AT Funding Resources

SCATP Funding Fact Sheets

Other SCATP Funding Resources (Word documents):

NEW! Guide to Low-Cost/No-Cost Online Tools for People with Disabilities 2005. Developed by The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) with the Northern Illinois Center for Adaptive Technology. Online resources are organized by category, free downloads and alternative funding sources are also provided. http://www.ataccess.org/resources/lowcostnocost.html

South Carolina Assistive Technology Financial Loan Program (SC AT) (AFP, Telework)
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
1410 Boston Avenue, P.O. Box 15
West Columbia, SC 29171
Project Coordinator: Denise F. Koon
PHONE: 803/896-6374 or 1-866-247-8354
FAX: 803/896-6510
EMAIL: dkoon@scvrd.state.sc.us
SC AT Loan Program: http://www.scvrd.net/i_assist_tech.html
SCVR Telework Loan Program: http://www.scvrd.net/i_telework.html

Web site dedicated to reversing Medicare's in-the-home policy. Background information on Medicare's in-the-home restriction. Opportunity to share experiences in trying to obtain a wheelchair or scooter for yourself, a family member, or patient.

Assistive Technology 101 by Susan Goodman, Esq., UCP National http://www.fctd.info/resources/tech101.cfm

Financing Assistive Technology: Handbook for Funding
From the Trace Research and Development Center. http://trace.wisc.edu/archive/fintech/fintech.html

Neighborhood Legal Services FUNDING OF AT BOOKLET SERIES.Supplemental Security Income and the Family Law Attorney, Medicare, Managed Care and AAC Devices for HMO and other Medicare+Choice Participants, Medicare and AAC Devices for Non-HMO Participants, The Public School's Special Education System as a Funding Source for AT, State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and Their Obligation to Maximize Employment, Using Work Incentives under Social Security and SSI to Fund Assistive Technology. http://www.nls.org/booklets.htm

Search the UCP site for "funding assistive technology." http://www.ucp.org/

NEW! Freeware, Shareware and Demo Programs on the Internet. Reprinted in the ConnSENSE Bulletin ( www.connsensebulletin.com) from the Butte, Montana Office of Education, this is a 9/04 document that lists freeware and shareware off the Internet in the following categories: Cursors, Demos, Drawing, Coloring and Creating programs, Educational Games and Programs, E-Text, Graphics, Graphic Organizers, Internet sites, Keyboarding, Math Support, Modification Checklists, Mouse Skills, On-Screen Keyboards, Sign Language, Symbol Support, Text-To-Speech, Tools and Visual Support.
http://www.connsensebulletin.com/freeware05.pdf
http://www.connsensebulletin.com/freeware.html

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