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Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Journal of Special Education Technology article on funding resources including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as a funding source for assistive technology.
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.
Grants are given to programs or projects that improve the daily lives of people living with paralysis, particularly spinal cord injuries. Funding is awarded twice yearly to programs in three categories.
Organization that focuses on inclusion of disability in grantmaking programs and inclusion of people with disabilities in grantmaking organizations.
A non-profit organization, grants modest awards for assistive devices, rehabilitative services, arts and humanities projects, or for efforts to bolster compliance with existing laws for the benefit of children with disabilities.
The Federal Register is the federal government's official daily publication for final rules, proposed rules, and other notices issued by Federal agencies, including grants and funding announcements.
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.
Links directory for private foundations.
Fact sheet includes questions and answers about assistive technology funding.
Fact Sheet developed by the National Center on Workforce and Disability covers funding assistive technology for work.
Links directory for federal grants programs.
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies.
Provides sources of information regarding eligibility requirements, potential funding sources, restrictions, paperwork, rules and regulations and denials and refusals.
Links designed to assist in locating potential sources of funding.
Newsletter of the Assistive Technology Advocacy Project discusses Medicaid as a funding source for assistive technology or what Medicaid typically calls durable medical equipment.
Summarizes landmark court decisions from 1996-2003 regarding funding of Durable Medical Equipment and assistive technology.
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.
Addresses the availability of funds for assistive technology from private insurance companies.
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. Document is in .pdf format but is also available in text only format.
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.
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.
National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project publication on work incentives as a funding source for assistive technology.
