The Carroll Center for the Blind Ed–Tech Loon Program

Abstract

In 1988, the Carroll Center for the Blind, with the generosity of TeleSensory, VTEK, and Computer Aids Corporation, initiated a new service that allows Massachusetts schools to borrow adaptive computer devices for their blind students. The Ed-Tech Loan Program enables them to “try before they buy.” For $50 per month, with a three-month maximum, each school can borrow braille printers, large-print processors, talking software, or speech or braille laptops. After that period, the school may purchase the equipment sometimes at a discount.