The AT Messenger… bringing technology to you Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI), Volume 8, No. 3, Summer 2000 Meet the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative Staff Now in its ninth year of operation, the DATI operates four sites with 11 staff statewide. We thought you might like to know a little about the people who are committed to helping Delawareans get the AT devices and services that they need. Michael Meyreles Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology, with a specialization in Rehabilitation Engineering Technology, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has worked at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center in New Castle since 1994, and became the AT Specialist for the New Castle ATRC in 1996. He received his Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) certification from RESNA in 1997. Mike considers computer access one of his strongest areas, and has good knowledge of the architectural requirements mandated by the ADA. Dan Fendler Dan is the "new" Assistive Technology Specialist in the Kent County ATRC. He joined DATI in November 1999. Dan graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Computer Science. Dan brings over twenty years of computer-related experience to the ATRC team. Throughout his career, Dan has worked with people with disabilities through his many volunteer activities. Amy Bowles Amy is the Assistive Technology Specialist in the Sussex County ATRC. Amy began working with the DATI in July 1998. She attended Liberty University and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences in May 1998. Amy has participated in presentations about assistive technology for a variety of consumer groups. Alma Cordero Alma is the Secretary in the Kent County ATRC. Alma has been part of the DATI for nearly five years. Alma's extensive knowledge of assistive technology makes her a tremendous asset to the team. She is dedicated to providing our consumers with the highest quality service. Sandy Walls Sandy is the Secretary in the Sussex County ATRC. Sandy joined the ATRC staff in September 1999. Sandy brings nearly thirty years of administrative and secretarial support skills to the DATI. Her years of experience help keep the ATRC running smoothly. Maureen Schweitzer Maureen is the Coordinator of the three ATRCs. She has 18 years experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist, with eleven years coordinating and managing interdisciplinary teams of therapists in a rehabilitation setting. Maureen has provided training to therapists, educators, parents and consumers on augmentative communication assessment and training. In addition to her responsibilities with the DATI, Maureen is also the Director of Rehabilitation Services for Easter Seals. Nancy Ranalli, P.T. Nancy is the Assistant Coordinator for the three ATRCs. She has been a licensed Physical Therapist for 14 years and has worked with children and adults in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. Nancy's primary areas of expertise related to technology are seating/positioning and mobility. Other areas of specialization include early intervention, brain injury and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. In addition to her DATI responsibilities, Nancy is the Chief Physical Therapist for Easter Seals in New Castle and Kent Counties. Beth Mineo Beth, the DATI Director, is located at the Central Site. With a doctorate in Communication Disorders, she has 20 years experience providing services and supports to individuals with disabilities and their families. In addition to her DATI responsibilities, she also conducts research leading to new and improved assistive devices. Beth is the author of several book chapters on articles about AT development and applications, and has presented lectures and workshops throughout the country. She provides administrative leadership for the DATI and devotes considerable time to training and advocacy activities. Joann McCafferty Joann began working for the DATI as a staff assistant five years ago. Two of Joann's main responsibilities at the DATI are answering inquiries and maintaining the project's recycle program. Joann is committed to helping consumers get the AT they need to improve their quality of life. Julia Mercier Julia joined the DATI's Central Site staff as part-time Information & Outreach Coordinator in June 1998. She handles the DATI website, the newsletter, and printed materials for training activities. She is also involved in special projects such as the recent Accessible Housing Project and the upcoming ISAAC Conference. Sonja Simowitz Sonja is the Project Coordinator for DATI. Since joining the DATI in 1992, her responsibilities include: overseeing business operations at the DATI, including budget management; purchasing AT items for the ATRCs; subcontract and grant administration; coordination of awareness and training activities; responding to AT-related inquiries; and maintaining DATI's information system. The Americans with Disabilities Act: Gateway to Access by Laura J. Waterland, Esq. Staff Attorney Disabilities Law Program It seems hard to believe that the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC Section 12101 et seq) has celebrated its 10th birthday. Heralded as the "Civil Rights Act" for people with disabilities, the ADA is ever-evolving and continuously being interpreted and refined in the courts and in settlements between parties. In the ADA, Congress provided judicial relief for people with disabilities who have been discriminated against on the basis of disability in employment (Title I); in access to facilities and services provided by state and local government (Title II); and in access to facilities and services provided by public accommodations (Title III). In addition to general provisions relating to non-discrimination, each Title also requires entities to make reasonable accommodations of policies, practices, and procedures in order to allow people with disabilities to work or to use facilities and programs. Finally, the ADA discusses standards for making modifications for older buildings (those built before the effective date of the ADA) and accessibility standards for buildings built or substantially modified after the effective date of the ADA.(footnote 1) The ADA's First Decade Much of the legal activity and attention in the ADA's first decade has focused on the employment discrimination provisions of Title I. The United States Supreme Court issued a series of decisions in June 1999 that narrowed a key definition of the ADA-namely, what constitutes a "qualified individual with disability." (footnote 2) However, the Supreme Court has also issued several decisions confirming key components of the ADA, such as holding that people with asymptomatic HIV are disabled (Bragdon v. Abbott, 524 U.S. 624 (1998)) and that people who apply for Social Security disability benefits are not precluded from filing concurrent Title I claims under the ADA (Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp., 119 S. Ct. 1597 (1999)). A Question of Access To many in the disability community, the equal access provisions of the ADA are the real heart of the statute, yet, until recently, relatively few cases have been litigated under these sections. Perhaps the most notable Supreme Court case is L.C. v. Olmstead, 119 S. Ct 2176 (1999), which found that states may not unnecessarily segregate and institutionalize individuals with disabilities and must seek to provide services in the most integrated setting possible in the community. The Supreme Court held in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey, 524 U.S. 206 (1998) that the provisions of Title II apply to state prisons.(footnote 3) Individual litigants, often assisted by state protection and advocacy systems (P&As) or the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) (footnote 4), have been making headway in fleshing out and enforcing the access provisions of the ADA. Some notable successes include: (1) In several jurisdictions, P&As have sued to ensure that lottery retailing sites are accessible (California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and others.) (footnote 5) (2) In Texas and Arkansas, successful litigation has improved accessible voting facilities. (3) A number of hotel chains have been successfully sued to improve access and prevent discrimination in pricing, including Sheraton, Roadway Inns, and Days Inn. (4) The DOJ and private litigants have pursued large multiscreen movie theaters, including Gulf State Theaters and Cinemark. (5) Several cases have been brought against large retailers, including Macy's and Filene's, to improve access inside and outside stores. (6) Carnival Corporation has been sued regarding its pricing of accessible cabins on cruise ships. (7) In transportation, the DOJ and private litigants have pursued remedies against Greyhound and a number of transportation authorities, including Bay Area Rapid Transit, Chicago Transit Authority, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA), and others. (8) A number of cases have been brought to challenge the quality of paratransit, including SEPTA, Tidewater Regional Transportation District, and others. Regional Access Issues Closer to home, the Disabilities Law Project (DLP), a P&A operating in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, has brought numerous access cases on behalf of clients in Pennsylvania, with great results: (1)The DLP successfully sued the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to ensure compliance with the ADA by health care providers who provide services under the Medicaid program. (Anderson v. Department of Public Welfare, 1 F.Supp.2d 456 (E.D. Pa. 1998). (2) They successfully negotiated a settlement in which Pittsburgh agreed to install curb cuts whenever streets were resurfaced or otherwise altered. The DLP negotiated a similar settlement in Philadelphia. (3) The DLP filed a series of cases against smaller establishments in the Harrisburg area and in the southside district of Pittsburgh to increase awareness among smaller businesses of access requirements and to illustrate just how difficult access can be on a daily basis for people with disabilities living in their communities. (4) The DLP has brought cutting-edge litigation against PNC Bank and Mellon Bank challenging the accessibility of ATM machines. Local Access Issues In Delaware, the Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) has assisted clients pursuing access issues in a variety of contexts, using not only the ADA but also the state public accommodations law, 6 Del. Code Chapter 45. (footnote 6) (1) We filed a complaint in U.S. District Court to compel the owner of the Midway Shopping Plaza, Louis Capano & Sons ("Capano"), to provide adequate curb cuts in the shopping center parking lot, adequate and appropriately placed signs as well as an appropriate number of accessible and van accessible parking spaces. After some delay and haggling, Capano completed the required work and the case was dismissed. (2) For several years, we negotiated with the Rusty Rudder, a Dewey Beach restaurant, to make the main entrance, the deck and the restrooms accessible. When it became clear that the owner had no intention of complying with the ADA, we filed a complaint in federal court. As with the Midway Plaza case, the federal court complaint prompted the owner to meet with us and to negotiate ADA compliance. However, people continue to experience trouble accessing the restrooms. (3) CLASI has assisted clients in filing and negotiating settlements under the state Public Accommodations law against a cab company (refusal to assist blind rider because of service animal); an airport shuttle service (failure to send accessible van to person with wheelchair); the State Fair and Midway Slots (inadequate parking for person with mobility impairment); and a Sussex County restaurant (refusal to permit entry for blind patron with a service animal), among others. (4) CLASI recently filed a complaint in federal court against the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services on behalf of a deaf person with mental illness, who has been involuntarily hospitalized rather than placed in the community simply because the State has not developed any appropriate community-based settings. This case is attempting to enforce the integration mandate outlined in the ADA and upheld and discussed by the United States Supreme Court in the Olmstead case mentioned earlier. (5) Earlier this year, an intern in our office discovered a virtually unenforced state regulation regarding gas station access. According to Section 2912 of Title 6 of the Delaware Code, service stations offering full-and self-service pumps and stations offering only self-service pumps are required to post signs which indicate how patrons with disabilities are accommodated. Any self-service station having two or more employees on duty must assist the customer who cannot use the self-service pumps. CLASI is inquiring whether this law is being followed by DELDOT and individual service stations.(footnote 7) (6) The District of Delaware office of the DOJ has pursued complaints in Delaware. Most significant perhaps is the Consent Agreement filed between DOJ and Dover Downs regarding numerous access issues there. Other cases include complaints against Delaware Park and Omega Partners, owners of medical office buildings in Stanton. Many access problems can be, and are, resolved informally through negotiations. Many businesses are more than willing to provide improved access once a problem has been brought to its attention (and the costs are shown to be relatively low). However, people who encounter obstacles to access should not hesitate to pursue remedies under state and federal law if attempts at informal resolution fail. The ADA provides a powerful tool for people with disabilities to advocate for and to force improvements in access throughout the communities in which they live. Footnotes 1) Aggrieved individuals may seek relief under Titles II and III of the ADA by filing an administrative complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (which may or may not pursue judicial relief), or by filing a complaint in federal district court. Title I complainants must exhaust administrative remedies by filing with the EEOC or its designated state agency (usually the state Department of Labor.) The ADA does not provide for money damages for Title III claims. However, the Department of Justice may seek civil penalties that are paid to the complainant. [Back to article] 2) Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. 119 S. Ct. 2139 (1999); Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc., 119 S. Ct. 2133 (1999); and Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkinburg, 119 S. Ct. 2162 (1999), all holding that potential ADA plaintiffs must be evaluated in their mitigated or corrected state in ascertaining whether they are "substantially limited in a major life activity" and consequently disabled. [Back to article] 3) The broader question, whether Congress exceeded its authority in making Titles I and II applicable to states and violated the 11th Amendment (which protects states from being sued by private citizens) has been the subject of much litigation. The U.S. Courts of Appeal have split on the issue. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case, Garrett v. University of Alabama,193 F.3d 1214, cert. granted, -S.Ct.-, 2000 WL 122158. (US, April 17, 2000)(No. 99-1240) which may address this issue. Interestingly, Garrett is an employment discrimination case. [Back to article] 4) The DOJ has investigated and settled via the Consent Order process or has litigated either directly or as an intervenor in many cases. Check the DOJ website for a review of cases (www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada). They have taken on larger companies but have also sued to enforce access in places such as day care centers, doctors' offices, and restaurants. [Back to article] 5) The Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc, Delaware's P & A, reviewed and commented extensively on the Delaware Lottery access regulations adopted last year. [Back to article] 6) Under the state law, a complainant must file a complaint with the state human relations commission within 90 days of the act of discrimination. Using the state law has the advantage of providing for mediation and offers the prospect of monetary relief. [Back to article] 7) Advocacy, Inc., a P&A in Texas, has successfully litigated the issue of access to gas stations against several major companies in Texas. CLASI staff have drafted a brochure to advise persons with disabilities of their rights under Title 6. This brochure is currently being distributed to the public. A copy can be obtained by contacting Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., 302-575-0660. [Back to article] Accessible Summer Fun By Dan Fendler, AT Specialist, Kent County Planning on heading to the beach this summer? Looking for some accessible places to combine sun, fun, and water? Read on. Beach Access The Delaware State Parks along the Delaware shore have a number of accessible ramps and "beach chairs" available. Delaware Seashore State Park (302-227-2800) has two accessible beach ramps. One is located at the South Inlet Day area, just south of the Indian River inlet. The second is located at the north end of the park, in the Tower Road Ocean Swimming area. There are two beach chairs available at each location. You are welcome to use the chairs on your own, or the lifeguards would be happy to assist you. Park personnel request that you return the chairs to the lifeguard stations when done. Cape Henlopen State Park (302-645-8983) also has two accessible beach areas. On the Rehoboth side, there is a ramp at Gordon's Pond. On the Lewes side, there is a ramp at the Bunker Overlook swimming area. Both sites have two chairs available. A ramp is also available in Rehoboth. It's not part of the State park system and is located in front of the Star of the Sea complex between Brooklyn and Laurel Streets. There are also beach chairs available there. The free "beach chairs" are the PVC type with large inflatable tires. If the PVC type of chair won't suit your needs, you may want to check out a more rigid type of chair. Metal rigid frame chairs are available to rent through a local Rehoboth bike shop, Bike To Go (302-227-7600 or check their website at www.biketogo.com). Or you can purchase one through a number of vendors. Check out Access To Recreation's website at www.AccessTR.com (or 800-634-4351). Boardwalk (St)rolling The boardwalks in both Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach are accessible. The Bethany ramp is located near the intersection of Garfield and Atlantic. Rehoboth's boardwalk is accessible via a number of the beach access streets. If there have been recent storms (particularly nor'easters), the sidewalks leading to the boardwalk may be partially sand-covered. Both boardwalks are a great place to grab an ice cream cone and do some serious people watching. Fishing If you would prefer to get a hook in the water than your wheels in the sand, there are several accessible fishing locations offered by the Delaware State Park system. At the Indian River Inlet, Delaware Seashore has a small accessible fishing pier available. It is near the park office just north of the Indian River inlet. On the Lewes side of Cape Henlopen State Park, there is a long fishing pier that extends quite a distance into Delaware Bay. It also has a bait and tackle shop near the pier. You will need to bring your own fishing equipment at both locations. Accessible fishing equipment is available. One source is Access To Recreation (800-634-4351 or www.AccessTR.com). Surf Fishing For the serious fisherman who has a four-wheel drive vehicle, annual surf fishing permits are available. The permits allow you to drive onto the beach in four designated areas of the State Park system. They include Beach Plum Island Nature Preserve and Cape Henlopen State Park (302-645-8983), Delaware Seashore State Park (302-227-2800) and Fenwick Island State Park (302-539-1055). You will need your own beach chair in all locations. All surf fish permit holders must be actively engaged in surf fishing when the vehicle is out on the beach. Check with the State Park system for questions, hours and additional regulations. Marinas While not specifically designed to be accessible, many marinas (especially those with floating docks) are accessible. The Indian River Marina located in the Delaware Seashore State Park has accessible ramps leading to their floating docks. It's a great place to check out the boats. One word of caution: the docks do not have guardrails. So grab your sunscreen and favorite companion and head on down to the beach! Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: Tips for Accessible Travel by Amy Bowles, AT Specialist When you hear the words "community access," a lot of things come to mind. You may think about restaurants, schools, businesses, and stores. Community access doesn't necessarily have to be within a building. It could also include travel. A typical travel itinerary may take for granted the ability to walk down the street, climb steps to a bus, or negotiate travel on a plane. Airplanes Several airlines offer accessibility, including Air Canada, American, America West, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, TWA, United, and US Air. For example, American Airlines offers a special boarding chair for people who are unable to ambulate to their seats. Collapsible wheelchairs can be stored in overhead compartments, and service dogs are permitted to remain at your feet during the flight. The airlines encourage you to call ahead to make arrangements so that your trip will go more smoothly. US Air is likewise committed to assisting customers with special needs. They will help with boarding and deplaning, accommodate special seating, and accommodate passengers with service animals. Trains and Buses If you would prefer to travel by train, Amtrak offers a 15% discount on the lowest available rail fare to persons with physical or mental disabilities. In order to receive the discount, you have to provide documentation. You have to make an early reservation to get an accessible bedroom, transfer seat, or wheelchair space. While they are working to ensure that all of their stations comply with ADA, they have courtesy wheelchairs and wheelchair lifts at most of their stations. Amtrak also has at least one coach car with accessible seating and an accessible restroom. Greyhound Bus Lines also provides accessible travel. Priority seating is available for people with disabilities, and service dogs may accompany passengers. The staff is willing to help with bus entry and exit, and they are committed to handling assistive devices with care. Cars and Vans The ability to access a vehicle can make unlimited freedom of travel possible since the availability of accessible public transportation varies greatly from state to state. Most car rental agencies can provide you a fully equipped automobile within 72 hours or less, but they recommend at least one week's notice. Some agencies provide curbside service and/or wheelchair accessible van transportation to your rental car. Some of the automobile rental agencies that provide accessible automobiles are: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Priceless, Rent-a-Wreck, and Thrifty. If you would prefer a van rental, try Wheelchair Getaways, Inc., Wheelchair Van Rental, L.L.C., Wheelers Accessible Vans, Accessible Vans of America, Wheelabout Van Rentals Ltd., or Absolute Comfort Wheelchair Van Rentals. Hotels Once you arrive at your destination, you'll need a place to stay. Many hotels and motels offer accessibility, but there isn't a standard of accessibility that all hotels provide. Check with the hotel to see if the accessibility features offered will meet your needs. Summer is peak vacation time, so plan your travel as far in advance as you can. This article does not include all agencies and companies that provide accessibility services. This is a list compiled based on research on the Internet. DATI is providing these resources for informational purposes only and the provision of this list does not constitute the endorsement of any personal qualifications or services. Please contact me or your local Assistive Technology Resource Center for phone numbers, websites, e-mails, and addresses for the companies and agencies provided above. Or, for travel resources on the web, start with these sites: www.gimponthego.com, www.access-able.com, or www.emerginghorizons.com. Aspire to Independence by Jody Tate As I sit down to write this article, I have mixed emotions. Generally I feel that I am a pretty positive person, but lately, I find that it's been hard to maintain a "happy face." The support that I feel from friends has been my "lifesaver." Many of my friends are people who work directly in the health care arena, and there seems to be a similar understanding and common way of acting around a person who may have physical challenges. The "helping" and caring notions are there, but so is the desire to let the person be as independent as possible. This may mean letting the person discover where his/her strengths and needs are when completing a task. Before I go any further, I should give you a little of my background. I had two strokes at the age of 33. I am now 35 years old and have to rely on certain technology to be available, the environment to be accessible, and/or help from others to help meet some of my basic needs (for instance, driving). Prior to my strokes, I was basically independent. Suddenly I had to deal with not only the strokes but also being very dependent on others. As I continue with my rehabilitation (becoming stronger, more coordinated, more organized in my thoughts and motor patterns), I have a very strong desire to use these skills functionally. I want to use the skills that I have relearned and the skills that I have adapted to meet my needs. I think society holds the "key" to unlock the doors for individuals with disabilities to show their potential for being independent, active, beneficial members of our society. At times society limits an individual's independence by allowing access obstacles to remain (such as architectural barriers and lack of assistive technology). These obstacles may have been placed there deliberately, out of ignorance and/or financial limitations. If I encounter an obstacle that doesn't make sense with regard to enhancing independence, I ask who I should contact and then follow up with a phone call and/or a letter. I have to say, when I encounter a good experience and/or policy, I have called to give people positive comments too. It is just as important to comment about positive as well as negative things. I do not feel that these comments will change the world; however, I do feel it is essential for the appropriate person to hear how an obstacle or removal of a certain obstacle may enhance or decrease a person's independence. I encourage you to somehow notify the appropriate person about your feelings, positive and/or negative, as you experience different situations in society. Let that person know how your independence is affected. You never know; you may make the difference! Conference and Institute Announcements The seventh annual INCLUSION CONFERENCE SAVE THIS DATE: November 15, 2000 Sheraton Dover Hotel Parents' Night on November 14 The Inclusion Conference is designed to address the needs of teachers, administrators, and parents interested in creating an inclusive school system and community for ALL children. ISAAC 2000: AAC in the New Millennium-Reach for the Stars! Contact ISAAC 2000 Conference Committee, Center for Applied Science & Engineering, University of Delaware/duPont Hospital for Children, PO Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899 USA. Phone: 302-651-6790 (voice), 302-651-6794 (TDD), 302-651-6794 (fax). Or check the conference website at www.ISAACconference.org. Universal Design for Learning: Initiating School Change (ISC) The CAST Summer Institute Series offers an opportunity for 4-person, K-12 school-based teams: two support personnel (administrators, curriculum coordinators, tech coordinators, etc.); and two instructional personnel (regular and special education or related services) to implement practical, computer-based strategies to increase the achievement of students with special needs in general education classrooms. Each Institute is a 3-1/2 day session combining 2 days at CAST and 1-1/2 days of online follow-up activities. Institutes run June 26-27, 2000, July 17-18, 2000, and August 14-15, 2000, and the cost for each 4-person school team is $1750. Additional information and registration information can be found at the ISC website at http://dev.cast.org/profdev/isc/. Or contact Ann Brennan at 978-531-8555; abrennan@cast.org. DATI Equipment Loan Policy DATI has a wide variety of equipment at the Assistive Technology Resource Centers for the primary purpose of demonstration and short-term loan. The policy for the loan of the equipment is as follows: The standard loan period is two weeks, defined as the day borrowed (e.g., Monday the 10th) to the same day two weeks later (e.g., Monday the 24th). Loans may be extended providing there are no names on the waiting list and/or that an extension will not interfere with an existing reservation. The maximum loan period is 4 weeks. A maximum of four (4) devices may be borrowed at a time, i.e., during any single loan period. However, combinations of devices may be treated as a single device if the components are interdependent—either operationally, or because one component is required for the user to access another. Equipment loans across state lines are not permitted. Equipment must also remain in Delaware throughout the loan period. To Contact DATI’s Central Site office or the ATRC closest to you, call 1-800-870-DATI Press #1 for English or #2 for Spanish, then press #3 for the Central Site office #4 for the New Castle County ATRC #5 for the Kent County ATRC #6 for the Sussex County ATRC TDD callers: Do not press #1 or #2 and your call will be answered on a TDD line at the Central Site office. Please Keep Us Posted! Has your address changed? Are you receiving duplicates? If the address we have for you is incorrect, please type or print your correct address and forward it to DATI along with the current mailing label. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please contact our office or send us your mailing label with "discontinue" written next to the label. Thanks for your cooperation. Do you know someone who would like to be added to the DATI mailing list? Have them call any of the DATI locations. DATI Throughout the State... 1-800-870-DATI\ Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI) Center for Applied Science & Engineering University of Delaware/duPont Hospital for Children P O Box 269 Wilmington, DE 19899-0269 (302) 651-6790; (302) 651-6794 (TDD) New Castle County ATRC Easter Seals of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore 61 Corporate Circle, Corporate Commons New Castle, DE 19720-2405 (302) 328-ATRC; (302) 328-2905 (TDD) Kent County ATRC Easter Seals of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore 100 Enterprise Place, Suite One Dover, DE 19904-8200 (302) 739-6885; (302) 739-6886 (TDD) Sussex County ATRC Easter Seals of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore Delaware Technical & Community College Jason Technology Center, Room 104 Rt. 18, P.O. Box 610 Georgetown, DE 19947-0610 (302) 856-7946; (302) 856-6714 (voice or TDD) The AT Messenger is published quarterly by the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI). 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