Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2006

CONTACT: Jana M. Scoville, (404) 508-7875

Technology Service Day Comes to DeKalb CSB

DECATUR, Georgia - Hands on Atlanta, Deloitte and IBM will join together on Saturday, March 18 for the 6th annual Technology Service Day, a day of volunteer service to aid in increasing the use of technology for non-profits and schools. The DeKalb Community Service Board's CHOICE (Choosing Habilitation Opportunities in Community Environments) Program, located at 440 Winn Way in Decatur, will be one of the beneficiaries of Technology Service Day. The company ClarityMatters, Inc., volunteering through Hands on Atlanta, will replace the computers that Hands on Atlanta previously donated with more updated equipment. They will also donate a scanner as well as provide a hands-on computer training to five of the CHOICE consumers who expressed interest in computers. Hands on Atlanta will donate a laptop which can be utilized by a consumer in a wheelchair.

The CHOICE Program is a community based day habilitation program for individuals with developmental disabilities. As its name suggests, the CHOICE Program is intended to serve individuals with developmental disabilities who choose an alternative approach to day services. The program is unique because individuals are involved in planning their daily activities. Since CHOICE is a community-based program, consumers receiving either Day Support or Day Habilitation services are involved in meaningful community activities with non-disabled adults on a daily basis. Some of the community-integrated services include volunteer work for Meals on Wheels, Wonderland Gardens, FODAC (Friends of Disabled Adults and Children), Little Creek Horse Farm, Medshare International, The Home Depot and local churches.

The CHOICE Program is part of the DeKalb Community Service Board, providing mental health, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases services. To access services call (404) 892-4646.
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