{"id":2484,"date":"2014-06-23T12:23:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T16:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2014-06-23T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T16:23:35","slug":"financing-at-a-few-resources-62314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2484","title":{"rendered":"Financing AT &#8211; a few resources, 6\/23\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse Projects, MDTAP<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Financing Assistive Technology (AT) \u2013 Some New Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Financing AT can be very expensive. Here is short list of specific,\u00a0helpful resources. For more in-depth information and additional resources, contact MDTAP at 1-800-832-4827.<\/p>\n<p>The Eric Fund is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, that awards grants twice a year for assistive technology for children and adults with disabilities in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, based on financial need.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericfund.org\/Eric_Fund_Dec._2012\/Home.html\">The Eric Fund<\/a> or contact them at (301) 654-1547<\/p>\n<p>The Miracle Ear Foundation has expanded their services to include adults as well as children in need of hearing aids. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miracle-ear.com\/en-us\/\">The Miracle Ear Foundation<\/a> or call (800) 464-8002.<\/p>\n<p>Medicare Part A coverage includes hospital care, home care; Medicare Part B coverage includes medically necessary services, durable medical equipment. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/what-medicare-covers\/index.html\">Medicare.gov<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>As part of iCanConnect, the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) enables low-income individuals who are deaf-blind to have access to the internet, and advanced communications, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services. For more information visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icanconnect.org\/\">www.iCanConnect.org<\/a> or call (800) 825-4595 (Voice) or (888) 320-2656 (TTY). For information on how to apply for iCanConnect in Maryland contact Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, 8720 Georgia Ave, Suite #210, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 or email them at <a href=\"mailto:fsweatt@clb.org\">fsweatt@clb.org<\/a> or call (240) 737-5109<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2484\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse Projects, MDTAP Financing Assistive Technology (AT) \u2013 Some New Resources Financing AT can be very expensive. Here is short list of specific,\u00a0helpful resources. For more in-depth information and additional resources, contact MDTAP at 1-800-832-4827. 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