Welcome & Introductions Joanne Willis, OTR/L – Executive Director Alan Rust - ReBoot™ Reuse & Recycling Specialist TTF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Designed.

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:

EducationEmploymentCommunity LivingIndependence

Touch the Future, Inc.

ConsumerNeeds, Abilities, Challenges

Consumer

ATRC ReBoot™

Outcomes Greater Independence Education, Work & Community ParticipationImproved Health both Consumer & Environment

ATRCInfo & AssistDemosLoan LibraryAssess & TrainProducts new & used

ReBoot™Computer RefurbishmentElectronic AT RefurbishmentOther Reuse ATSTAR NetworkRecycling (End-of-Life Tech)

Touch the Future, Inc.ReBoot™ - ATRC

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

ReBoot™ PC Control

Flow Chart

Acquire Equipment

Evaluate Equipment Repair / Load Software

Distribute & Train

Start

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”

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 )

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

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)

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)

INSTALLED SOFTWARE

• 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

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

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

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

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

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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

Questions & Answers

Joanne WillisAlan Rust

770-934-8432

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