Funding Sources

Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project

Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).

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Assistive Technology Funding Search Tips

Quick reference that summarizes some helpful hints for funding assistive technology and obtaining specialized services.
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Assistive Technology Public Funding Source Guide

Includes information on Medicaid, special education, vocational rehabilitation, Medicare, veteran's benefits and others developed by the RI Disability Law Center, Inc.
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Financial Loan Programs for People with Disabilities

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.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Assistive Technology Funding

Fact sheet includes questions and answers about assistive technology funding.
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Funding Assistive Technology & Accommodations

Fact sheet developed by the National Center on Workforce and Disability provides information on funding assistive technology for work-related tasks.

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Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality

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).

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Informed Consumer's Guide to Funding Assistive Technology

Provides sources of information regarding eligibility requirements, potential funding sources, restrictions, paperwork, rules and regulations and denials and refusals.
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Persistence Pays: Getting a Yes from Your Insurance Company

Article from the Illinois Assistive Technology Project on working with insurance companies to fund assistive technology.
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Practical Funding for Assistive Technology: Getting the Device You Really Need

Offers an introduction to obtaining funding for assistive technology from governmental sources, and proposes a five-step process for successful funding.
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Providing Low Cost Loans for the Purchase of Assistive Technology

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.

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Public School's Special Education System as an Assistive Technology Funding Source

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.
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RESNA Projects

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.

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Report Writing: Justifying the Need for Assistive Technology

Newsletter article from the Assistive Technology Advocacy Project discusses writing a justification to obtain assistive technology through funding sources.
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State Assistive Technology & Telework Financial Loan Programs

State by state information from the Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project on assistive technology and telework financial loan programs.

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Technology Grant News

Newsletter is published four times a year and provides information on new technology funding for program initiatives.
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What is Assistive Technology?

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.
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Work Incentives for Persons with Disabilities Under Social Security

National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project publication on work incentives as a funding source for assistive technology.
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