Tech Act program of Massachusetts, is making it easier for schools across the state to get assistive technology (AT) for their students with disabilities. The program is called the AT School Swap-it’s an online equipment reuse program designed to help schools share their unused AT, find the equipment their students need, and learn what’s working for students with disabilities in other communities.
Each year Massachusetts school districts buy AT for eligible students. Over time, school districts accumulate devices that could be of use to students in other districts. The AT School Swap has created a system for sharing AT; it is modeled on a program operating in Connecticut where schools are dusting off their unused laptops, wheelchairs, software, and other devices and making them available for the benefit of students and school districts statewide.
To get started in Massachusetts, please visit the AT School Swap at http://www.dmerequipment.wbprg.pw/school_swap and learn how the Swap can help your school:
Track your AT inventory
Post your AT needs
Search the equipment inventories of other schools
Borrow AT
Connect with colleagues who have experience with the AT you want to know about With your help we can build a rich database of available equipment and a broad community of educators with AT know-how.
For more information contact the MassMATCH program staff at info@http://www.dmerequipment.org