Matp.org
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MATP.ORG Massachusetts Assitive Technology Partnership
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About the MATP Center
The purpose of the Massachusetts Assistive Technology Partnership (MATP) is to increase access to assistive technology for people of all ages and all disabilities through a variety of consumer responsive systems change activities. The MATP Center provides information, referral, training, technical assistance, advocacy, and works to improve laws and policies providing access to assistive technology. The MATP is a state-wide project, funded through the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, US Department of Education.
MATP Center is administered by the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which contracts with three organizations to provide MATP services:
The MATP Center, in Boston, coordinates state-wide activities of the Partnership, and carries out public awareness activities operates a toll-free information and referral line on assistive technology products and services, conducts training events on assistive technology and provides technical assistance in planning assistive technology training, assists with state and national policy development around assistive technology needs, and advocates for increased access to assistive technology. We coordinate an annual assistive technology conference and vendor fair. To contact the MATP Center, call us at 617-355-7820 (Voice) or 617-355-7301 (TTY), or write us at: MATP Center, 1295 Boylston Street, Suite 310, Boston, MA 02215.
CORD, the Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled, in Hyannis, has a Peer Assistive Technology Program, which provides information and referral, training, and advocacy around assistive technology needs. To contact CORD, call Cathy Taylor at 508-775-8300 (Voice/TTY) or 800-541-0282 (Voice/TTY) or write to CORD, 1019 Iyanough Road #4, Hyannis, MA 02601.
