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Welcome & Introductions Joanne Willis, OTR/L – Executive Director

Touch the Future, Inc. Welcome & Introductions Joanne Willis, OTR/L – Executive Director Alan Rust - ReBoot™ Reuse & Recycling Specialist TTF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Designed to Increase Awareness & Access to Computers, AT Services & Acquisition of AT Focused on: Education

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Welcome & Introductions Joanne Willis, OTR/L – Executive Director

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  1. Touch the Future, Inc. Welcome & Introductions Joanne Willis, OTR/L – Executive Director Alan Rust - ReBoot™ Reuse & Recycling Specialist TTF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Designed to Increase Awareness & Access to Computers, AT Services & Acquisition of AT Focused on: Education Employment Community Living Independence

  2. Touch the Future, Inc. • ReBoot™ - ATRC ATRC Info & Assist Demos Loan Library Assess & Train Products new & used ReBoot™ Computer Refurbishment Electronic AT Refurbishment Other Reuse AT STAR Network Recycling (End-of-Life Tech)

  3. ReBoot™ ReBoot™ - a statewide, collaborative effort dedicated to actively promoting independence for people with disabilities through Assistive Technology & Computer Refurbishment. ReBoot™ has placed over 8,640 rebooted computer systems with people throughout Georgia, the Southeast, and the United States.  ReBoot™Georgia’s Computer & AT Reutilization Program

  4. ReBoot™ PC Control Flow Chart Evaluate Equipment Repair / Load Software Acquire Equipment Distribute & Train Start

  5. Donation Policy • Donations are accepted for our refurbishment & redistribution mission • Reasons for established policy • To set a minimum standard for equipment • To assure space capacity is not overextended • To assure staff time is not spent in handling items that have no refurbishment value • To assure that donations do not increase “cost of doing business”

  6. Donation Acceptance • Walk Ins & Bulk Pickups (10 or more items) • Recycling fees ($10) assist with recycling, handling cost, refurbishment and sustainability • Donors are assured that hard drives are wiped by Dept of Defense software or shredded through a Recycler )

  7. Determine Reuse, Refurbish, or Recycle • Visual Inspection to determine what to do with the equipment • Pull Hard Drive (wipe or destroy) • Reuse – send to testing and cleanup • Refurbish – send to technician • Recycle – send to End of Life Technology

  8. Wiping the Hard Drive • DOD wiping software - www.dban.org/download (Certificate of Wiping) • Shred Drive (Certificate of Destruction) • Wiped Hard Drives are tested • Drives used in refurbishment process (MAR) • Classification by size of Drive (≥20 GB)

  9. Refurbishment • ReBoot™ 8 Station Process • A+ Certified Technicians • MAR (XP Pro OS, MS Office 2003, etc) www.techsoup.org/mar • Test all system components and software • ReBoot™ 3 Step Quality Assurance Process (documented) • Warranty (1 yr for PC; 3 mos. Laptop)

  10. Windows XP Pro OS Internet Explorer 8 Windows Media Player MS Office Standard 2003 Adobe Reader www.get.adobe.com/reader AVG www.free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edtion Ad-Aware www.lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php Java www.java.com/en/download Firefox www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html Spyware Blaster www.javacoolsoftware.com WinZip www.freedownloads.be/downloaddetail/356-Winzip-9 OpenOffice.org www.download.openoffice.org Belarc www.belarc.com/free_download.html Bruce’s Unusual Typing Program www.typing.qcalculus.com INSTALLED SOFTWARE

  11. Matching Based on: • Consumer Type (Disability, Senior, Low Income, Agency) • Needed AT component Hardware based on consumer challenges • Needed AT Software based on consumer challenges • Choose proper refurbished system (PC or Laptop) • Computer Experience or training needs

  12. Issuing Computer • Appointment set with consumer to issue directly or issue to an Outreach Center for the consumer • Training at time of issuing (training & liability forms) • Taking care of your computer • Connecting to the internet (if applicable) • Directions for Spyware, Virus Protection Program & Windows updates

  13. ReBoot™ Technical Support Certified Technicians provide: • Help desk available by phone • Computer repairs done at our site • 3 month to 1 year warranties on all • hardware • ReBoot™ support training for • Outreach Sites

  14. Recycling • Warehouse Space Allocation • Segregate material to be recycled • Adapt to market demands • Follow EPA & State Requirements • Choose a true recycler, do not use a scrap dealer • Have full truck load pick-ups

  15. Choice of Recyclers Scrap Dealers vs. Recyclers Following EPA (State?) Requirements Privacy of Consumer Data (hard drive) ISO Certification ($50,000) Audits for Compliance Contract Relationship for Liability

  16. Questions & Answers Joanne Willis Alan Rust 770-934-8432 joanne.willis@touchthefuture.us alan.rust@touchthefuture.us

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