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Provides loans to help purchase equipment that assists disabled persons to overcome barriers of daily living. Examples of eligible equipment include wheelchairs, wheelchair van lifts, ramps, communication devices for the deaf and hearing impaired, prosthetic devices, and devices which allow persons who are blind or visually impaired to discern printed material; this list is not all inclusive, and other equipment would be considered. Loans can be issued to equip a vehicle, but cannot be used to purchase any vehicle, accessible or not. Money is loaned either directly to the disabled person or to another person responsible for the individual. Loan amounts can range from $500-$4,000. Repayment period is 2-8 years depending upon the loan amount, at the discretion of the borrower.

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Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Home Barrier Removal Loans

Administers programs and services to enhance employability, maximize independence, and assist in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind. Programs include:

Equipment Loan Fund, which allows individuals to borrow up to $4,000 to purchase adaptive equipment.

Children's services for children who are legally blind, including early intervention rehabilitation, working with and empowering parents, arranging services to supplement educational activities, and ensuring a smooth transition to adult services.

Vocational rehabilitation programs for adults and youth ages 14 to 21 years, which provide a number of services, including assessment, information and referral, casework services, job coaching, orientation and mobility training, independent living skills training, and assistive technology assistance.

Independent living services for individuals who are not eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and who are not receiving services through another NYSCB Program. These services are provided based on individual need and may include orientation and mobility services, rehabilitation teaching, low vision services and devices, social casework, and adaptive equipment.

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Blind Mobility Aids
Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Orientation and Mobility Training
Braille and Tactile Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment Rental
Disability Rights Groups
Braille Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Training
Provides Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID) to help provide information, borrowing, and referral services to help improve people's access to assistive technology equipment and services.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
Blind Mobility Aids
Provides grant assistance to low-income homeowners who are experiencing critical home repairs. Assists with a wide range of repairs, rehabilitation and modification services.

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Ramp Construction Services
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Control and Signaling Aids
Bathroom Modification Services
Kitchen Modification Services
Home Barrier Removal Grants
Administers programs and services to enhance employability, maximize independence, and assist in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind. Programs include:

Equipment Loan Fund, which allows individuals to borrow up to $4,000 to purchase adaptive equipment.

Children's services for children who are legally blind, including early intervention rehabilitation, working with and empowering parents, arranging services to supplement educational activities, and ensuring a smooth transition to adult services.

Vocational rehabilitation programs for adults and youth ages 14 to 21 years, which provide a number of services, including assessment, information and referral, casework services, job coaching, orientation and mobility training, independent living skills training, and assistive technology assistance.

Independent living services for individuals who are not eligible for vocational rehabilitation services and who are not receiving services through another NYSCB Program. These services are provided based on individual need and may include orientation and mobility services, rehabilitation teaching, low vision services and devices, social casework, and adaptive equipment.

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Disability Rights Groups
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Assistive Technology Training
Braille Instruction
Assistive Technology Information
Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Vocational Rehabilitation
Orientation and Mobility Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Rental
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Family Life Education
Caregiver Training
Individual Advocacy
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Respite Care Subsidies
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Parent Rights Classes
Parent to Parent Networking
Accessible Home Construction
Offers medical equipment loans for individuals with ALS who do not have insurance or their insurance does not cover medical equipment.

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Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Provides free loans of assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device that can be used to improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities or short-term injuries. Available items include wheelchairs, walkers, Rollators, canes, crutches, ramps, grab bars, Hoyer lifts, adaptive seating, shower chairs, commodes, wander alarms, weighted items, adaptive utensils, laptops, iPads and deaf and blind/low vision technology. We also have learning aids, toys and games for early intervention, as well as pediatric equipment. Free delivery may be available.

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Computer Access Aids
Ramp Construction Services
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Daily Living Aids
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs
Assists Medicaid-eligible people with TBI to leave nursing homes and move into the community or to obtain services to avoid nursing home placement. Helps people through the eligibility process, to select a service coordination agency, and to access other benefit programs and services in the community.

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Transitional Case / Care Management
Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
Adult In Home Respite Care
Assists Medicaid-eligible people with TBI to leave nursing homes and move into the community or to obtain services to avoid nursing home placement. Helps people through the eligibility process, to select a service coordination agency, and to access other benefit programs and services in the community.

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Transitional Case / Care Management
Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
Adult In Home Respite Care
Provides assistive technology loans up to $30,000 for hearing and vision aids, communication devices, environmental adaptions, wheelchairs, and home or vehicle modifications.

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Hearing Aids
Electric Scooters
Adapted Vehicles
Manual Wheelchairs
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Computer Access Aids
Powered Wheelchairs
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Accessible Home Construction
Provides free loans of assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device that can be used to improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities or short-term injuries. Available items include wheelchairs, walkers, Rollators, canes, crutches, ramps, grab bars, Hoyer lifts, adaptive seating, shower chairs, commodes, wander alarms, weighted items, adaptive utensils, laptops, iPads and deaf and blind/low vision technology. We also have learning aids, toys and games for early intervention, as well as pediatric equipment. Free delivery may be available.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Ramp Construction Services
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Daily Living Aids
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs
Offers low interest loans for the purchase of essential equipment necessary for disabled person to overcome barriers to daily living or vocational functioning following rehabilitation. Loans range from $500-$4000 with a repayment period of 2-8 years and the interest rate will vary. Examples of eligible equipment include, but are not limited to, wheelchairs, wheelchair van lifts, ramps, communication devices for hearing impaired/deaf, and prostheses.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Home Barrier Removal Loans
Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
Physical Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Low Interest Loans
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Provides financial assistance to individuals with spinal cord injuries, through grants up to $1500, for adaptive equipment or home renovations.

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Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Home Barrier Removal Grants

The Adaptive Living Program (ALP), is for people who need training and services to assist them in living at home and in the community. In most cases, the consumer has to be over the age of 55, unless they have circumstances where they do not want to pursue employment. The ALP program provides Adjustment Counseling, Rehab Teaching, and Orientation & Mobility. NYSCB contracts with a number of private agencies for the blind who go to consumer's homes to provide services. The primary benefit of this program is to allow senior citizens who are experiencing vision loss to function more independently in daily activities.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
Orientation and Mobility Training
NYSCB provides rehabilitation services to children who are legally blind. Early intervention, working with and empowering parents, arranging services to supplement educational activities and ensuring a smooth transition to adult services are all key to maximizing the future independence of each child.

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Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Orientation and Mobility Training
Assistive Technology Information
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Case/Care Management
Low Vision Aids
Provides financial assistance for obtaining environmental modification and adaptive technology to address health and safety issues as well as accessibility issues.

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Residential Lift Equipment
Home Modification Consultation
Speech Aids
Bathroom Modification Services
Kitchen Modification Services
Ramp Construction Services
Service Animal Purchase Assistance
Undesignated Home Barrier Removal Services
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Automobile/Van Adaptations
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility

The Adaptive Living Program (ALP), is for people who need training and services to assist them in living at home and in the community. In most cases, the consumer has to be over the age of 55, unless they have circumstances where they do not want to pursue employment. The ALP program provides Adjustment Counseling, Rehab Teaching, and Orientation & Mobility. NYSCB contracts with a number of private agencies for the blind who go to consumer's homes to provide services. The primary benefit of this program is to allow senior citizens who are experiencing vision loss to function more independently in daily activities.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
Orientation and Mobility Training
Provides financial assistance for obtaining environmental modification and adaptive technology to address health and safety issues as well as accessibility issues.

Categories

Residential Lift Equipment
Home Modification Consultation
Speech Aids
Bathroom Modification Services
Kitchen Modification Services
Ramp Construction Services
Service Animal Purchase Assistance
Undesignated Home Barrier Removal Services
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Automobile/Van Adaptations
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
Provides free loans of assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device that can be used to improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities or short-term injuries. Available items include wheelchairs, walkers, Rollators, canes, crutches, ramps, grab bars, Hoyer lifts, adaptive seating, shower chairs, commodes, wander alarms, weighted items, adaptive utensils, laptops, iPads and deaf and blind/low vision technology. We also have learning aids, toys and games for early intervention, as well as pediatric equipment. Free delivery may be available.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Ramp Construction Services
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Daily Living Aids
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs
Provides free loans of assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device that can be used to improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities or short-term injuries. Available items include wheelchairs, walkers, Rollators, canes, crutches, ramps, grab bars, Hoyer lifts, adaptive seating, shower chairs, commodes, wander alarms, weighted items, adaptive utensils, laptops, iPads and deaf and blind/low vision technology. We also have learning aids, toys and games for early intervention, as well as pediatric equipment. Free delivery may be available.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Ramp Construction Services
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Daily Living Aids
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs
Provides free loans of assistive technology. Assistive technology is any device that can be used to improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities or short-term injuries. Available items include wheelchairs, walkers, Rollators, canes, crutches, ramps, grab bars, Hoyer lifts, adaptive seating, shower chairs, commodes, wander alarms, weighted items, adaptive utensils, laptops, iPads and deaf and blind/low vision technology. We also have learning aids, toys and games for early intervention, as well as pediatric equipment. Free delivery may be available.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Ramp Construction Services
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Daily Living Aids
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs

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Disease / Disability Information
Faith Based Counseling
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Wigs
Incidental Medical Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Clinical Trials Participation Expense Assistance
Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
Medical Equipment Expense Assistance
Health / Disability Related Counseling
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Health Insurance Premium Assistance
Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

Categories

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Family Life Education
Caregiver Training
Individual Advocacy
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Respite Care Subsidies
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Parent Rights Classes
Parent to Parent Networking
Accessible Home Construction
Provides financial assistance for obtaining environmental modification and adaptive technology to address health and safety issues as well as accessibility issues.

Categories

Residential Lift Equipment
Home Modification Consultation
Speech Aids
Bathroom Modification Services
Kitchen Modification Services
Ramp Construction Services
Service Animal Purchase Assistance
Undesignated Home Barrier Removal Services
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Automobile/Van Adaptations
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility