San Diego-Based Project NEEDS Makes
Donation to Pangea Foundation to Develop Abilities
Networks |
Funding to Go Toward Development of Information
Systems Serving Physically Challenged and Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
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San Diego, California – July 27,
1999 – Today Pangea Foundation
announced that it has been awarded $17,000 by
San Diego-based Project NEEDS.
The funding will go toward the continuation of
the development of the “Abilities Networks”
platform. In particular, it will be directed toward
the expansion of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Network as well as the initial development of
the Physically Challenged Network.
“We are grateful to the people at Project
NEEDS for their outstanding support of Pangea
Foundation’s Abilities Networks,”
says Kristin Berry, Founder and Executive Director
of Pangea Foundation. “It’s because
of collaborative partnerships with organizations
like Project NEEDS that we can continue the important
work of developing accessible technologies that
serve people with special needs. We honor Project
NEEDS for their generous contribution.”
About Pangea Foundation
Pangea Foundation was created with one goal in
mind: To bring state-of-the-art technology to
community organizations. These groups are historically
among the last to receive breakthrough technologies.
Our goal is to change that. Since its inception
in 1996, Pangea Foundation has been developing
solutions that ensure all segments of the community
enjoy the vast benefits of technology, particularly
those underserved by traditional institutions.
We work closely with community organizations to
implement technology solutions that strengthen
their efforts to serve their communities. For
more information, please visit www.pangeafoundation.org.
About Project NEEDS
Established in 1991, Project NEEDS (Networking,
Educational Evaluations and Development of Services)
is a nonprofit educational organization serving
youth with disabilities in San Diego and Imperial
counties. Our mission is to provide cost-effective,
quality resources, personnel and services for
students with hearing, visual, and severe physical
disabilities, which are not supported through
school districts or regular state educational
funding. Serving 60 school districts, NEEDS was
created because these disability groups recognized
a “low-incidence” population, were
routinely underserved by traditional institutions
and access to available resources was lacking.
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