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The Buck Starts Here... A Guide to Assistive Technology Funding in Kentucky

TWELFTH EDITION, 2007
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Developed by The KATS Network, Office for the Blind, Workforce Investment Department, Education Cabinet.

Acknowledgments - We wish to thank the personnel of the various state agencies, private organizations and other Tech Act programs that provided information for this booklet. Without their cooperation and input, this guide would not have been possible.

A KATS Network Funding Task Force headed by Dave Matheis, former KATS Network Funding Specialist, principal researcher and writer, developed the original guide in 1991. Other contributors were Jean Isaacs, Bluegrass Technology Center of Lexington, Jo Ann Allen, Division of Mental Retardation, Gail Lincoln, Kentucky Disability Coalition, Debbie Sharon, Advocate, and Jerry Wheatley, former KATS Network Information & Referral Specialist.

The Twelfth Edition of the “Buck Starts Here” was updated by James A. Brown, Program Analyst and Assistive Technology Coordinator for the KATS Network.

Duplication - There are no copyrights on this document. Agencies, organizations, companies, individuals and others are welcome to copy, distribute and transmit this document in whole or in part. The KATS Network does ask that we are credited appropriately and that you do not alter, transform or build upon this work.

This manual contains assistive technology funding information prepared and developed by the KATS Network and others, including other projects funded by the Tech Act.

While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, the KATS Network neither guarantees the accuracy of the data contained herein nor assumes any responsibility for errors, omissions or discrepancies. Errors brought to the attention of the KATS Network and verified to the satisfaction of the KATS Network will be corrected in future editions.

Paid for with Federal funds, Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education, Grant #H224A090017, Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended.

Funding Book Index:

• Introduction
• What is Assistive Technology?
• What is the KATS Network?
• I. Developing a Funding Strategy
• II. Public Sources of Funding
• III. Private Sources of Funding
• IV. Alternate Finance Programs (AFP)
• V. Sources of Advocacy/Legal Assistance
• VI. Subsidy and Discount Programs
• Glossary of Assistive Technology Terms
• References
• Appendix A - Funding Checklist
• Appendix B - Public Agencies - Local Contacts
• Appendix C - Assistive Technology Legislative Strategies
• Appendix D - Assistive Technology Vendors
• Appendix E - State Services for Kentuckians with Disabilities
• Appendix F - Kentucky Assistive Technology Resource Centers

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