Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Quick reference that summarizes some helpful hints for funding assistive technology and obtaining specialized services.
Includes information on Medicaid, special education, vocational rehabilitation, Medicare, veteran's benefits and others developed by the RI Disability Law Center, Inc.
Title III of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 established the Alternative Financing Program to provide a funding source for assistive technology. Through the program, the federal government provides grants to states to create financial loan programs, such as low cost loans, which allow individuals with disabilities to purchase assistive technology.
Fact sheet includes questions and answers about assistive technology funding.
A publication from the National Assistive Technology (AT) Advocacy Project of Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., this booklet, which can be downloaded in PDF format, describes funding work-related AT through special education programs, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, Medicaid, Medicare and SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS).
Provides sources of information regarding eligibility requirements, potential funding sources, restrictions, paperwork, rules and regulations and denials and refusals.
Article from the Illinois Assistive Technology Project on working with insurance companies to fund assistive technology.
Offers an introduction to obtaining funding for assistive technology from governmental sources, and proposes a five-step process for successful funding.
Analysis of the first year of operation of the Federal Alternative Financing Program for Individuals with Disabilities, which provides loans to purchase assistive technology for people with disabilities. Link opens a PDF document.
Information from the Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act as funding sources or enforcement tools to ensure that children with disabilities get needed assistive technology.
RESNA, the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, works to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology. RESNA administers several projects including Statewide AT Programs and Alternative Financing Programs.
Newsletter article from the Assistive Technology Advocacy Project discusses writing a justification to obtain assistive technology through funding sources.
State by state information from the Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project on assistive technology and telework financial loan programs.
Newsletter is published four times a year and provides information on new technology funding for program initiatives.
Fact sheet explains assistive technology (AT) including what it is, its benefits, how to pay for it and how to determine which ATs are best for an individual.
National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project publication on work incentives as a funding source for assistive technology.
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