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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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Ramp Construction Services
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Computer Access Aids
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Training
Provides special technology for area students with physical and learning disabilities. Includes various software, courseware, and hardware to meet the multiple learning needs of people with physical, sensory, or learning limitation and disabilities.

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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Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Blind Mobility Aids
Braille and Tactile Aids
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Braille Instruction
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Rental
Disability Rights Groups
Orientation and Mobility Training
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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Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Equipment Rental
Assistive Technology Training
Vocational Rehabilitation
Braille Instruction
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Orientation and Mobility Training
Assistive Technology Information
Evaluation for Assistive Technology
Disability Rights Groups
Provides information, demonstration, and referral for assistive technology devices and services in WNY. Short term equipment loans available. Technology includes toys for children with developmental delays. Service is also available to seniors who could benefit from assistive technology to maintain their independence. Medicaid Waiver program will purchase any devices necessary.

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Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Training
Assists in the identification of students in need of augmentative communication intervention services. They will conduct comprehensive augmentative communication evaluations on students presenting with severe communication impairments, provide consultation/support services for all staff working with students who utilize augmentative communication aids, techniques and strategies and conduct individual and/or small group trainings related to the use of specific augmentative communication aids, technique and strategies. The Assistive program evaluates a student's ability to access the curriculum depending on his/her disability. Evaluators collaborate with the educational team to identify software programs and/or adaptive equipment to enable the student to access the curriculum as independently as possible. They will provide training/consultations to students, staff and family in the use and implementations of the recommended adaptive equipment and/or software. Also equipment orders are placed for the component school districts upon request.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Speech and Language Evaluations
Assistive Technology Training
Assistive Technology Product Evaluation
Evaluates wheelchairs, tub benches, commodes, mattresses, etc. Recommends adjustments, new equipment, and the purchase of durable medical equipment.
Provides specialized information and referral to persons with physical disabilities who are seeking assistive technology devices to maintain or improve their functional capabilities. Provides referrals for assessments, and will discuss specific devices. Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities to choose, acquire and use assistive technology appropriate for their needs. Collaborative Project of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County and United Cerebral Palsy Association of Suffolk County.

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Assistive Technology Information
Specialized Information and Referral
Physical Disabilities
Cerebral Palsy
Provides specialized communication services geared for those with disabilities.
Evaluates wheelchairs, tub benches, commodes, mattresses, etc. Recommends adjustments, new equipment, and the purchase of durable medical equipment.
Provides technology for people with physical disabilities which includes augmentative/alternative communication to assist those who are unable to communicate via speech; computer access; environmental controls to learn new approaches to everyday tasks such as turning on household appliances; and seating and wheeled mobility which provides wheelchairs and customized seating/positioning systems. Also offers clinical evaluations, information services, inpatient and outpatient services and technology evaluations in the hospital's smart apartment, which is a model home equipped with an array of assistive technology devices,

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Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Training
Facilitates access to assistive technology for children and adults with disabilities in Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland Counties to help them be more independent and participate more fully in the community.
SAIL provides loans of assistive technology and durable medical equipment through its TRAID/EI project. TRAID is Technological Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities. TRAID is the busiest department in SAIL on a daily basis. Each day dozens of people come into SAIL in Queensbury or Ballston Spa seeking to borrow medical equipment for someone who has a disabling condition.
Provides senior outreach workers to provide information about available resources in the community, assist with benefits/insurance information and applications, serve as advocates when seniors are having problems attaining services, and friendly visiting.

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General Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Friendly Visiting
Assistive Technology Information
General Benefits Assistance
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers technical assistance and assistive technology services to consumers requiring rehabilitation technology including consultants to other agencies and school districts, on-site computer evaluations/training and referral, equipment modification, product demonstration center, repair/maintenance, funding asistance, public education.

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Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Adapted Health Care Devices
Specialized Information and Referral
Assistive Technology Information
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Workplace Evaluation / Modification
Blind Mobility Aids
Multifaceted program designed to enrich the lives of persons who are visually and/or hearing impaired through educational seminars, vision and hearing screening, referral information, assistive devices, socialization, transportation to/from medical appointments, and other support.

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Hearing Screening
Eye Screening
Assistive Technology Information
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
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

Ramp Construction Services
Hearing Augmentation Aid Donation Programs
Occasional Medical Equipment / Supplies
Assistive Technology Product Demonstration Centers
Mobility Aids
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Walking Aid Donation Programs
Speech Aids Donation Programs
Computer Access Aids
General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Assistive Technology Support Services Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Adapted Computer Equipment Donation Programs
Daily Living Aid Donation Programs
Wheelchair Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Medical Supplies Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Training
Comprehensive service to inpatients and outpatients, specializing in custom design, fitting and fabrication of variety of devices, including sports knee and post polio bracing, myoelectric prosthesis, C-Leg and traditional pediatric and adult prosthetic designs.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Sales
Assistive Technology Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Custom Design / Fabrication
Offers a variety of assistive technology services to children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities, including adaptive equipment that can help increase an individual with independence in many areas of life. The center offers a following:Lending Library - Adapted toys, switches, computer hardware, software, daily living aids and communication devices.Computer Lab - Fully adaptable computer stations are available for achieving educational and vocational goals.Assessment and Training - Skills are evaluated so that suitable assistive equipment can be found.
Evaluates wheelchairs, tub benches, commodes, mattresses, etc. Recommends adjustments, new equipment, and the purchase of durable medical equipment.
Provides access to assistive technology to any New Yorker with a disability through Regional TRAID Centers. Documentation from a treating professional, a Doctor, Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist is required to process the loan to ensure that the device or equipment is safe and suitable for the individual to use. Call for detailed information.
Provides counseling for adults with any type of disability, including connecting them with other with the same disability, where ideas, concerns and life experiences can be shared. Also assists with assistive technology information, what devices might be good to increase or enhance independence.

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Health / Disability Related Counseling
Assistive Technology Information
Peer to Peer Networking
Life Skills Education
Provide equipment, appliances and assistive aids that enable people, including those who have physical or sensory limitations, to increase their mobility and/or ability to communicate and live more comfortably.
Provides speakers to present programs on hearing impairment and demonstration of relevant assistive devices other than hearing aids.

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Assistive Technology Information
Speakers / Speakers Bureaus
Provides a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children <18yrs receive medical care regardless of ability to pay.

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Children's Hospitals
Burn Centers
Spinal Cord Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Information