Are you stuck in a funding rut and can’t figure out how to pay for the assistive technology (AT) you need? Neighborhood Legal Service, Inc.’s National Assistive Technology Project (NATP) just might be a resource for you. I have been assisting people in obtaining assistive technology (AT) funding for nearly two decades and have found the products and information from NATP to be of great benefit! Their documents have not only helped me find new and creative AT funding resources, but they have also provided education on what these sources will and will not fund.
Their Funding of AT Series includes four, well written manuals that cover topics such as Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and AT & Transition. This Series also includes a very interesting manual on “Using Creative Alimony, Child Support and Property Settlements to Maximize SSI, Ensure Medicaid Eligibility, and Create Funding for Assistive Technology“.
Their Did you Know? Series has even more AT funding resources on topics such as charities/grants, Medicare, and Workers Compensation. In addition, they also provide information on underutilized (in my opinion) and new forms of AT funding such as Blind and Impairment-Related Work Expenses, PASS Plans (Plan for Achieving Self Support), and Adoption Assistance.
If you find you still need help in finding AT funding information, please contact IPAT at 1-800-895-4728 or email us at ipatinfo@ndipat.org. Not from North Dakota? Find AT funding help in your state at the RESNA Catalyst website.
Thanks for sharing this resource. Even just researching available grants and other funding possibilities can be overwhelming. It is nice to see good information all in one place.
I was shot in the neck in 2009. By an armed robber, who had been out of jail for ten days for the same thing.I. am an quadriplegic in nc. There’s not a lot of help for quadriplegic in my state. I have Medicaid but there are not any grants or help offered to quadriplegics. Please help.
Hello, Jonathan-I would start with your state’s assistive technology program-The North Carolina Assistive Technology Program: http://www.ncatp.org/ 919-855-3551 atintake@dhhs.nc.gov
In order to help you, they would need to know what you would like help with. For example, getting back to work, accessing areas of your home with your wheelchair, using your computer faster and more efficiently, controlling your TV or smartphone, etc. They have equipment demonstration and rental programs, and also may be able to suggest funding options for you.
Please contact us if you still need help getting started. jmkrull@ndipat.org
Jeannie