41101000 - Community Services for the Blind
Data Current as of: 8/10/2018

Account	Description	FY2018 Spending	FY2019 GAA
4110-1000	Community Services for the Blind For the community services program; provided, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for assistive technology services; provided further, that the Massachusetts commission for the blind shall work in collaboration with the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to provide assistance and services to the deaf-blind community through the deaf-blind community access network; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the Talking Information Center to provide human voiced broadcasts of local news, articles and items of interest to visually impaired and otherwise disabled listeners; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended on the Talking Information Center, the Audible Local Ledger, the Audio Journal, the Berkshire Talking Chronicle, the Lowell Association of the Blind, and Radio Valley Eye; and provided further, that no less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Lowell Association for the Blind for transportation provision expenses	4,175,682	6,711,917

Budget Summary FY2019