Assistive Technology Loan Programs (Various State Programs) is sponsored by Various State Assistive Technology Programs (e.g., FreedomTech (California), Arizona Loan$ for Assistive Technology (AzLAT), Connecticut Assistive Technology Loan Program, Maryland Department of Disabilities Assistive Technology Guaranteed Loan Program). Many states offer low-interest loan programs to help individuals with disabilities and their families purchase assistive technology devices and services.

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Click on a state in the map or select one from the dropdown list to see state information. Lead Agency: Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS) Program Title: STAR: Alabama's Assistive Technology Resource Download the FY2024-2026 Alabama State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities STAR supports an alternative financing program. The loan program is operated by the Southern Disability Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization, which provides a variety of low-interest and extended-term loans for the purchase of assistive technology devices and services. The Southern Disability Foundation partners with the Auburn Bank to provide guaranteed loans.

Visit www. sdfalabama. com for more information about the alternative financing program.

STAR, in partnership with five (5) community-based organizations and one (1) faith-based organization administer medical equipment reutilization programs that increase options for Alabamians with disabilities to acquire medical equipment and other AT free of charge.

Donations of used medical equipment and other assistive technology are refurbished, sanitized and loaned to individuals who have no other means of obtaining the needed equipment. The individuals can keep the equipment for as long as needed. Visit www.

al. at4all. com for a complete inventory listing.

STAR, in partnership with a community-based program, supports an assistive technology short-term loan program. The STAR online “real time” database www. al.

at4all. com is utilized to inventory AT devices, enter, track, and collect data for reporting. Consumers have a pool and/or choice of devices to “try out” up to 30 days to aid in the selection of a device that meets their specific needs.

Consumers, family members, caregivers, professionals, etc. receive training on how to access assistance and the appropriate use of the device. Additionally, information is provided regarding available vendors, technical support, and financing for devices when requested, and as part of making an informed decision. STAR, in partnership with a community-based program, supports an assistive technology demonstration program.

The STAR online “real time” database www. al. at4all.

com is utilized to inventory devices, enter, track, and collect data for reporting. Individuals are exposed to an array of AT devices and services that will enable them to make informed choices regarding assistive technology.

The program also provides trial experiences with devices; and to the extent practicable, provide referral information regarding state and local assistive technology vendors, providers, repair services, and funding sources for the purchase of assistive technology. Demonstrations occur at various sites, including in homes, schools, worksites, etc. (as requested).

State Leadership Activities STAR, in collaboration with a subcontract program, conducts both online and face-to-face (onsite) training activities for assistive technology. Most training activities are conducted at the central site; however, as the need arises, training takes place at offsite locations, conferences, and online via live web-based distance learning.

Several training modules have been developed and can be accessed online via www. startraining. org.

The training activities are free, interactive and can be customized /tailored to meet the specific need of individuals, groups, or entities. STAR provides direct and coordinated technical assistance to individuals, groups, agencies and organizations upon request.

STAR’s technical assistance activities focus on specific problem-solving and coordination with AT vendors and other specialized AT resources to ensure the appropriate access to and acquisition of AT; the appropriate use and application of assistive technology devices and services; and AT-specific training to meet the particular needs of individuals with disabilities.

STAR utilizes a toll free number to provide information and referral services regarding assistive technology products, services, resources, suppliers/vendors, and funding. STAR employs a fulltime trained, knowledgeable Administrative Support Assistant who responds to inquiries. Resources and contact information is readily available to expedite the caller’s request.

Information about STAR can also be obtained via the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services’ accessible website and www. al. at4all.

com. Upon request, information is made available in alternate formats and specialized assistive technology is utilized when responding to individuals with sensory impairments.

Lead Agency: Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) Implementing Entity: Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA) Program Title: Alaska Statewide AT Program Download the FY2024-2026 Alaska State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities Alaska has a state alternative financing loan guarantee program that provides loans to individuals with disabilities and their families for the purchase of AT. The Statewide AT Program administers this guarantee loan fund with the assistance of Northrim Bank. Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA), a nonprofit organization, maintains the AKTradingPost, a Web-based equipment exchange and reuse program.

Items are available for sale, giveaway, loan and demonstration. Any Alaskan can post an ad, and a buyer can purchase used assistive technology at a negotiated price. Reutilization of durable medical equipment (DME) is done through the Independent Living Centers and small loan closets around the state.

ATLA maintains an online database of assistive technology devices and equipment that are available for short-term loan. Seven agencies across the state have listed items that are available. School districts currently maintain their own list of devices available for loan.

Consumers are able to request loans from the website or go directly to the organization housing the items. Alaska's statewide AT program established a network of device demonstration programs in conjunction with the device loan programs described above, and works with Independent Living Centers that provide device demonstrations.

Demonstrations are also provided in locations around the state where demonstration centers are not available. In addition to the demonstration centers, 17 One-Stop Career Centers around the state have “demonstration” computer centers set up for consumers to come in, look for a job and try out some of the available devices.

State Leadership Activities Through ATLA, Alaska's statewide AT program provides training and technical assistance about AT around the state. ATLA offers AT trainings via presentations, webinars, conferences and seminars to those working in the areas of employment, human services, health services, education, IT and telecommunications, government and the private sector.

ATLA coordinates the three-day Biennial Midnight Sun Assistive Technology Conference. Alaska's Statewide AT Program has a leadership role in the newly developed Assistive Technology Consortium, a group of key policy decision makers in the state who are working together to leverage and coordinate resources, build assistive technology capacity and create systems, policy change and increase the awareness of assistive technology.

Lead Agency: American Samoa Government, Office of the Governor Implementing Entity: American Samoa Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Program Title: American Samoa Assistive Technology Training Services Download the FY2024-2026 American Samoa State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities American Samoa claims flexibility for this activity. As described in Section 4(e)(6) of the AT Act, a state may carry out any two or more of the required state-level activities, meaning a state can choose not to conduct up to two activities. The AT program provides open-ended loans for devices for consumers who need devices while waiting for repairs on their own devices.

Since some devices need to be sent away for repairs, the length of waiting for the repairs to be completed may be quite lengthy. The program also provides open-ended loans for computer devices for students who need these devices during the school semester. American Samoa claims flexibility for this activity.

The AT program operates a device demonstration program by partnering with several entities including the American Samoa Community College, Department of Commerce and the Department of Human Resources, Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Division. Consumers come to the center and are able to try out devices to determine which devices work best for them.

State Leadership Activities American Samoa's AT program uses a multifaceted approach (mailings, Internet, exhibits, presentations and trainings) to increase awareness about the benefits, types and funding of AT devices and services.

The AT program sponsors an annual conference, provides an information and referral service, distributes a newsletter, develops a website, and disseminates training materials and publications on AT for a variety of audiences.

Lead Agency: Northern Arizona University (NAU), Institute for Human Development (IHD) Program Title: Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP) Download the FY2024-2026 Arizona State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025. State Financing Activities AzTAP operates a state financing activity in collaboration with community partners.

The Arizona Loan$ for Assistive Technology (AzLAT) program is designed for individuals with disabilities (or for persons on their behalf) to borrow money at a low interest rate to buy Assistive Technology (AT) for independent living, personal mobility, education, recreation, employment and communication needs.

Borrowed funds can also be used by persons with disabilities to support self-employment/telework needs, AT related medical insurance copays as well as AT evaluation/support services. AzTAP has four programs that give consumers direct access to reusable, less expensive Assistive Technology (AT) equipment and devices.

The Arizona Assistive Technology Exchange (ATEX) is an online site where individuals can buy, sell, trade or donate AT via web-based “want ads. ” AzTAP also coordinates the AT & Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Reuse Coalition, a site that provides a searchable listing of Arizona programs that provide AT or DME Reuse activities including medical equipment loan closets.

AzTAP also has a collaborative agreement with Achieve Human Services and their Refurbit program where persons with disabilities and their families can purchase reduced cost refurbished computer systems. Finally, on a limited basis, AzTAP offers long-term, open-ended loans of older, but still highly usable, AT devices.

AzTAP’s short-term device loan program allows individuals throughout Arizona to borrow and use Assistive Technology (AT) devices at home, school or at work so they can make an informed decision about whether the equipment will meet their real life needs.

AzTAP also operates an AT short-term loan program for the Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services that is exclusively available to public and charter schools statewide. Device lending services are provided free of charge. Device demonstrations are professionally guided, hands-on explorations of Assistive Technology (AT) devices that focus on device features and their functions.

Device demonstrations offer an in-depth, collaborative process to help individuals with disabilities (as well as family members, caregivers and rehabilitation service providers) to make decisions about which assistive technology products will best meet their unique needs. AzTAP provides device demonstration services through in-house resources and through agreements with community partner organizations.

Demonstrations are conducted at a variety of locations including the AzTAP central office, other AT resource centers as well as in the individuals or families home, work or school environments. State Leadership Activities AzTAP provides public awareness on our programs and services as well as customized training in a variety of formats including webinars and statewide, face-to-face events.

AzTAP sponsors a collaborative Assistive Technology (AT) conference each year that brings together AT experts, service providers, consumers and AT product vendors. AzTAP disseminates free training materials and publications, provides a toll-free information and assistance service and offers updated in-depth resources on its website.

AzTAP uses its expertise in a variety of ways: staff members offer information and assistance by researching and answering AT related questions, identifying additional AT resources, assisting persons with disabilities and their families with supportive intervention to obtain AT devices as well as referring clients to other agencies or services when appropriate.

AzTAP also provides customized AT related technical assistance to government agencies, nonprofit organizations and businesses to improve their ability to address AT issues.

Lead Agency: Department of Career Education, Division of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS) Program Title: Increasing Capabilities Access Network (ICAN) Download the FY2024-2026 Arkansas State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities An Alternative Financing Program (AFP) and telecommunications access program (TAP) will be accomplished through comparable nonfederal resources rather than through AT Act funding. Both activities are statewide, comprehensive programs administered by ARS. ICAN will operate two device reutilization programs.

The Device Recycling Program will refurbish a wide range of AT devices for donation to individuals with disabilities and agencies. Equipment that is ready for distribution will be listed on ICAN's Web site and shared with individuals and agencies. Equipment Exchange is a classified ad listing of used equipment available for sale, trade or donation by consumers throughout the state.

ICAN will implement a statewide campaign to expand the awareness and benefits of AT reutilization as well as the many resources available through the state AT program. ICAN's AT4All Loan Program will accept request for equipment loans from a person with a disability, family members, advocates or service providers. Borrowers are expected to make arrangements for pick up and drop off of the device whenever possible.

Most device loans will be for a period of six weeks with the potential for extension. ICAN will coordinate with agencies located throughout Arkansas to provide AT device demonstrations to consumers, families, students, professionals and interested others upon request and at conferences, workshops and other presentation opportunities.

State Leadership Activities ICAN will collaborate with the State Department of Education to cosponsor training to increase the knowledge, skills and competency of educators, therapists and others in the public school system. ICAN will respond to requests for technical assistance and provide a toll-free information and referral service on AT for people of all ages with all disabilities.

Lead Agency: California Department of Rehabilitation Implementing Entity: California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) Program Title: Ability Tools Download the FY2024-2026 California State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities California's Alternative Financing Program (AFP) FreedomTech uses comparable nonfederal resources rather than AT Act funding. FreedomTech provides low-interest financial loans for Californians with disabilities and their families to purchase needed assistive technology (AT) when other funding sources are not available. Applicants can request loans form $500 to $15,000.

Freed MTech also provides financial education, information and resources. Ability Tools operates an AT Exchange website where individuals and organizations can post AT items for sale or donation. In addition, Ability Tools has partnered with reuse programs throughout the state that post their available inventory on the AT Exchange.

The reuse programs accept assistive technology and medical devices, repair and sanitize them and offer them to individuals with disabilities free of charge or at a low cost. Ability Tools currently supports 12 AT device loan sites throughout the state. Each Device Lending Library has a variety of AT devices for individuals with various types of disabilities.

Devices are available to borrow for 30 days and can be renewed. California claims flexibility for this activity. State Leadership Activities Lead Agency: University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Implementing Entity: Assistive Technology Partners Program Title: Assistive Technology Program of Colorado Download the FY2024-2026 Colorado State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL.

View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025. State Financing Activities Assistive Technology Program of Colorado claims flexibility for this activity. As described in Sec.

4(e)(6) of the AT Act, a state may carry out any two or more of the required state-level activities, meaning a state can choose not to conduct up to two activities. The Colorado Program has developed the AT Finder, an online tool to search for assistive technology in Colorado. The AT Finder simultaneously searches eBay, Craigslist and other online classified ads to locate available items.

AT Finder can be found on the AT Partners webpage. Assistivetechnologypartners. org Assistive Technology Partners operates the Statewide Assistive Technology Augmentative and Alternative Communication Loan Bank (SWAAAC), a statewide loan bank of assistive technology that is available to all school districts and to participating early intervention service providers.

Devices can be borrowed by schools and providers for their students. Device demonstration opportunities are available to consumers, family members, service providers and the general public to learn about assistive technology and allow participants to explore the use of devices. An individual can contact Assistive Technology Partners to schedule a time to see assistive technology that might meet their specific needs.

Device demonstrations can be provided in the Denver center or at one of the regional sites in Grand Junction or Colorado Springs. The AT Network also provides demonstrations of technology regionally through organizations that serve people with disabilities throughout Colorado. State Leadership Activities The Colorado Assistive Technology Coalition meets six times a year to discuss issues specific to assistive technology.

Members represent state agencies and organizations that serve people with disabilities or older people and consumers who benefit from the use of technology. The Coalition also serves as the Advisory Council for the Assistive Technology Program of Colorado.

Lead Agency: Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Program Title: Connecticut Tech Act Project Download the FY2024-2026 Connecticut State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities The Connecticut Assistive Technology Loan Program offers loans for individuals with disabilities and their family members to purchase assistive technology devices and services. For more information about the AT Loan Program, visit www. CTtechact.

com/loan . The Connecticut Tech Act Project partners with the New England Assistive Technology (NEAT) Center to offer the Equipment Recycling Center where people can find used and refurbished durable medical equipment at deeply discounted prices. The Connecticut Tech Act Project offers several device loan programs.

We offer a lending library of a variety of AT devices to educators and other professionals throughout the state. We have a Computer Loan Program to college students and high schools throughout Connecticut. The computers are loaned with a variety of adaptive software pre-installed to give the borrower an opportunity to try out the software before obtaining it.

IPads with a variety of apps are now also a part of this lending program. The CT Tech Act Project also offers a device loan program specifically for consumers of the Vocational Rehabilitation program to allow them to borrow equipment to be used at the work site. This gives the consumer, the employer and the VR counselor an opportunity to determine if the device is the right one for the consumer, before purchasing it.

For more information on the type of devices that are available for loan and eligibility criteria, contact the program at 860-424-4881. The Connecticut Tech Act Project has Device Demonstration Centers located throughout the state where one can go to view a variety of AT devices, learn about the various features and make an informed decision about the assistive technology device(s).

State Leadership Activities The Connecticut Tech Act Project offers training and technical assistance, information and referrals and other activities to increase awareness of assistive technology, increase access and help individuals with disabilities obtain assistive technology devices and services. To learn more about any of the Connecticut Tech Act Project programs and services, please visit our website at www. CTtechact.

com or call us at 860-424-4881. Lead Agency: University of Delaware Program Title: Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI) Download the FY2024-2026 Delaware State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities DATI conducts three state financing activities. The Borrow-to-Own Low-vision Devices (BOLD) Program and the W. E.

Tobin Fund for Visual Assistive Technology at the University of Delaware (Tobin) are financing activities that make AT available at no cost to qualifying individuals with vision loss. iCanConnect Delaware is a program that distributes an array of assistive technology to people who are deaf-blind, low income, and require special equipment to make a phone call, send an email, or access the Internet.

DATI administers an AT Exchange Program (ATEx) that enables individuals to buy, sell or give away used AT through Web-based "want ads." The AT Exchange features a feedback capability that allows program staff to follow up with users of the system. DATI operates a device loan program through its network of three AT Resource Centers (ATRCs).

The statewide inventory includes over 1,900 augmentative communication devices, aids for daily living, sensory aids, and other equipment. Persons with disabilities and service providers who want to learn how to use the AT or wish to try it out can go online and explore devices—organized into 10 categories—with the option of contacting the ATRC closest to their location to discuss arrangements for borrowing a device.

DATI's demonstration program operates in conjunction with its existing three ATRC loan programs. All equipment in the inventory is available for demonstration, and resident AT specialists are skilled at assisting consumers, family members and those affiliated with disability-related organizations to become more informed as to the devices that might work for them.

State Leadership Activities DATI develops and implements numerous training opportunities, ranging from two-hour sessions to training series that span several days. Training can be customized according to topic and audience.

DATI increases awareness of AT through a newsletter, a toll-free information and referral service, the website, community events, statewide conferences, and training materials and publications on AT that are also available in Spanish.

Lead Agency: District of Columbia Department on Disability Services Rehabilitation Services Administration Implementing Entity: University Legal Services Program Title: DC Assistive Technology Program (DCATP) Download the FY2024-2026 District of Columbia State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities The Assistive Technology Financing Loan Program (DC Fund$) is a low-interest funding source for District of Columbia residents with disabilities and older adults to purchase assistive technology devices and services. Many different items are considered assistive technology, including hearing aids, communication devices, computers and specialized software, home modifications and more.

Persons with disabilities and their family members, guardians or advocates living in the District of Columbia can apply to purchase assistive technology devices and services that will allow them to live independently at home, school, work or in the community. Individual loan amounts can range between $500 to 10,000 with a low 4% interest rate. DCATP manages the District of Columbia Disability Equipment Recycling Program (DC Shares).

DC Shares recycles new and used assistive technology devices and durable medical equipment (DME), such as wheelchairs, walkers and bathroom equipment, and other similar devices to District of Columbia residents who are in need and have an income of less than $20,000.

The equipment is available at no cost, for District of Columbia residents with disabilities or those who have a dependent with a disability, regardless of their type of disability or age.

DCATP operates an AT device loan program, which assists persons with disabilities and professionals in decision making before the purchase of the equipment, accommodates interim needs for device repair or funding and other purposes, such as self-evaluation and training by clinicians to use a device to assess clients. The equipment can be borrowed for up to four weeks.

The AT device loan program allows the end user to make informed choices to purchase the appropriate assistive technology devices to live independently. DCATP operates the District of Columbia Assistive Technology Resource Center (DCATRC).

The DCATRC is an AT demonstration center where individuals with disabilities and service providers may explore, experience and compare the usefulness of various types of AT equipment, learn about possible product vendors and other related services, and discuss their applications for devices or services.

State Leadership Activities DCATP increases knowledge about the availability, benefits, the appropriateness and cost of assistive technology devices and services through community outreach through such events as employment and education fairs and exhibits.

DCATP also conducts customized training for schools, employers, local government and community-based organizations in the District of Columbia to help them make effective use of assistive technology devices and services.

Lead Agency: Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Implementing Entity: Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Inc. (FAAST) Program Title: Florida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Inc. Download the FY2024-2026 Florida State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities FAAST administers two loan guarantee programs: an Alternative Financing Program for the purchase of AT and an Access to Telework Loan Program for the purchase of equipment needed to set up a small business or to work from home for an employer. FAAST administers multiple reutilization and refurbishing programs through subcontractors statewide.

FAAST also hosts a Web-based device exchange program through "AT Bay" where individuals can buy, sell or trade assistive technology. FAAST administers a statewide Web-based assistive technology device loan program that enables individuals to review a large inventory of assistive technology and make a request to borrow assistive technology. Assistive technology device loans are shipped to and from at no cost to the borrower.

The six FAAST Regional Demonstration Centers (RDC) have regional device loan programs as well. FAAST maintains six Regional Demonstration Centers in Tallahassee, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Miami where assistive technology device demonstrations are conducted on a daily basis for individuals with disabilities and others who visit the RDCs.

State Leadership Activities FAAST's public policy initiatives that promote access to and acquisition of assistive services and technology focus on serving on state councils and boards, working with state agency officials, and producing public policy issue briefs to educate the three branches of state government on legislative and public policy matters affecting the acquisition of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities and their families.

FAAST public awareness activities include the research, development and distribution of self-help up-to-date resource guides, public service announcements, a FAAST Access Magazine and a myriad of other brochures and publications, resource information and a user-friendly website, as well as exhibits and public forums statewide.

Lead Agency: Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) Program Title: Tools For Life (TFL) Download the FY2024-2026 Georgia State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities Tools for Life supports Credit-Able, Georgia's Alternative Financing Program (AFP), providing guaranteed loans to individuals with disabilities and their families for the purchase of AT devices and services.

TFL works with organizations, such as the Center for Financial Independence & Innovation's Credit-Able Program, the GettingAhead Association and the Assistive Technology Resource Centers (ATRCs) to expand CreditAble. TFL supports the administration of a small last resort fund and has created an AT co-op called AT Depot.

TFL supports several device reuse activities including: ReBoot - a computer reutilization program; Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too - a durable medical equipment (DME) reuse program; and G-Trade - an online AT equipment exchange program. Every region of Georgia is served by TFL reuse efforts.

TFL also created the Southeastern Technology Access & Reuse (STAR) Network with many community partners throughout the southern states to increase capacity and serve more individuals through AT reuse. The TFL Network has an extensive AT Device Loan Library and contracts with Disability Connections, Tech-Able, Touch the Future and Walton Options, organizations that handle the day-to-day operations of this service.

The equipment in the AT Device Loan Library program is shipped to any location in Georgia. The length of a device loan is two to four weeks with the possibility of extension. TFL conducts device demonstrations and contracts with a network of ATRCs to conduct device demonstrations across the state.

Each center is stocked with a core set of innovative AT solutions for demonstration. TFL ensures the needs of individuals are met by annually evaluating the comprehensiveness of the AT device demonstration programs with regard to type of equipment and audiences reached.

State Leadership Activities Training has been and continues to be developed to include information about AT solutions, AT resources, AT funding strategies and TFL programs.

TFL has increased awareness about the benefits of AT through bimonthly webinars, biannual statewide conferences, a toll-free information and assistance service, an in-depth website featuring a funding guide, quarterly newsletters, training materials and publications provided free of charge.

Lead Agency: University of Guam Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service Program Title: Guam System for Assistive Technology (GSAT) Download the FY2024-2026 Guam State Plan as certified and submitted by the lead agency and approved by ACL. View the Annual Progress Report data for FY2025.

State Financing Activities GSAT operates two financial loan programs: the Guam Options for Alternative Loans-Assistive Technology (GOAL-AT), which offers low-interest loans for the purchase of assistive technology and the Get Guam Teleworking Loan Program (GGT), which offers low-interest loans to help individuals with disabilities with self-employment.

GSAT administers a reutilization program, which includes recycling, refurbishment, repairing, device reassignment and device exchange that increases options for acquiring AT by individuals with disabilities. GSAT's device loan program offers access to AT equipment available at the Center for a free, one-month trial use.

The program assists consumers to make an informed choice by providing the opportunity to try and practice a device in an appropriate setting. GSAT provides opportunities for people to learn about potential devices and categories of assistive technology (AT) that assists with making an informed choice about AT that might be of benefit to them through device demonstrations.

Information is provided to individuals to gain more knowledge about appropriate next steps