effective at reuse by going green

Effective AT Reuse by Going GreenRob CurtinAcquisition Analyst

January 27, 2011

Real Solutions for Real Needs


• CAP was established in 1990 as DoD’s centrally funded program to provide accommodations

• Expanded by Congress in 2000 to support other Federal agencies

• Partnerships with 68 Federal agencies

• Over 97,000 accommodations

CAP Mission• To provide assistive technology and accommodations to ensure

people with disabilities and wounded service members have equal access to the information environment and opportunities in the Department of Defense and throughout the Federal government


Assistive Technology and Services • Dexterity Impairments

• Alternative keyboards, input devices and voice recognition software• Vision Loss

• Screen readers, Braille terminals, magnification software, CCTV’s• Hearing Loss

• Assistive listening devices (ALDs), personal amplification devices, TTYs, videophones, captioning services

• Cognitive Impairments/TBI• Cueing/memory aids, literacy software, screen readers and ALDs

CAP Technology Evaluation Center (CAPTEC)• Assists individuals and supervisors in choosing appropriate computer

and electronic assistive technology and accommodation solutions


“CAP Goes Green” Initiative

Objectives• Reduce unnecessary AT purchasing

and paper usage.• Reuse AT with other employees or

offices.• Recycle used materials and equipment.• Buy Green, including energy star and

efficient products.

Reduce.Reuse.

Recycle.

Buy Green.


AT Reuse through GSAXcess®

• Any AT with no use to CAP is reported to the General Services Administration (GSA) as excess through their website for property reutilization: www.GSAXcess.gov

• Property can be viewed and requested by other federal agencies

• Property can be searched for by category or location• Pictures can be included in property report


Computers For Learning• All computer equipment reported to GSAXcess® is automatically

allocated to their Computers For Learning (CFL) program.• Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be located in the US, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Northern Mariana Islands.

• A school is eligible if it is public, private, or parochial, serving pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students. An educational nonprofit is eligible if it meets ALL of the following criteria:

• Be tax exempt under section 501(C) of the U.S. tax code, AND

• Serve some portion of the pre-kindergarten through grade 12 population, AND

• Operate primarily for the purpose of education.


CAP’s AT Reuse Success Stories

May 2010• Transferred a Dell Axim PDA to the IOG Community

Youth Vocational Center in Coral Springs, FL. The PDA is now used by the kids to play music and games on, and helps them understand where the smart phones of today came from.

• Transferred multiple items to the Luck Foundation for Children in El Cajon, CA, who services special needs students ages 17 – 25. Teachers at the foundation teach their students how to build and repair electronic equipment, such as the X-Keys USB Foot Pedal that CAP donated.


www.tricare.mil/cap/green


CAP Is Accessible• CAP Office 703-681-8813 (Voice)

703-681-3978 (TTY)571-384-5629 (Videophone)

• CAPTEC 703-693-5160 (Voice)703-693-6189 (TTY)

• E-mail [email protected]

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• Web www.tricare.mil/cap

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