##### State: Idaho 1 Part I: Attachments 

OMB Control Number: 1820-0664

Expiration Date: 10/31/2008

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Attachment 1: **Basic Information**

Name of Lead Agency:

Center on Disabilities and Human Development

University of Idaho

Name of Applicable Division and/or Subdivision of Lead Agency:

Address of Lead Agency:

129 West Third Street

Moscow, Idaho 83843

Name and Title of Certifying Representative for Lead Agency:

Polly Knutson, Mgr-Grants, Contracts/Compliance

Address for Certifying Representative:

University of Idaho

Morrill Hall

Box 443020

Moscow, Idaho 83844-3020

Telephone for Certifying Representative:

208-885-2560

E-mail for Certifying Representative:

pknutson@uidaho.edu

Name and Title of Program Director:

Ronald J. Seiler, Project Director

Idaho Assistive Technology Project

Address for Program Director:

129 West Third Street

Moscow, Idaho 83843

Telephone for Program Director:

1-208-885-3623

E-mail for Program Director:

rseiler@uidaho.edu

Name and Title of Program Contact (if different from Program Director):

Same as above

Address for Program Director:

Telephone for Program Director:

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E-mail for Program Director:

Name of Implementing Entity:

Same as above

Name of Applicable Division and/or Subdivision of Implementing Entity:

Address of Implementing Entity:

Name and Title of Program Director:

Same as above

Address for Program Director:

Telephone for Program Director:

E-mail for Program Director:

Name and Title of Program Contact (if different from Program Director):

Same as above

Address for Program Director:

Telephone for Program Director:

E-mail for Program Director:

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Attachment 2: **Lead Agency and Implementing Entity**

2.1 [Identification and Description of the Lead Agency]{.underline} -
Identify and describe the Lead Agency referred to in section 4(c)(1)(A)
of the AT Act.

> 2.1A [Identification and Description of Lead Agency if an Implementing
> Entity is not Designated]{.underline}

The Center on Disabilities and Human Development (CDHD) at the
University of Idaho is the lead agency for Idaho's State Assistive
Technology (AT) Program. Governor Dirk Kempthorne is the third chief
executive officer of the state of Idaho to designate the CDHD as the
lead agency for the Idaho Assistive Technology Project (IATP). The CDHD
is Idaho's University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities (UCEDD). There are over 60 UCEDDs throughout the U.S. and
its territories, each associated with a university or college. Since
1963, UCEDDs have been working to accomplish a shared vision that
foresees a nation in which all Americans, including those with
disabilities, participate fully in their communities. Independence,
productivity, and community inclusion are key components of this vision.

Centers are in a unique position to facilitate the flow of
disability-related information between community and university. Centers
work with people with disabilities, members of their families, state and
local government agencies, and community providers in projects that
provide training, technical assistance, service, research, and
information sharing, with a focus on building the capacity of
communities to sustain all of their citizens. Centers have played key
roles in every major disability initiative over the past four decades.
Many issues, such as early intervention, health care, community-based
services, inclusive and meaningful education, transition from school to
work, employment, housing, assistive technology, and transportation have
directly benefited from the services, research, and training provided by
UCEDDs.

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The CDHD possesses the capacity to administer the IATP and to fulfill
the requirements of the Assistive Technology Act of 2004 (refer to
Assurances). All fiscal activities performed by the IATP are completed
in accordance with and under the direction of the University of Idaho
Controller. External funds are managed within the CDHD by a records
manager and within the university system by the Office of Sponsored
Programs, under the supervision of the controller. All fiscal procedures
are consistent with EDGAR and comply with the relevant federal
regulations.

The IATP has the staff expertise, physical infrastructure, and AT
equipment to successfully operate a State AT Program. The IATP was
funded under authority of the AT Act in 1992. Since then, the IATP has
been a leader in our state for promoting access to and acquisition of AT
among Idahoans with disabilities and their families. The IATP is an
integral part of a larger effort in our state (and nationwide) to ensure
that individuals with disabilities achieve their educational goals, gain
meaningful employment, reach full community participation, and have
equal access to information technology.

Staff Expertise: The staff of the project has extensive experience
providing AT services to Idahoans with disabilities. The project has had
a relatively stable staff over the years, though this past year did see
some changes in the configurations of the project's staff. The Project
Director (1.0 FTE), Mr. Ron Seiler, has worked for the IATP since its
inception. He is the father of a 25-year-old son who uses AT every day.
He also has more than 21 years experience working in the area of
assistive technology. The IATP's Information and Public Awareness
Specialist (1.0 FTE), Ms. Sue House, has more than seven years
experience providing AT services and worked in the area of special
education for ten years before that time. Ms. Kristen Hagen is the new
Administrative Assistant (1.0 FTE) for the project. She started work in
December 2005.

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Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities
Conference. Ms. Irene Lunsford was added to the project as Loan Program
Manager (0.5 FTE). She has more than 26 years experience in the banking
industry. The project's subcontractors also possess extensive experience
in the area of AT. The IATP also has a new Training Coordinator (0.5
FTE), Ms. Nora Jehn. She has worked as a special education teacher and
is the mother of a child with a disability. In the spring of 2006, she
completed the California State University Northridge's Assistive
Technology Certificate Program and attended the CSUN 21^st^

Physical Infrastructure and AT Equipment: The IATP maintains adequate
physical infrastructure to operate a State AT Program. The project has
administrative offices and maintains a small AT demonstration and
training center at its Moscow location. This AT center has a wide array
of AT devices which is primarily used to assist higher education
students with disabilities and to provide AT services to local school
districts. The project also maintains two other regional AT
demonstration and training centers, one at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
in Boise and the other at the Hand Therapy and Healing Center in Coeur
d'Alene. Both centers maintain a large array of assistive devices for
lending, training, and demonstration purposes. The IATP also purchases
equipment each year to support the operation of seven Hearing Assistance
Centers. In the past five years, the project has also placed AT
equipment in an adult day care, a migrant education center, and seven
different recreation groups who have received small grant awards in the
last five years.

(a)(iv) Ability to Coordinate Key Partners: In addition to having
experienced staff, adequate infrastructure, and AT equipment, the
project maintains excellent relationships with a very broad array of
Idaho-based organizations, state agencies, advocacy groups, and other

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private and public entities. Table 1 displays the project's most
important partners. These groups will participate in efforts to
implement the project's activities.

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**Table 1: Important Collaborators and Their Role in Implementing the
Statewide AT Program**

+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| **Entity**     | **Role Planning and            | **Information      |
|                | Implementing Statewide AT      | about Entity**     |
|                | Program**                      |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| State          | Provides subcontract to IATP   | State Education    |
| Department of  | for full range of AT services  | Agency             |
| Education      | to school districts            |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Representative on Special Ed   |                    |
|                | Advisory Panel                 |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Representative on IATP         |                    |
|                | Advisory Board                 |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Idaho Division | Representation on IATP         | State Vocational   |
| of Vocational  | Advisory Board                 | Rehabilitation     |
| Rehabilitation |                                | Agency             |
|                | IATP rep on State              |                    |
|                | Rehabilitation Council         |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Joint evaluation activities    |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Joint training activities      |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Assistance w/ Title III        |                    |
|                | appropriations bill            |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| State          | Joint legislative initiatives  | SILC is funded by  |
| Independent    |                                | the Rehab Act and  |
| Living Council | Joint evaluation activities    | was created by     |
| & Centers for  | (BSU survey)                   | Executive Order    |
| Independent    |                                | 93-01 on May 28,   |
| Living         | Joint planning &               | 1993               |
|                | implementation of statewide    |                    |
|                | Independent Living conference  |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Joint training activities      |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Zions Bank &   | Administers AT loan program    | Alternative        |
| Key Bank       |                                | Financing Program  |
|                |                                | partners           |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Idaho          | Maintains Loan Program         | Alternative        |
| Community      | endowment and special project  | Financing Program  |
| Foundation     | fund (used for guarantees)     | partners           |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| United         | Receives subcontract from IATP | Major partner in   |
| Cerebral Palsy | to operate statewide lending   | service provision, |
|                | library, statewide demo site,  | training and       |
|                | and regional computer access   | public awareness   |
|                | lab. Received additional       | activities         |
|                | subcontract to provide         |                    |
|                | AgrAbility services and        |                    |
|                | information.                   |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Consortium for | Policy-related group           | Umbrella group for |
| Idahoans with  | representing over 40 entities  | broad array of     |
| Disabilities   | in state including SILC, CIL,  | advocacy groups,   |
|                | P & A, DD Council, and many    | providers, and     |
|                | other groups.                  | others.            |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Hand Therapy   | Receives subcontract from IATP | Major partner in   |
| and Healing    | to operate AT demo center and  | most training and  |
| Center         | lending closet in north Idaho  | public awareness   |
|                |                                | activities in      |
|                |                                | north Idaho        |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Idaho Council  | Operates 7 hearing assistance  | Funded through the |
| for the Deaf   | centers across state; IATP     | Idaho Department   |
| and Hard of    | purchases equipment for these  | of Health and      |
| Hearing        | centers                        | Welfare            |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Idaho ADA Task | Joint evaluation activities    | Idaho's affiliate  |
| Force          |                                | for the Region X   |
|                | Joint training activities      | Disability         |
|                |                                | Business and       |
|                | Joint legislative initiatives  | Technical          |
|                |                                | Assistance Center  |
|                | Joint public awareness         |                    |
|                | activities                     |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Idaho IT       | Joint policy activities        | Idaho's            |
| Resource       |                                | Interagency        |
| Management     | Joint training                 | Council for IT     |
| Council        |                                |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Commission on  | Joint evaluation activities    | Idaho's Older      |
| Aging and Area |                                | Americans Act      |
| Agencies on    | Joint public awareness         | Programs           |
| Aging          | activities                     |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Joint training                 |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | IATP Advisory Council          |                    |
|                | representation                 |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Protection and | Joint advocacy and legislative | Funded Protection  |
| Advocacy       | activities                     | & Advocacy agency  |
|                |                                | in Idaho           |
|                | Joint capacity building &      | (Comprehensive     |
|                | training                       | Advocacy, Inc)     |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Joint evaluation activities    |                    |
|                |                                |                    |
|                | Joint planning                 |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+
| Idaho Parents  | Joint public awareness         | Idaho Parent       |
| Unlimited      | activities                     | Training Center    |
|                |                                | under IDEA         |
|                | Joint training of parents      |                    |
+----------------+--------------------------------+--------------------+

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The IATP added a new partner to its broad array of collaborators this
past year. Working in partnership with the County Agriculture Extension
office at the University of Idaho and United Cerebral Palsy, the IATP
director was lead author for a grant to re-establish the AgrAbility
Program in Idaho. The program was funded in April 2006, and has begun to
provide assistive technology education and services to Idaho agriculture
production workers and their families. This is a statewide program and
is funded for a minimum of four years.

2.1B [Identification and Description of the Lead Agency if an
Implementing Entity Designated]{.underline}

> [N/A]{.underline}

2.2 [Identification and Description of the Implementing
Entity]{.underline} -- Identify and describe the Implementing Entity
referred to in section 4(c)(1)(B) of the AT Act, if such an Implementing
Entity is designated by the Governor.

[N/A]{.underline}

2.3 [Show of Good Cause for Change in Lead Agency or Implementing
Entity]{.underline} -- If the Governor has chosen to change the Lead
Agency or, if applicable, Implementing Entity as allowed in section
4(c)(1)(C) of the AT Act, provide an explanation of good cause for this
re-designation.

[N/A]{.underline}.

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Attachment 3: **State Advisory Council**

3.1 [Membership of the Advisory Council]{.underline} - Identify the
members of the Advisory Council and each member's designation as an
individual with disabilities who uses AT, a family member or guardian of
such individual, or a representative of a State agency or other entity.

The project has maintained an active Advisory Council which has been
involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating all project
activities since 1992. This body will continue to provide
consumer-driven, consumer-responsive advice to the state for planning
and implementation of the activities of the IATP in Year Two and
subsequent years. The Council has already taken steps to comply with the
new requirements of the AT Act of 2004 as amended. To date, the Council
has revised its by-laws and subsequently its membership to comply with
the new requirements of the AT Act. The Advisory Council is now
comprised of nine official voting members and ten ex-officio members.
The nine voting members of the Council are comprised of five AT users or
family members, and four representatives of the entities mandated by the
AT Act. All of the official seats on the Council have been filled.

Idaho's State Plan was conditionally approved last year because a
representative of the Workforce Investment Act Board had yet to be
appointed to the Advisory Council. This past year, a representative from
Idaho's Workforce Investment Act Board was appointed to the Advisory
Council, and the State Plan did receive full approval from the RSA in a
letter dated April 24, 2006.

As displayed in Table 2, the Advisory Council will be geographically
representative of the state and will reflect the diversity of the state
with respect to race, ethnicity, types of disabilities across the age
span, and types of services that individuals with a disability may
receive. Although several agency representatives have disabilities, they
will not be counted toward the majority membership of people with
disabilities and family members.

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**Table 2 IATP Advisory Board Members and Their Affiliations**

  ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------
  **Entity, Population or Region        **Current Representative**
  Represented**                         

  **Education**                         **Mark Kuskie \***

  **Idaho Division of Vocational        **Alan Aamodt \***
  Rehabilitation**                      

  **Workforce Investment Board**        **Dr. Jim Schmidt\***

  **Centers for Independent Living**    **Tracy Martin \***

  Idaho Department of Health and        Chris Baylis
  Welfare                               

  Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard   Wes Maynard
  of Hearing                            

  Idaho Commission for the Blind        Dusty Bauman \*\*

  Idaho Commission on Aging             Cathy Hart

  Area Agencies on Aging                Verna Pitman for Sister A. Marie
                                        Greving

  **North Idaho**                       **Dan Brownell (Chair) \*\***

  North Idaho                           (Invited)

  Southwest Idaho                       (Invited)

  **Southwest Idaho**                   **Ron Oberleitner \*\***

  **Southeast Idaho**                   **Carolyn Jensen \*\***

  **Southeast Idaho**                   **Bernie Henscheid \*\***

  Southeast Idaho                       (To be recruited)

  **Southcentral Idaho**                **Ted Roy \*\***

  Native American                       Evelyn Surdam \*\*

  Hispanic                              Nancy Vasquez \*\*
  ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------

(**Bold** indicated official voting members)

(\* indicates agency representatives required by AT Act)

(\*\* indicates AT users or family member)

Members of the Advisory Council will become part of the Council in two
ways: agency representatives will be appointed by their respective
agencies, while consumer representatives will be volunteers solicited
through networks of disability organizations and councils throughout the
state. The council chair and the project director will be responsible
for collecting letters of intent, resumes, and related information for
presentation to the Council. Standing council members will seat
candidates by majority vote after review of these materials. Particular
emphasis will be given to the recruitment of members of
under-represented populations and rural populations. Achieving balance
across age spans and gender will also be a priority of the recruitment
process. Members will be appointed to serve for three-year terms, not to
exceed two

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consecutive terms, unless the Council agrees to waive this provision by
a majority vote of standing members.

[3.2 Structure and Operation of the Advisory Council]{.underline} --
Describe the structure and operations of the Advisory Council.

The Advisory Council will meet at least four times annually. The
Council's winter meeting may be held via telephone conference or
compressed video in order to avoid traveling during bad weather and to
save costs. The Council will usually meet in Boise, but can choose to
meet in other locations by majority vote. The members of the Council
will receive notification by mail or phone about the dates and locations
of all meetings at least two weeks in advance of each meeting.

The council chair and project director will develop the agenda for each
meeting after requesting input from members about topics of interest.
Council development activities - usually a guest presentation or
training event - will be conducted at each board meeting. A quorum will
be established when a majority of the members are present at regularly
scheduled meetings. A written record will be kept of all Council
meetings by the IATP staff and will be made available to all members of
the Council and members of the public (upon request) no later than two
weeks after each meeting.

The IATP Advisory Council will meet all requirements of Idaho's Open
Meeting laws. Council meetings will be conducted using an abbreviated
version of the Roberts Rules of Order. Decisions deemed worthy of
serious debate will be identified as such on each agenda and require a
vote of official members. The Advisory Council will also provide
oversight for the loan program. The loan program will be an agenda item
at every meeting. At the chairperson's discretion, council decisions
will be made either through consensus or by member vote. The Council
typically will direct its attention to larger, system-wide issues facing
Idahoans with

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disabilities and will not be involved in day-to-day management of the
project. For instance, Council members will not be involved in staff
hiring, performance evaluations, or daily budgetary decisions.

The Council will have a chair and vice-chair who each serve for one
year. There will be no limit to the number of terms the chair or vice
chair may serve. The chair person is required to be a person with a
disability or a family member of a person with a disability. This
individual will be elected by majority vote of the membership. The chair
will be the presiding officer at all Council functions and activities
unless otherwise delegated, in writing or verbally, to another council
member. The Council will establish ad hoc committees when deemed
necessary. These committees will be established on a short-term basis to
study issues of concern to the Council.

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## Attachment 4: Measurable Goals 

The IATP will establish a baseline for each of the goals 4.1 through 4.7
during Year Two, and will submit after Year Two an amendment identifying
the long-term goal and short-term goals set to improve upon this
baseline during Year Three and subsequent years of the State Plan. This
baseline will be established by using a data collection instrument and
procedures to be determined by RSA after the State plan process has been
completed.

**4.1 Goal for Improving Access to AT in Education**

1.  • Long-term goal:

    0.  o Short-term goal for Year 3:

        o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percent
        of appropriate targeted individuals and entities who accessed
        device demonstration programs and/or device loan programs and
        made a decision about an AT device or service for educational
        purposes as a result of the assistance they received.

        o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not
        established.

**4.2 Goal for Improving Access to AT in Employment**

1.  • Long-term goal:

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1.  o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percent of
    appropriate targeted individuals and entities who accessed device
    demonstration programs and/or device loan programs and made a
    decision about an AT device or service for employment purposes as a
    result of the assistance they received.

    o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not established.

**4.3 Goal for Improving Access to AT in Community Living**

1.  • Long-term goal:

    0.  o Short-term goal for Year 3:

        o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percent
        of appropriate targeted individuals and entities who accessed
        device demonstration programs

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0.  and/or device loan programs and made a decision about an AT device
    or service for community living as a result of the assistance they
    received.

    o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not established.

**4.4 Goal for Improving Access to IT and Telecommunications**

1.  • Long-term goal:

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1.  o Short-term goal for Year 3:

    o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percent of
    appropriate targeted individuals and entities who accessed device
    demonstration programs and/or device loan programs and made a
    decision about an AT device or service that meets an
    IT/telecommunications need as a result of the assistance they
    received.

    o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not established.

**4.5 Goal for Improving Acquisition of AT in Education**

• Long-term goal:

1.  o Short-term goal for Year 3:

    o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percentage
    of appropriate targeted individuals and entities who obtained
    devices or services from State financing activities or reutilization
    programs for educational purposes who would not otherwise have
    obtained the AT device or service.

> o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not established.

**4.6 Goal for Improving Acquisition of AT in Employment**

• Long-term goal:

1.  o Short-term goal for Year 3:

    o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percentage
    of appropriate targeted individuals and entities who obtained
    devices or services from State financing activities or reutilization
    programs for employment purposes who would not otherwise have
    obtained the AT device or service.

> o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not established.

**4.7 Goal for Improving Acquisition of AT in Community Living**

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• Long-term goal:

1.  o Short-term goal for Year 3:

    o Short-term goal for Year 2: Establish baseline of the percentage
    of appropriate targeted individuals and entities who obtained
    devices or services from State financing activities or reutilization
    programs for community living purposes who would not otherwise have
    obtained the AT device or service.

> o Short-term goal for Year 1: N/A data collection not established.

4.8 [Additional Measurable Goals]{.underline} \-- If applicable,
describe any measurable goals that the State has set in addition to the
goals established in items 4.1 through 4.7 for addressing the assistive
technology needs of individuals with disabilities in the State related
to education, employment, community living, and telecommunications and
information technology.

N/A

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#### Attachment 5: State-Level Activities 

The IATP now has the capacity to provide the four State-level activities
outlined in the AT Act---device demonstrations, device loaning, device
reutilization, and alternative financing---in a statewide and
comprehensive manner. Last year, our state plan stated that we could
only provide three of the four state-level activities in a statewide and
comprehensive manner, and we outlined a plan to increase our capacity to
operate a statewide and comprehensive equipment reutilization
(recycling) program, as described in 5.2. Enough progress has been made
toward implementing this plan that device reutilization services are now
accessible statewide to Idahoans with disabilities and their families.

In Year One, the capacity of our alternative financing program
significantly increased with the appropriation by the Idaho legislature
of \$100,000. These funds were included as an enhancement to the Idaho
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation budget and subsequently were
transferred to the Idaho Assistive Technology Special Project Fund at
the Idaho Community Foundation. These funds will be used to provide loan
guarantees. Also, the IATP provided an additional \$50,000 of its
Section 4 funds, which has been placed in the same fund. These funds, in
combination with the dollars already held in the Special Project Fund,
will ensure that the project can continue to provide loans for assistive
technology for many years to come.

In order to ensure its AT services are readily available to individuals
with disabilities and their families, guardians, or other authorized
representatives, regardless of their type of disability, age, income
level, location of residence within the State, or the type of assistive
technology device or service required, the IATP will use four major
strategies to implement its State Level activities: (1) enter into
agreements with members of Idaho's banking community to operate an
alternative financing program; (2) award subcontracts to community-based

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organizations across the state to provide AT services; (3) support a
network of Assistive Technology Practitioners to provide demonstrations,
awareness, training, and assessment services; and (4) maintain a
regional AT Demonstration and Loaning Center at its Moscow office. All
of the state-level activities directly support one or more of the
measurable goals described in Attachment 4.

5.1 [State Financing Activities]{.underline} -- Describe how the State
will implement State financing activities as described in section
4(e)(2)(A) of the AT Act.

Idahoans with disabilities and their families, especially those living
in rural areas of the state, still face many barriers when attempting to
locate financing for assistive devices. In particular, our data suggests
that consumers have few or no options when attempting to finance
adaptive vehicles (e.g. wheelchair vans) and home modifications (e.g.,
adding a wheelchair ramp to a home or widening a doorway). Additionally,
our data suggests that some low-income rural elders may have neither the
resources nor the access to AT services necessary to acquire even the
simplest and least expensive low technology devices.

In response to these pressing needs, the IATP will continue to operate a
statewide and comprehensive AT alternative financing program for the
coming three years. The Loan Program of the Idaho Assistive Technology
Fund (established in 1994) will be the alternative funding mechanism for
the purchase of assistive technology for the benefit of persons with
disabilities in the State of Idaho. The IATP will be the administrator
of the program and a major contributor of assets and technical
assistance. Since 1993, the IATP has contributed approximately \$300,000
of its Title I funds to establish the AT loan program. These funds are
held at the Idaho Community Foundation (ICF). About \$115,000 of these
funds is held in a "special project" account and is used to provide loan
guarantees and, in limited cases, support a principle buy-down
agreement. As described above, an additional \$150,000 was added to this
fund in 2006, which will ensure its

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viability for years to come. The balance of the Title I funds are held
in the Idaho Assistive Technology Fund (endowment fund). Interest
generated by the endowment will be used to support the operations of the
loan program and to replenish the special project fund from time to
time. To date, Idaho has not received any of the funds available under
Title III of the AT Act.

The IATP will continue to share the day-to-day responsibility for
operating the loan program with three other entities: the Idaho
Community Foundation (ICF), Zions Bank, and KeyBank of Idaho. The ICF,
an Idaho-based philanthropic organization, will continue to serve as the
administrator of the special project fund (pass-through) and endowment
funds, as well as facilitating the guarantee and interest subsidy
elements of the program. When a consumer is granted a loan guarantee,
the ICF will obligate the guaranteed amount from the IATP special
project fund. If a loan goes into default, the ICF will issue a check to
the participating bank for the balance of the guaranteed portion of the
loan. (The program has a default rate of approximately 7% since
inception, but there have been no defaults in 2005.)

Zion Bank will be the primary lending institution involved with the loan
program. Zion assumes a majority of the administrative burden for the
loan program under the terms of a contract established in 2000. Zion
operates nearly 30 branches statewide and is headquartered in Salt Lake
City. Loan officers in local branches will continue to receive training
and support materials from the IATP. Keybank of Idaho, N.A., will also
participate with the loan program in southern Idaho. Keybank operates
more than 20 branches in southern Idaho. The banks offer individuals
with disabilities and their families low-interest rates on loans for
assistive technology and the option of securing a loan guarantee or a
principle buy-down arrangement. The IATP will continue to work with
Zions in Year Two to review the existing contract in an effort to
clarify those provisions related to the terms and amounts of loans.

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The loan program will be accessible to Idahoans with disabilities and
their families in all areas of the state. The process of acquiring a
loan for assistive technology is simple and begins when a consumer or
family member requests an application. The application will be available
in any of the participating bank branches and will be available to
consumers via regular mail, email, or the IATP's web site. However, an
original signed copy of the application must be provided to the project.
The project's loan program manager will be available to provide
assistance in completing the application. The loan program will not have
eligibility criteria in order to qualify for assistance, other than
credit history. The loan program will provide loans specifically and
only for assistive technology (such as hearing aids, home and vehicle
modifications, and computers). The loan application and approval process
will be efficient, so individuals often will receive loans and purchase
AT sooner than if they waited for funding from public or private
sources. Because the IATP will guarantee loans or buy-down the interest,
loans will often be provided to individuals with disabilities who would
not be able to receive conventional bank loans.

IATP staff will pre-screen all loan applications before they are
forwarded to the banks for processing. The IATP staff will check to see
if the person has a disability and whether the request fits the broad
definition of AT used by the program. The application will then be
forwarded electronically to the participating bank. The bank can then
choose to approve the loan without a guarantee or principle buy-down
arrangement. However, if the bank indicates it will deny a loan without
a guarantee or principle buy-down, the IATP will have the discretion to
provide a loan guarantee. The loan guarantee will be for between 0% and
100% of the loan total. The project will negotiate the amount of the
loan total that will be covered by a guarantee on a case by case basis
with the participating lending partner. The process of granting a loan

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guarantee will be transparent to the applicant. Loans will not exceed
\$10,000 without prior approval of both the IATP and the lending
institution.

In Year Two, the IATP's new loan program manager, Irene Lunsford, will
significantly increase marketing efforts across the state. For example,
she will train all of the branch managers and loan officers working at
Zions Bank and will conduct a mass mailing to all discharge and social
workers working in Idaho's hospitals and rehabilitation clinics. Ms.
Lunsford will also attend a number of Fairs and conferences in Year Two.

The project will engage in one other line of activity that will increase
the availability of funding for AT. At the request of several regional
Medicaid Units, the IATP acts as a funding mechanism for the purchase of
equipment that is sold by vendors who do not have a Medicaid Provider
Number. For instance, if a Medicaid waiver-eligible-individual needs an
item sold by Sears Home Health, Inc., which is not certified as a
Medicaid provider, the IATP will purchase the item and get reimbursed by
Medicaid using its own provider number. This mechanism is available to
Medicaid Units statewide but is typically underused. In Year Two,
efforts will be made to increase the use of this funding option for
Medicaid recipients.

5.2 [Device Reutilization Program]{.underline} -- Describe how the State
will implement a device reutilization program as described in section 4
(e)(2)(B) of the Act.

This section describes the plan that the IATP will implement to increase
the capacity of the existing equipment reutilization program to provide
statewide and comprehensive services. In Year One, the project made
sufficient progress to ensure that its device reutilization services are
now available statewide. For example, staff increased their knowledge
about best practices for providing this service by attending
teleconferences and national conferences, and used this new knowledge to
conduct planning activities. In Year One, we also started implementing
the

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activities described in our planning process, and will continue to do so
in Year Two and subsequent years as described in the following
paragraphs from last year's state plan.

In order to increase the capacity of the reutilization program, the IATP
will continue to expand the reutilization program throughout Years 2 and
3. The project will work to increase the scope of the program and
further enhance its capacity to provide statewide services.

[Year 1 Expansion of the Statewide and Comprehensive Equipment
Reutilization Program]{.underline}

Web Site

During Year One, the IATP redesigned and restructured the website. For
more information about this, see Attachment 8. On the IATP website,
Equipment Reutilization listings are added and maintained by IATP staff.
If an individual has an AT device he or she no longer needs and would
like to either sell or give away, he or she can contact the IATP through
the accessible website or the existing toll free telephone line and
request to post an ad.

After the restructuring of the Reutilization Program, the website will
allow individuals to add, modify, and remove their own items. If an
individual would like to list a device for sale or give-away, the person
would complete the appropriate form on the website, including as much
information about the device as possible. Used AT device listings will
include a brief description of the device, the asking price, and the
city and state where the device is located. The seller's email address
may also be listed, if permitted by the seller. When the form is
submitted, it will be directed to the email of an IATP staff member who
will then review it for content. If additional information is needed, a
follow-up email or call will be made to the seller. If it is complete,
IATP staff will activate the listing so it can be viewed on the web
site. Terms of listing a device will remain the same as in years past:

1.  • The IATP does not warrant the condition of the device.

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1.  • The IATP accepts no liability that may result between the
    transaction of the buyer and the seller.

    • The seller agrees to provide the original price and sold price of
    the item.

    • The seller provides the IATP with a description of the device
    along with any special features.

    • The seller agrees to provide the IATP with contact information
    with the understanding that no personal information is listed on the
    web site except for city location and state.

    • The seller must renew the listing every 90 days or the item will
    automatically be removed from the list.

One difference between the old item listings and the new item listings
will be the addition of the seller's email. The seller can "opt out" of
having the email address displayed on the web, but this will allow IATP
staff to contact the sellers regarding their listings. This will also
allow a buyer to directly contact the seller if the email address is
displayed.

If a person does not have internet access and would like to add a
device, they will contact the IATP by calling the toll free telephone
line to provide the appropriate information. The device will then be
added to the web site by IATP staff. Hard copies will be made of each
listing, and will be used for faxing and mailing of information to
interested parties. Listings will also be included in all quarterly
newsletters, which are mailed out to thousands of disability-related
agencies, organizations, and consumers around the state.

If an individual with a disability or family member is looking for a
used device, he or she will contact the project by email or the toll
free telephone line. They will be directed to the IATP web site to
browse through the listings at their leisure or, if internet is not
available, the sales

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information will be faxed or mailed to the interested buyer. The seller
and buyer will negotiate the terms of exchanging the device, including
price and shipping, between themselves without any involvement of
project staff.

Anyone in the state will be able to sell or buy an AT device through the
IATP reutilization program and there will be no limitations on the type
of AT device that can be listed. The program will only be limited by
what devices the sellers themselves choose to make available.

The IATP will help individuals with disabilities obtain AT devices in
many ways. First, because the devices are used, sellers usually will
offer them for free or at a low price, meaning they are more affordable.
Second, individuals with disabilities do not need to meet eligibility
criteria to obtain the devices. Third, the program will make available
devices that are not covered by other private and public funding.
Fourth, the project will be a source for some devices that are no longer
manufactured. Fifth, individuals with disabilities often will get
devices sooner through the want ads than if they waited for funding from
public or private sources.

As already mentioned, the IATP restructured its web site in Year One. It
is worth noting that the IATP's website was restructured, in part, so
that in Year Two and subsequent years, the site will have a greater
capacity to collect more accurate data from consumers. Rather than using
the website only to create an initial contact between seller and buyer,
the website was changed to require that the seller and buyer register
and conduct their transaction using the website.

In Year Two, the IATP will work with Medicaid to develop a method of
attaching a message to each piece of DME distributed to recipients that
directs them to contact the project when the equipment is no longer
needed. During Year Three, this effort will expand to include

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finding ways to contact consumers who received DME through Medicaid
prior to this program going into effect.

Products and Mailing Lists

The IATP will develop (or obtain from another state and adopt) a variety
of public awareness products for advertising the program. These products
will include a brochure, fact sheets, and a video related to its
equipment reutilization program. To support the distribution of these
products, the project will develop mailing lists of targeted public and
private entities. Information about the newly developed reutilization
program will be disseminated in mailings, at presentations, and through
displays at in-state conferences.

The IATP has developed new products and has compiled new mailing lists
which will be utilized in Year Two to better disseminate information
about the AT reutilization program across the state. The IATP has
restructured its web site and, as part of this process, is attempting to
infuse the web-based AT reutilization software developed in Delaware.
However, some technical difficulties have prevented this activity from
being completed as quickly as hoped. In Year Two, we will resolve these
technical problems by creating our own version of Delaware's Equipment
Exchange and our on-line AT reutilization service will become available
to Idahoans with disabilities.

[Year 2 Increase the Capacity of the Equipment Reutilization Program to
Provide Services Statewide]{.underline}

Public Awareness to Target Groups and Entities

The IATP will expand the scope of the Reutilization Program by
continuing to advertise it to target individuals and entities,
especially state agencies, during Year 2. This campaign will focus on
encouraging the thousands of individuals with disabilities who have
received durable medical equipment through Idaho's Medicaid program to
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program. Toward this end, the equipment reutilization program will be
linked to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's CARELINE system.
This will increase the selection of equipment available to Idahoans. The
campaign will include directed mailings to key stakeholders, and
presentations at in-state conferences in Year 2.

Implement Task Force Recommendations

The Task Force discussed in Attachment 9 will be examining the question
of equipment reutilization. The Task Force is responsible for generating
specific recommendations. These recommendations will identify the
barriers in Idaho for implementing a statewide and comprehensive
equipment reutilization program, identify key stakeholders in state
agencies that pay for AT devices and services, identify how other rural
states provide statewide and comprehensive equipment reutilization
programs, and identify resources to support a statewide and
comprehensive equipment reutilization program. The IATP will use these
recommendations to refine efforts to establish a statewide and
comprehensive equipment reutilization program. The Task Force is holding
its last meeting on August 29, 2006, and its recommendations will be
released later this fall. The IATP will act to implement those
recommendations related to equipment reutilization after analysis by the
IATP Advisory Council is completed.

[Year 3 Continue to Increase the Scope of the Program and Evaluate its
Impact on Targeted Individuals and Entities]{.underline}

The IATP will continue to advertise the equipment utilization program
statewide and to implement the recommendations of the Task Force in Year
3, and will also step up efforts to use our data to evaluate and refine
the program. Data collection activities will align with the requirements
of the AT Act, and will also contain elements that address issues
identified by the Advisory Council.

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1.  5.3 [Device Loan Program]{.underline} -- Describe how the State will
    implement a device loan program as described in section 4(e)(2)(C)
    of the Act.

In Year Two, the IATP will operate a statewide and comprehensive device
loan program, primarily through its partnerships with United Cerebral
Palsy (UCP), the Coeur d'Alene Hand Therapy and Healing Center (HTC),
the Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and by operating its
own regional AT Center. The IATP will provide AT devices to these three
partners while the partners manage the day-to-day operations of device
loan program and collect program data.

The Equipment Loaning Library at UCP is the only statewide assistive
technology and developmental toy loaning library in the State of Idaho.
People of any age and with any type of disability will be able to choose
from among more than 2,200 library items to borrow. These items include
communication devices, adaptive computer hardware and software,
independent living aids, mobility items, and educational books and
videos. Items for children include developmental toys, early learning
software, adapted toys, children's books, mobility aids, switch-operated
toys, and many others. The IATP will market the short-term equipment
loan program on its fully accessible web site, through ads in its
quarterly newsletter, and through flyers distributed to
disability-related agencies and organizations.

Like a public library, individuals who use the UCP Loaning Library will
check out devices or toys for specific periods of time, and any item may
be renewed if there is no waiting list for it. Devices will be shipped
to consumers and professionals statewide at no cost. UCP staff will be
available to help those who need it with the selection of appropriate
devices and toys. Staff will also provide referrals to other resources
if we do not have a specific item or if other types of services are
needed.

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The IATP will also maintain a north Idaho AT Demonstration Center at the
Hand Therapy and Healing Center in Coeur d'Alene, where consumers and
professionals will be able to borrow equipment. Though its inventory is
smaller than UCP's, the Center will have the capacity to loan a large
number of devices to individuals with disabilities. The north Idaho
Center will not maintain a large selection of augmentative communication
systems, but will have an excellent selection of computers and computer
access equipment, education software, and many low technology devices.
The Center will contain several adjustable computer workstations.

As described below, the IATP will also support the seven Hearing
Assistance Centers operated by the Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing. These centers will loan hearing assistance equipment to
individuals with disabilities and older persons on a case by case basis.

The agreement with these partners prohibits them from denying a loan
based on the age, race, type of disability, income, or location in the
state of the applicant. The only reason a loan would be denied is if the
device is not in stock. If the device is currently in stock -- meaning
one of the partners has the device in its inventory and it is not
currently being loaned - the partner will ship that device to any
location in the state. If the device is not in stock, the requestor will
be put on a waiting list. If none of the partners has the device in its
inventory, the requestor will be referred to the appropriate vendor
and/or to the device reutilization program.

By allowing individuals with disabilities and professionals to borrow AT
devices, the IATP will offer Idahoans an opportunity to try out a device
before they buy and allow clinicians a chance to use a device to assess
clients. It will also meet interim needs of individuals with
disabilities whose own devices are being repaired by providing a loaner
device.

5.4 [Device Demonstration Program]{.underline} -- Describe how the State
will implement a device demonstration program as described in section
4(e)(2)(D) of the Act.

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The IATP will operate a statewide and comprehensive AT demonstration
program by assisting in supporting three regional AT Centers, seven
regional Hearing Assistance Centers, and a network of Assistive
Technology Practitioners (ATPs). As described throughout this
application, the IATP helps to fund three assistive technology
demonstration centers in Idaho: United Cerebral Palsy of Idaho in Boise,
the Hand Therapy and Healing Center in Coeur d'Alene, and the IATP
office in Moscow. UCP is the largest facility, but all three centers
maintain a wide array of devices. Consumers will be able to visit these
sites and experiment with various devices, or they can receive a
demonstration from staff. One staff member at UCP is RESNA certified,
and two of the staff at the Coeur d'Alene Hand Therapy and Healing
Center received RESNA certification in the spring of 2006. All ATPs are
RESNA-certified individuals working in a variety of settings, but mostly
in education. The IATP will expand its network of ATPs this year by
offering five more scholarships to individuals eligible for RESNA
certification.

The IATP spends about \$4,000 annually to place equipment in Hearing
Assistance Centers across the State and will continue this practice.
These Centers will be maintained by the Idaho Council for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing and are designed to provide a place where people can see
and try out various assistive listening devices. These Centers are
placed in an array of organizations including two area offices on aging,
UCP, Idaho State University, and three of Idaho's Centers for
Independent Living.

The IATP will utilize its network of RESNA-certified ATPs to provide
demonstrations to Idahoans with disabilities and other targeted groups.
Beginning in 1999, the project has supported a group of approximately 20
ATPs to assist in providing AT assessments, demonstrations, and
trainings to Individual Education Plan (IEP) Teams, VR counselors,

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professionals working in the aging network, and many other interested
parties. The IATP provided scholarships to these individuals to assist
them in obtaining their RESNA certifications and will continue to
provide ongoing training and technical assistance.

The network of ATPs will be capable of providing AT demonstrations in
remote areas of the state upon request. A device demonstration is often
the first step in the process of selecting the most appropriate
equipment for an individual. For instance, if the IATP receives a
request from a rural school district for an AT assessment, the ATP who
lives closest to that school and possesses the appropriate expertise
will receive a referral. In preparation for visiting the school, the ATP
will borrow equipment, typically from UCP, the Hand Therapy and Healing
Center, or from the IATP office, and will utilize the equipment to
provide demonstrations to members of the IEP Team.

The IATP facilitates and coordinates but does not perform these
assessments. The formal assessments are performed by members of the
network of about 25 assistive technology practitioners maintained and
supported by the IATP. These practitioners are private contractors who
are paid using funds from the subcontract with the Idaho Department of
Education or, in some cases, other state agencies.

The demonstration programs will be designed to offer individuals with
disabilities, their families, and professionals the opportunity to
experience a number of different devices while being guided by experts.
Allowing them to compare different devices will help them to make an
informed decision about what device to purchase or whether to purchase a
device at all.

In Year One, the project initiated efforts to establish a small AT
Demonstration site in southeast Idaho by releasing a "request for
proposals" to 18 entities across that region of the state. No
applications were submitted. The IATP just completed a brief survey to
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understand why no entities applied for funding. This process led to the
identification of two entities that have a strong interest in
establishing an AT Center. In Year Two, efforts to establish an AT
Demonstration Center in southeast Idaho will continue.

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Attachment 6: **Comparable Support**

6.1 [Source and Amount of Support]{.underline} -- Identify the
State-level activity for which there is comparable support, the source
of this support, the amount of the support, and the project year for
which this support is being provided.

N/A

6.2 [Comparability]{.underline} \-- Demonstrate that this support is
comparable in terms of funding and that the activities are comparable in
terms of scope.

N/A

6.3 [Coordination and Collaboration]{.underline} -- Describe how the
State will coordinate activities and collaborate with the appropriate
entity, if the comparable funds are provided to, or the activities are
conducted by, an entity other than the Lead Agency or Implementing
Entity.

N/A

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Attachment 7: **State Flexibility**

7.1 [Activity]{.underline} -- Identify each State-level activity the
State is choosing not to carry out

[N/A]{.underline}

7.2 [Maintenance of Statewideness and Comprehensiveness]{.underline} --
Demonstrate that the Statewide AT Program will continue to be
comprehensive without conducting this activity.

> [N/A]{.underline}

7.3 [Achievement of Measurable Goals]{.underline} - Demonstrate that the
State can reach its measurable education goals, employment goals,
telecommunications and information technology goals, and community
living goals without conducting such activities.

[N/A]{.underline}

1.  7.4 [Coordination and Collaboration]{.underline} -- Describe how the
    Lead Agency or Implementing Entity will coordinate activities and
    collaborate with entities in the State that do conduct this
    activity, if the State chooses not to conduct this activity because
    another entity already conducts it.

[N/A]{.underline}

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## Attachment 8: State Leadership Activities 

8.1 [Training and Technical Assistance Activities]{.underline} --
Describe how the State will provide training and technical assistance to
enhance the knowledge, skills, and competencies of individuals from
local settings statewide, including representatives of State and local
educational agencies, other State and local agencies, early intervention
programs, adult service programs, hospitals and other health care
facilities, institutions of higher education and businesses as described
in section 4(e)(3)(B)(i) of the AT Act.

**Local Education Agencies, Early Intervention, and Secondary Transition
Programs**

In Year Two, the IATP will deliver training and technical assistance to
the target individuals and entities in a statewide and comprehensive
manner. For children eligible for services under the IDEA and IDEA Part
C, as well as for students who are preparing to transition to adult
life, training and technical assistance (8.1) and public awareness (8.2)
activities will be conducted using funds made available to the IATP
under the terms of its subcontract with the Idaho State Department of
Education (SDE). Between 1993 and 2004, the budget for the subcontract
has varied from a low of \$45,000 to a high of over \$100,000. The
subcontract for FY 2006-07 is \$81,000.

Council for Exceptional Children Conference: The IATP will conduct
awareness activities related to the benefits of AT for educators and
other school staff. The prime example is ongoing involvement of the IATP
in the annual Idaho Council for Exceptional Children conference held
each October. This is the only annual conference for special education
staff in Idaho. In Year Two, the project will play a large role in
planning for the conference and one of the themes of the conference will
be the application of AT. Staff will provide presentations, display
information about AT in the conference's vendor hall, and set up an AT
mini-lab at this conference.

District Training: The project will offer district trainings at the
local level. All districts will have an opportunity to request an
in-service training related to AT. Mailings and emails will

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be sent to district administrators, special educators, counselors, and
related service providers at least quarterly to include information on
how to access in-service trainings and other services supported by the
subcontract. In Year Two, the IATP will initiate an "AT Lunch" series.
This series will consist of two-hour trainings in rural school
districts. Teachers, administrators, and related service providers will
have an extended lunch period (much easier to provide than an
out-of-town or all-day training) to learn about the Fundamental
Assessment Process (FAP) and the continuum of one aspect of assistive
technology. To launch the "AT Lunch" series, the Assistive Technology &
Technical Assistance (ATTA) Project staff will directly solicit 20-25
school districts to receive two trainings during the school year. The
first two "AT Lunch" series will be developed around the Continuum of AT
Devices and Software for Communication and Computer Access, the two most
requested areas to assess.

Assistive Technology Learning Community: In order to provide follow-up
support for educators and related service providers, the clearinghouse
web site maintained at the Center on Disabilities and Human Development
(CDHD) will be used as the platform for establishing an assistive
technology "Learning Community." The project will research and compile
existing training materials to include real time videos, vignettes, and
other AT resources available at the national level that will be
incorporated into the learning community.

The Assistive Technology Electronic Learning Community was launched in
February 2006 on the Idaho Training Clearinghouse website,
www.idahotc.com. Since its launch, the AT Electronic Learning Community
has gained 53 members and has had 1,122 visitors. In Year Two, the IATP
will continue to enhance the electronic learning community and to market
its availability to educators and parents.

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Assistive Technology Consideration Wheel: The project purchased and
disseminated 1,000 copies of the Assistive Technology Consideration
"Quick Wheel" to all school districts and special education teachers in
Idaho. This activity will not be repeated in the coming two years of the
State Plan.

Assistive Technology in the Schools: A Guide for Idaho Educators: The
IATP will update the manual (2001) with new forms and current AT
resources once the new IDEA regulations are released by the federal
government. These regulations were released this past year, and project
staff will work with staff from the State Department of Education in
Year Two to revise the AT Guide. Copies will be printed and disseminated
to the schools and placed on the IATP website for printing at no cost to
the schools in Years Two and Three. This manual is currently being
utilized in Idaho school districts to support the delivery of AT
services and is also being used at Idaho Institutions of Higher
Education in teacher preparation programs to provide an overview of
assistive technology.

AT Assessments: Under the terms of its subcontract with the Idaho
Department of Education, the IATP receives funds to facilitate and
coordinate the provision of assistive technology assessment services to
children with disabilities. These services are available statewide. As a
part of these services, the IATP utilizes its network of ATPs to provide
AT assessments to IEP teams that are considering acquiring an AT device
or service for a specific student, but feel they don't have the
experience or expertise to make a decision about a device. The focus of
the assessment will be child-centered and team-based. School districts
will apply for these services on-line through the IATP's web site. When
a district requests an AT assessment, project staff will review the
request and assign the ATP who is most qualified to evaluate the
particular student's needs. After the on-site assessment has been
conducted, the ATP

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will create a report including specific recommendations for devices and
needed supports, and provide the report to the school district. The ATPs
will also provide follow-up training to schools where assessments have
been performed. The IATP uses its SDE funds to pay the ATPs for
providing the assessments. The ATPs are private contractors and do not
work directly for the IATP. The current rate for an assessment is
\$63.00 per hour or \$500.00 for an entire day on-site.

The project performed 41 school-based assessments in the 2005-06 school
year, up from 28 assessments achieved in 2004-05. Most AT assessments
are sought for students of elementary school age. There is a sharp
decline in assessments requested for students at the junior high and
high school levels. Since AT assessment should be a dynamic and ongoing
process, assessments should be evenly distributed over the age groups.
In Year Two, the project will be focusing on increasing AT assessments
overall and especially at the junior high and high school levels.

AT State-Wide Buy-In. The IATP will be involved with the Idaho
Department of Education in implementing a state-wide buy-in for school
districts again this year. The project will use \$2,500 of SDE funds to
purchase educational software program in bulk, which in turn will be
made available to districts for purchase. School districts can purchase
the software at a reduced price from the project.

**Other State and local agencies, adult service programs, hospitals and
other health care facilities, institutions of higher education, and
businesses**

The project will use the staff at the three regional centers, its own
staff, the network of ATPs, and occasionally, out-of-state trainers to
provide statewide and comprehensive training and technical assistance
for other State and local agencies, adult service programs, hospitals
and other health care facilities, institutions of higher education, and
businesses. Training in a wide variety of AT-related topics will be
delivered upon request anywhere in the state. Training will

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be delivered using a variety of methods. For example, in many cases, an
entity will request short duration training as part of an in-service
training event or conference. In other situations, an agency will
request more comprehensive training for a full day or longer. In either
case, the project will arrange for experts in areas such as education,
recreation, vocational rehabilitation, and community living to provide
training sessions on AT issues in their fields. Keynote speakers will
provide updates on important AT policies and legislation.

In Year Two, the IATP will complete development of training materials in
the areas of AT Funding and AT for Individuals with Cognitive
Impairments. In the spring of 2006, the IATP conducted a field test of
these materials and is currently revising the training manual. These
training modules will be use in Year Two to conduct day long regional
workshops in all areas of the state. These workshops feature a half day
of training related to Funding for AT and the second half of the day
training on AT for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments.

AT Centers: The regional AT centers will provide training and ongoing
technical assistance related to AT statewide. Typically, the AT centers
will provide skill-building training to the target individuals and
entities. The majority of training is related to computer access and
takes place in their computer laboratories. For example, UCP will
provide a series of training events each year, mostly directed at
students with disabilities who are transitioning out of high school. UCP
will also conduct a summer computer camp that is available to students
with disabilities throughout the state. Lastly, the IATP relies on the
staff of the AT regional centers to provide short duration training
sessions at a number of in-state, disability-related conferences that
are held in the Boise area. IATP staff cannot always travel to Boise for
these events, and the regional center's staff is often asked to
participate.

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IATP Staff: The project maintains a half-time training coordinator, a
full-time information and public awareness specialist, and a full-time
project director, all of whom deliver trainings throughout the year. For
instance, the director conducts day-long workshops in all areas of the
state each year. The project's information specialist often provides
short duration and device demonstrations on campus, at Health Fairs, and
many other events. In some instances, the project will sponsor or
co-sponsor training events that feature an out-of-state expert on a
particular topic related to AT. AT vendors will display and provide
information about a wide range of devices to serve the needs of many
people with different types of disabilities.

Older Persons and AT Curriculum: The IATP has developed a training
curriculum related to AT and Older Persons, and will continue to use
this in Year Two and subsequent years to provide training to older
persons and professionals working in the aging network. These workshops
are delivered in day-long events held in each of the seven Department of
Health and Welfare regions of the state and in close collaboration with
the Area Agencies on Aging. The curriculum is also used to do guest
lectures in various classes related to aging taught on campus.

Project Vote: Using funds provided by the Idaho Council for
Developmental Disabilities, the IATP is participating with a coalition
of Idahoans with disabilities and other interested parties in an effort
to increase the involvement of Idahoans with disabilities in the
electoral process. The project's director was the principle author of a
proposal submitted to the Idaho Secretary of State and funded in October
2004. The project, entitled Project Vote, was comprised of two phases
and is funded with Help America Vote Act (HAVA) dollars. The first phase
was implemented just before the November 2004 election. Phase II is more
comprehensive in scope and includes provisions related to accessible
voting technology.

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In 2005, Idaho selected the AutoMark as the accessible voting technology
to be used in our state's polling places. In Year Two, as the mid-term
election approaches, the IATP will continue to participate in
implementing the Project Vote program. This includes meeting with county
clerks and arranging training for poll place workers related to
accessible voting technology. In Year Two and subsequent years, the
project will continue to provide technical assistance to consumers and
policy makers related to accessible voting technology upon request.

Pre-Service AT Training: A core mission of the IATP is to increase the
knowledge and skills related to assistive technology among Idaho's
disability workforce leading to the adoption and use of established best
practices. To this end, the project will provide support to courses of
instruction for the special education department at the University of
Idaho and will provide materials to other personnel preparation programs
in higher education. These efforts are mostly directed at K-12
education, special education, and aging programs; however, staff will
provide guest lectures in architecture, interior design, human factors,
engineering, law, recreation, and other classes at the UI. The project
will continue to sponsor Section 508 training for UI web masters.

In-State Disability Conferences: Project staff will conduct
presentations, information displays, posters, and provide short duration
training at in-state conferences. In Year Two, staff will be
participating at the annual Medicaid in-service conference, the VR
annual in-service conference, the Idaho Service Provider conference, the
Idaho Federation for Exceptional Children conference, and the Governor's
Conference Summit on Aging, in addition to its own "Tools for Life"
conference in March of 2007. In Year One, the director of the IATP was
invited to participate in a statewide planning committee for the 2007
Independent Living Conference. This event will take place on February
5-8, 2007.

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Training for Employment Professionals: The IATP has a Memorandum of
Agreement with the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to
provide training about AT to all new vocational rehabilitation
counselors in the state each year and to train its existing workforce.
The project will be participating in the annual VR in-service conference
to be held in southeast Idaho this year. Instructional sessions as well
as an AT Demonstration Room will be offered at this event. Training will
focus on providing a basic understanding of AT and using AT in the
workplace, and the project anticipates participating in the conference
in Year Three as well.

ATP Follow-up Training: The network of ATPs will have the capacity to
provide training and technical assistance to target individuals and
entities anywhere in the state. In most instances, this support will be
provided in follow-up to an AT assessment and will be focused on
training the individual to appropriately use their new device.

# Transition 

The AT Act requires that state AT programs specifically focus on
training and technical assistance during times of transition. This
includes transition for students with disabilities who are leaving high
school for employment or post-secondary education and transition for
those entering or maintaining community living. Under the terms of its
subcontract with the SDE, the project will conduct the "Tools for Life:
Secondary Transition and Technology Fair" each year in collaboration
with the Idaho Interagency Council on Secondary Transition. The
conference is a two-day event offered to students, professionals, and
families from across the state. In addition to the many instructional
sessions provided, many national vendors and local providers will
participate in the conference. The next conference will be held in March
2007. This conference will serve a dual role by providing both public
awareness and training, and will be geared to serve the needs of experts
and novices alike.

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The IATP will also focus its resources on promoting the transition of
individuals with disabilities into the community. In Year Two, the
project will collaborate with the State Independent Living Council to
sponsor an in-state conference in February 2007.

The project will develop a training module directed at employees of
nursing homes and other supported living environments, family members,
and consumers with disabilities to provide them with the skills and
knowledge they need to successfully include AT in all transition
planning. Elements of this training also will be infused in the general
AT training provided to centers for independent living.

8.2 [Public Awareness Activities]{.underline} -- Describe how the State
will provide information to targeted individuals and entities relating
to the availability, benefits, appropriateness, and costs of assistive
technology devices and assistive technology services as described in
section 4(e)(3)(B)(ii) of the AT Act.

In Year Two, the project will conduct public awareness activities in a
statewide and comprehensive manner leading to greater awareness about AT
in Year Three and subsequent years. This capacity will be manifested in
the many products that have been developed over the years and will be
developed in the coming three years: the ability of staff to provide
professional presentations, displays and posters at in-state
conferences; the multitude of dissemination avenues available to the
IATP; and most importantly, the willingness of the project's many
partners to help spread the word about the benefits of AT.

In 2004, the project reorganized its public awareness activities by
developing a new marketing plan. The plan is and will continue to be
directed at critical audiences including key policy makers and health
care planners, the disability and aging workforce, consumers and their
families, educators, Idaho's medical community, public libraries,
Idaho's banking community, and other interested parties in Year Two and
subsequent years. The marketing plan takes advantage of a number of
dissemination methods including an information and referral telephone

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line, a web site, mass mailings, radio public service announcements,
professional presentations, displays and posters at conferences,
publications, letters to the editor, emails, and other
disability-related newsletters published in Idaho. This plan is
condensed into a "marketing calendar" that is used by staff to guide its
weekly public awareness activities.

Information and Referral: The toll-free IDA-TECH system provides free
information and referral services on AT for people of all ages with all
disabilities. Family members, service providers, and others who work in
fields related to disabilities or AT may also use this service. Staff
provides callers with information on the availability, benefits,
appropriateness, and cost of AT devices and services. In addition, staff
mails AT resource and device information directly to callers to enable
them to make more informed decisions. A consumer satisfaction survey
will be mailed to callers approximately six months following the call to
determine if they are satisfied with the information provided by the
IATP or if they need additional information.

Newsletter: The Spud Tech newsletter is developed and disseminated both
in hard copy and on the web site by the project on a quarterly basis.
Regular sections of the newsletter include information on: current
events at the IATP, highlights of AT (which discusses features of
specific AT devices), an insert that provides the latest equipment
recycling inventory, web site resources on AT, and during legislative
session, an update on disability-related legislation.

Web Site: The IATP will maintain a Section 508 compliant web site. This
web site will be a major avenue for disseminating information about the
benefits of AT. It will feature in-depth information on the AT Act of
1998, as amended, as well as information on other programs the IATP is
involved with outside of the AT Act of 1998 as amended: publications, IT
access resources, legislation, AT resources, and links. The web site
also provides an opportunity for individuals to directly contact the
project's staff for purposes of feedback, information and

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referral, buying or selling used equipment, and an on-line application
for the state alternative financing program. The staff regularly updates
the contents of the web site in order to advertise upcoming events,
provide policy updates, share recent news about the project and staff,
give product information, and provide updates on national legislative
initiatives related to AT. The web site will also provide valuable links
to related web sites for AT users.

The IATP did restructure its web site this past year (spring 2006). The
purpose of the revisions was to update the appearance of the web site
and to accommodate major changes in the reutilization features of the
web site. The new web site (www.idahoat.org) will be central to the
reutilization program.

Publications and Display Unit: Training materials and publications that
cover AT information have been developed and disseminated for all types
of audiences across the life span on a broad array of AT related issues.
All publication materials will be provided free of charge on the web
site and are made available in any requested alternative format. In
2004, the project purchased a new and much larger display unit. The
display unit will be used to present information about AT and the IATP
at a number of conferences. A number of new public awareness products
will be developed to support its use. These include print materials, a
services brochure, a new set of flyers for various presentations, and
other promotional materials. A PowerPoint presentation will be part of
the new display unit. In the next three years, a number of public
awareness materials will be translated into Spanish and, as always, all
of our products are available in alternative format --- cassette, large
print, CD, Braille, etc. --- upon request.

8.3 [Coordination and Collaboration]{.underline} -- Describe how the
State will coordinate activities among public and private entities that
are responsible for policies, procedures, or funding for the provision
of assistive technology devices and assistive technology services to
individuals with disabilities, service providers, and others to improve
access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services
as described in section 4(e)(3)(B)(iii) of the AT Act.

1.  o This includes describing coordination and collaboration with:

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> \(a\) if applicable, the State's Alternative Financing Program; and
>
> \(b\) the State protection and advocacy for assistive technology
> program supported under section
>
> 5 of the AT Act.

Because coordination and collaboration with public and private entities
often is based on emerging, new, or changing policies and procedures, it
is difficult to anticipate all of the coordination and collaboration
activities that the IATP will undertake over the next three years. In
the past, coordination and collaboration involved the proposal of new
policies or changes to current AT policies, providing input on proposed
AT policies, and analysis of the impact of current AT policies. The IATP
does this by participating on task forces sponsored by state agencies;
by being a member of consumer groups, advocacy groups, and disability
networks throughout the state; and through independent efforts. In the
next three years, the project anticipates participating in the
activities described below.

The IATP will promote the coordination of AT services in Idaho and
encourage collaborations between target individuals and entities in a
statewide and comprehensive manner in the next three years. The major
strategy for accomplishing this goal is through the IATP Advisory
Council as described in Attachment 3. Another significant effort related
to this goal will be the convening of a state-level Task Force. This
Task Force will be convened in the Fall of 2005 by the State Independent
Living Council at the request of the project's Advisory Council. The
IATP will provide financial as well as material support for the Task
Force. Ideally, the group is scheduled to meet in five one-day sessions
over ten months and will be comprised of individuals with disabilities,
state legislators, agency representatives, and other interested parties.

So far this year, the Task Force has met twice, and will have its final
meeting on August 29, 2006. The final meeting of the Task Force will
address the issues of Accessible Information Technology and Employment.
Recommendations will be developed around each of these areas

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and will be combined with the recommendations developed during previous
meetings and compiled into a final report. These recommendations will
lead to a variety of activities that will promote the interagency
coordination goals of the IATP.

A final report containing the approved recommendations will be completed
by November. Below are the unofficial results of the first two meetings,
but these are not "official" until the SILC has submitted it final
recommendations.

The purpose of the Task Force is to:

1.  • Collect information about the availability of assistive technology
    in the areas of education, health care, employment, transportation,
    information technology, and housing.

    • Identify systemic barriers to the acquisition and use of assistive
    technology in the areas of education, health care, employment,
    transportation, information technology, and housing (across the age
    span).

    • Identify and implement strategies for addressing these barriers.

    • Identify and implement strategies to increase funding resources
    for assistive technology and information technology.

    • Develop an action plan that includes specific and detailed
    recommendations.

In addition to maintaining the Advisory Council and convening a
state-level Task Force, the IATP will conduct a limited number of policy
and regulatory activities that increase the availability of AT in Idaho.
As described below, these policy areas include:

1.  • Information and Telecommunication Technology

    • Accessible Voting Technology

    • Education Technology in Schools

    • Appropriations for AT Alternative Financing Programs

    • Medicaid Waivers

Information and Telecommunication Technologies: The project will conduct
policy initiatives that result in the development and adoption by Idaho
state government of new standards for accessible information &
telecommunication technology. For example, in 2004 the

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project submitted a revised draft of an executive order (EO) related to
accessible information technology to the Office of the Governor. This
revised EO is currently being reviewed by the staff at the Office of the
Governor. The EO will require state agencies to comply with Section 508,
beyond what the current state guidelines suggest. The IATP will continue
efforts to gain the approval of the Governor for the EO.

Accessible Voting Technology: In Year One, along with its partners, the
IATP conducted policy initiatives that resulted in the development and
adoption by Idaho of new standards for voting machines. This resulted in
the selection of the AutoMark for use in all of Idaho's polling places.
The IATP will provide technical assistance to the HAVA Task Force as
needed in Year Two. In Year Two and subsequent years, the IATP will
continue to offer technical assistance and training related to
accessible voting technology to consumers and to participate with the
Project Vote initiative.

Education Technology: The IATP will conduct policy initiatives that
result in the development, adoption, and implementation of a state plan
for education technology that includes accessibility standards for
information technology and other provisions that impact students with
disabilities. In 2003, after a four-year effort, Idaho's Superintendent
of Public Instruction and the Legislature adopted a new state plan for
governing the planning, purchasing, and use of education technology in
Idaho schools. The plan, for the first time, requires school districts
to consider the needs of students with disabilities as they plan for,
purchase, and implement education technology at the district level and
to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. In 2004 school
districts were required, for the first time, to submit technology plans
that address the new provisions of the state plan. In Year Two, the IATP
will continue to monitor these activities.

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Appropriation for Alternative Financing Program: The project will
conduct policy initiatives that result in an appropriation from the
state general fund to support a statewide alternative financing program
for AT. In 2005, the director of the IATP worked closely with our local
representative to the legislature to arrange for submittal of an
appropriations bill to the Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee for
\$100,000. These funds were to be used as match to the Title III federal
funds. This request was rejected by the JFAC committee. The project will
continue these efforts if Congress once again appropriates funds for the
alternative financing program for AT. This past year, the IATP was
successful in gaining approval for an appropriation of \$100,000 from
the Idaho Legislature to support the AT Alternative Financing Program
(see Attachment 10).

Medicaid Waivers and AT: The project will monitor all regulatory
activities within the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare which
impact the funding of AT and durable medical equipment. As in past
years, the project will work with the protection and advocacy agency in
Idaho in these efforts. In particular, the project will focus its
monitoring activities on regulations impacting the provision of home and
community-based programs. Idaho has four Medicaid waiver programs that
provide AT and home modification services. Project staff will continue
to provide technical assistance in several areas including eligible
processes, capacity of the service provider community to provide AT
services, and overall quality of care.

The project staff will also participate on a number of disability
related state-level and federal regional councils, resulting in an
increase in interagency coordination and the adoption of policies that
increase the use of AT. The project director continues to represent the
project on the State Rehabilitation Council and the Consortium for
Idahoans with Disabilities. In Year Two, project staff will seek
membership on the Special Education Advisory Council.

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Attachment 9: **Involvement of Public and Private Entities**

9.1 [Nature and Extent of Resources]{.underline} -- Describe the nature
and extent of resources that will be committed by public and private
collaborators to assist in accomplishing identified goals.

As described in Attachment 5, the IATP will work with the Hand Therapy
and Healing Center, the Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing,
and United Cerebral Palsy to implement its device demonstration and
lending program, as well as to help with other state leadership
activities. Each of these partners will provide storage space for AT
devices free of charge as an in-kind contribution. They also will
provide general administrative support for the program such as office
supplies, telephone, printing, and postage, as in-kind contributions.

The IATP receives limited state resources and awards funds from
community-based organizations to help provide its services. In many
cases, the project utilizes in-kind support from a variety of entities.
Table 3 displays a list of the organizations that have some type of
financial interaction with the project or provide in-kind contribution
to the project's activities.

**Table 3: Nature and Extent of Resources**

  ---------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------
  **Entity**       **Nature and Extent of      **Information about
                   Resources**                 Partnership**

  State Department Provides \$81,000 (FY 05)   State Education Agency
  of Education     subcontract to IATP for AT  
                   services to school          
                   districts                   

  Idaho Division   The IATP and the IDVR have  State Vocational
  of Vocational    a Memorandum of Agreement   Rehabilitation Agency
  Rehabilitation   for AT assessment services  
                   which generates \$2,000 to  
                   \$4,000 annually            

  Zions Bank & Key Administer AT Alternative   Provide significant
  Bank             Financing Program with IATP administrative/fiscal
                                               support for the loan
                                               program

  Idaho Community  Manages Loan Program        Administers loan guarantee
  Foundation       endowment (\$160,000) and   & principle buy-down
                   special project fund        portion of loan program and
                   (\$115,000)                 manages endowment fund

  United Cerebral  Receives subcontract from   Also a major partner in
  Palsy            IATP for \$80,000 to        most training and public
                   operate statewide lending   awareness activities
                   library, south Idaho demo   
                   site, and computer access   
                   lab.                        
  ---------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------

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about Partnership**

  --------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------
  UCP received a                                   
  subcontract                                      
  from AgrAblity                                   
  program for                                      
  \$140,000                                        

  Hand Therapy    Receives subcontract for \$7,500 Also a major partner
  and Healing     from IATP to operate AT demo     in most training and
  Center          center and lending closet in     public awareness
                  north Idaho                      activities in north
                                                   Idaho

  Idaho Council   IATP purchases \$4,000 in        Operates 7 hearing
  for the Deaf &  equipment for these centers      assistance centers
  Hard of Hearing annually                         

  Idaho Parents   IATP pays \$2,000 for space in   Idaho Parent Training
  Unlimited       four IPUL newsletters and        Center under IDEA
                  provides \$1,000 for travel for  
                  north Idaho parents to IPUL      
                  conference                       
  --------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------

The Advisory Council played a critical role in developing this
application, and will continue to be involved in overseeing project
activities (see 9.4) in Year Two and subsequent years. However, the
project must also recognize the many individuals and their respective
organizations that have played a part in the success of the project
since its inception, and how these partnerships have helped shape the
ideas that make up this application. Some partnerships include the
exchange of funds while others provide avenues for disseminating
information about AT to target groups. These collaborations have been
critical to the project's successes. Table 3 lists the project's major
partners.

Additionally, the IATP used three other strategies to ensure that
individuals with disabilities, advocates, state agencies, community
providers, and other public and private entities were involved in the
development of this application, and subsequently, will be involved with
implementing the Statewide AT Program:

1.  • Participated in a survey conducted by the State Independent Living
    Council

    • Conducted statewide needs assessment related to AT training &
    technical assistance

    • Participated in Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities

State Independent Living Council (SILC) Statewide Survey: In preparation
for the development of this state plan in Year One, the IATP
participated in a comprehensive survey of

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Idahoans with disabilities at the invitation of the SILC. The study was
conducted by the Social Science Department at Boise State University,
and the IATP contributed six AT-related items for the questionnaire.
Over 2,700 individuals were surveyed by telephone. Twenty-eight percent
of the participants reported using assistive technology to increase
their level of independence. Seventy percent reported not using
assistive technology (n=603). Just over 60% strongly agree or agree that
they have ready access to the AT devices they need, but 25% indicated
they do not have ready access to needed equipment (n=596). According to
this study, the most commonly used devices were mobility (25%), hearing
devices (23.3%), and devices for overcoming a visual impairment (9.3%).
The survey also considered the awareness and satisfaction of Idahoans
with disabilities about a variety of publicly funded programs. Of those
individuals who had received services from the IATP, nearly 78% reported
being satisfied with IATP services (n=590). This survey is repeated from
time to time by the SILC and its findings will continue to be used in
Year Two and subsequent years to inform the IATP about the quality of
its services.

Statewide AT Training Needs Assessment: The IATP also conducted its own
statewide Needs Assessment related to the provision of training and
technical assistance and other assistive technology related needs. The
purposes of the Needs Assessment were as follows: to determine how the
project can more effectively meet the requirements of the amended
Assistive Technology Act, to identify areas of need in the disability
community, to focus the training and technical assistance services where
the need is based on actual findings, and to serve as the basis for a
comprehensive statewide Two-Year Training Plan.

The Needs Assessment focused on a range of organizations and agencies,
and included data collected from a sampling of State Medicaid offices,
Vocational Rehabilitation, and Commerce and Labor (Job Service). The
survey also focused on a small sample of Direct Service

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Providers, including the nursing staff at rehabilitation and care
facilities. The survey timing did not allow us to adequately correspond
with participants in the K-12 education arena, as teachers and related
personnel were leaving for the summer.

The results of the needs assessment indicate that training is needed and
desired. Only 21% of respondents believed they were "very prepared", the
majority (57%) felt "somewhat prepared", and 25% were "not very
prepared." This indicates a definite need for training, particularly
since only 36% of respondents said they received periodic training at
the workplace, 25% learned through conferences or conventions, and 18%
received no training at all. The responses indicated a willingness and
desire to devote staff time to training, and were equally divided among
the three on-site options presented, including short supplemental
training at staff orientations, on-site presentations at in-services,
and materials to supplement existing staff development programs.

The single most cited barrier was cost. Cost of devices (and in many
responses, cost of evaluations and assessments) ranked first in the list
of barriers across the board. The cost of devices and adaptive
modifications are reported to be prohibitive, especially for (but not
exclusive to) the older adult population and individuals living in rural
areas.

In conclusion, the survey illustrated that while training can only
partially address the challenge of cost issues, by providing information
on funding sources and creative alternatives to more expensive devices,
training can resolve many of the challenges identified. This activity
will not be conducted in Years Two or Three.

Participation with the Consortium for Idahoans with Disabilities: In
Year Two, the IATP will continue to be involved with the Consortium for
Idahoans with Disabilities (CID). This group is comprised of nearly 40
disability-related organizations and is a major force for

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representing the issues of Idahoans with disabilities at the systems
change level. CID provides a valuable mechanism for receiving input
about system barriers that still exist in Idaho's service delivery
system that prevent Idahoans with disabilities from obtaining needed
devices. CID meets monthly and is primarily focused on issues related to
education, long term health care, employment, and community
participation. The development of the ideas and concepts embodied in
this application are the direct results of the input provided by CID
members, especially Kelly Buckland (SILC Director), Bobbi Ball (ADA Task
Force Director), and Jim Baugh (Protection and Advocacy).

9.2 [Mechanisms to Ensure Coordination]{.underline} - Describe the
mechanisms established to ensure coordination of activities and
collaboration between the implementing entity, if any, and the State.

N/A

1.  9.3 [Involvement of State Advisory Council]{.underline} - Describe
    the nature and extent of the involvement

of the State Advisory Council in the planning, implementation, and
evaluation of the activities

carried out through the grant, including setting the measurable goals
required in section 4(d)(3).

The project has maintained an active, consumer-driven, interagency board
that has been involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating all
project activities since 1992 (Section 3). The project and its board
have been very proactive in taking steps to comply with the AT Act of
2004 while continuing to complete those activities required by the AT
Act of 1998. In anticipation of the passage of a new Tech Act, staff and
board members began the process of developing a new five-year strategic
plan to guide the future activities of the Statewide AT Program.

On July 23, 2004, staff and members of the board, along with Kim
Steinberg (facilitator) conducted a day-long retreat. The board members
who participated in the retreat included Tina Carrier, Dan Brownell,
Bernie Henscheid, Carolyn Jensen, Jacque Hyatt, and Ted Roy. Project

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director, Ron Seiler, also attended the event. The overall goal of the
retreat was to consider how the IATP should respond to anticipated
changes in the Tech Act.

The specific purposes of the retreat were to: (1) Adopt a new systematic
strategic planning and ongoing program evaluation process in order to
better align project activities with the requirements of the new AT Act;
(2) Increase the capacity of the Customer Board to direct the activities
and evaluate the outcomes of the IATP (in response to anticipated
changes in Tech Act); (3) Review and suggest possible reprioritization
of the current goals and objectives; and (4) Identify and prioritize new
initiatives for the next five years that align with the AT Act. Once the
Tech Act was passed and signed by President Bush, the board directed
staff to finalize the strategic plan and to begin its implementation.
Once implemented, these changes will help the project maintain
compliance with the new federal law.

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## Attachment 10: State Support 

10.1 [State Support for State-level Activities]{.underline} -- If
applicable, describe how the State will support with State funds any
State-level activities described in section 4(e)(2).

This past year, the IATP was successful in gaining approval for an
appropriation of \$100,000 from the Idaho Legislature to support the AT
Alternative Financing Program. These funds were to be used to match the
Title III funds that have been appropriated by Congress in the past, but
because the federal funding for Title III is no longer available, these
funds will be placed in the "Special Project" fund at the Idaho
Community Foundation. In Year Two and subsequent years, these funds will
be used to guarantee loans for assistive technology.

10.2 [State Support for State Leadership Activities]{.underline} - If
applicable, describe how the State will support with State funds any
State Leadership activities described in section 4(e)(3), if applicable.

Nearly all of the state-level and state leadership activities related to
education that will be conducted by the IATP in the next three years
will be supported under the terms of a subcontract with the Idaho
Department of Education, Special Services Division. These state funds
support a wide array of activities as previously described. The
subcontract amount has varied from year to year, and was just approved
for approximately \$81,000 for Year Two.

It is anticipated that each year the Idaho Department of Education will
include funds in its budget that will be provided to the IATP. These
funds will support training and technical assistance activities by
covering a portion of salaries, fringe benefits, and travel expenses for
AT specialists providing training and technical assistance. This funding
will also help cover some of the other routine administrative costs such
as office rent, office supplies, telephone, printing, postage, etc.
However, this funding is available based on state appropriations and is
not guaranteed.

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## Attachment 11: Allocation and Utilization of Funds 

11.1 [Tracking Expenditures]{.underline} -- Describe planned procedures
for tracking expenditures for activities described in sections 4(e)(2)
and (3).

All departments and units of the University of Idaho use the same
web-based system to record and track income and expenditures. An
elaborate coding system has been developed within the system to enable
detailed accounting by "business unit" and type of expenditure. The IATP
will request separate business units for State Level and State
Leadership Activities under this grant and will code expenditures
accordingly. At any time, a report can be obtained to monitor
expenditures to assure that the IATP is in compliance with the
percentages and budget amounts as per the State Plan. It will be the
responsibility of the IATP Director to monitor expenditures on a monthly
basis.

11.2 [Proposed Budget Allocations]{.underline} -- Attach a budget
containing proposed allocations for activities described in sections
4(e)(2) and (3).

The following are proposed budget allocations for State Leadership and
State Level Activities for Years One and Two of the State Plan.

**Proposed Distribution Total Award Amount**

**Allocation [Year 1 Year 2 ]{.underline}**

> **\$350,000 \$361,000**

State Level 60% \$189,000 \$194,940

State Leadership 40% \$126,000 \$129,960

Leadership Activities 95% (of 40%) \$119,700 \$123,462

Transition 5% (of 40%) \$ 6,300 \$ 6,498

Indirect Costs 10% \$ 35,000 \$ 36,100

**TOTAL \$350,000 \$361,000**

Within the above budget, NW Tech proposes to apportion funds for
specific activities in the following manner.

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**State Level Activities Proposed Allocation**

> **[Year 1 Year 2]{.underline}**

State Financing Activities \$30,000 \$48,735

Device Reutilization Program \$20,000 \$48,735

Device Loan Program \$89,000 \$48,735

Device Demonstration Program \$50,000 \$48,735

**State Leadership Activities Proposed Allocation**

> **[Year 1 Year 2]{.underline}**

Training and Technical Assistance Activities \$46,900 \$40,000

Transition \$ 6,300 \$ 6,498

Public Awareness Activities \$47,800 \$40,000

Coordination and Collaboration \$25,000 \$43,462