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Mrs. Stephanie M from Washington, DC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Kids to Talk With Tech

Help me give my students the ability to communicate with their teachers, peers, and families!

  • $996 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

I work at a school in DC that serves students with severe and profound intellectual and medical disabilities. Many of my students use wheelchairs to get around, are on supplemental oxygen, have had tracheostomies--overall, they have faced more in their young lives than most adults.

My students are nonspeaking; they require assistive technology to communicate.

The BigMacks will be used for some of our earliest communicators. When they press the button, they will be able to communicate a thought and participate in a lesson. The 4-Choice communicator will be used for a student who is a little more advanced than his peers, and who needs to be able to communicate more than one thing at a time. Finally, these devices are all battery-powered, so the batteries will be used to ensure the students have continued access to their voices!

Mrs. Stephanie M
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ablenet BIGmack Communicator - Speech Generating Device - Communication Aid - Product Number #10000041 • Amazon Business $154.22 3 $462.66
Talkable 4 Message Communicators • School Specialty $258.97 1 $258.97
Amazon Basics 48-Pack AA Alkaline High-Performance Batteries, 1.5 Volt, 10-Year Shelf Life • Amazon Business $13.43 1 $13.43

Materials cost

$735.06

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.90

Sales tax

 $44.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.31

Total project goal

$995.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.40

2 Donors

-$813.05

Donations toward project cost

-$752.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.46

Matching donations from our partners

-$110.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$93.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$72.35

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 $0.00

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