Access to Work

[Mark]

If you know anyone who works and is disabled, this government scheme might be worth a look. For many things over £300 that a disabled employee needs specially to do their job the Government will refund 80% of the cost (excluding the £300 'excess').

I just justified my employer getting me a second Dell 2707WFP (one for the office, one at home) on the grounds that with Dell discounts, VAT reclaim and an Access to Work reclaim, it'll only cost them around £350. It seems to have worked. \o/

[FakeSnake]

hmm.. A2W at our place, cover the whole cost of the products..
it ALSO includes applications as well.

MArk, have you looked at an application called Zoomtext, its one of the apps we use for people with sight impairments?

[Mark]

I don't like using magnifying apps (beyond the fact that I zoom up the font size in Firefox so I can sit well away from the monitor and be lazy ;D). Most of the work I do needs real estate so for me the 2707 is a great compromise. :)

Are you public sector-related. I don't know if the A2W rules are different but I checked the government site and there's definitely a £300 minimum. Maybe I misread the amount to which the 80% rebate applies though.

[FakeSnake]

I don't like using magnifying apps (beyond the fact that I zoom up the font size in Firefox so I can sit well away from the monitor and be lazy ;D). Most of the work I do needs real estate so for me the 2707 is a great compromise. :)

Are you public sector-related. I don't know if the A2W rules are different but I checked the government site and there's definitely a £300 minimum. Maybe I misread the amount to which the 80% rebate applies though.

I am central Govt, dont know if that changed the rules.
But we buy software like Zoomtext which is about £100

[Mark]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/WorkSchemesAndProgrammes/DG_4000347

In these circumstances, your employer would be expected to pay the first £300 of the costs of support, plus a further minimum 20 per cent of the costs up to a ceiling of £10,000. Jobcentre Plus would pay the remaining amount up to a maximum of 80 per cent and up to 100 per cent of agreed costs over £10,000.

Public sector may well be different - it often is.