NeatMarketplace.org Innovative solutions for people with disabilities at Oak hill
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NEAT The New England Assistive Technology Marketplace
Description
NEAT is about access: access to information, to products and equipment, and to the manufacturers and vendors of equipment. The New England Assistive Technology (NEAT) Marketplace was formed because limited access to equipment and devices that can minimize the effects of disabilities is, in itself, a disability.
NEAT was established to provide information and access to equipment and devices that can change the lives of people of all ages, with all types of disabilities, both temporary and permanent. We operate under the auspices of The Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill, a 109 year old non-profit organization located in Hartford, CT.
NEAT began as a pilot project in 1999 with funding from CIB/Oak Hill. In 2000, the CT Department of Social Services provided start-up funding for the Equipment Restoration Center component of the project. Within just a few months, it became obvious how important the services we offered were to people with disabilities, their families and the individuals who work with them. We reached over 18,000 people during the pilot phase - in audiences, individually, over the phone and via the Internet.
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