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Jernigen Place, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Free 4-line, 28 cell slate and a round or saddle stylus to any blind or low vision person needing one. Individuals can request a free slate and stylus once per year.
840 West Wilson Street, Rushville, IL 62681
Provides free amplified phones to individuals with hearing loss, and/or who are late-deafened, or deaf. Braille phones available to the blind. Cell phone amplifiers available. Voicebox amplification and other specialized equipment available for lease.
1111 9th Street, Suite 250, Des Moines, IA 50314
Prevent Blindness Iowa reaches thousands of Iowans through screening and education programs. Free eye exams and/or glasses for qualified low-income children and adults. Resource referrals for additional needs. Individuals need to call, no walk-ins.
301 South Vine Street, Suite 211, Urbana, IL 61801
Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).
- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).
- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).
- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).
- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.
- Independent Living Needs Assessment.
- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.
- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (Includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).
- PACE Presentations.
- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.
PO Box 35, North Aurora, IL 60542
Offers a free hearing and vision screening for residents of the North Aurora community. Applications for assistance with eyeglasses and hearing aids available.
1135 Bowes Road, Suite B, Elgin, IL 60123
Provides outpatient rehabilitation services to children with developmental delays and disabilities. Services include occupational, physical, and speech-language therapies, developmental evaluations and support, audiology services, autism services, and assistive technology equipment for those in need.
12011 Q Street, Omaha, NE 68137
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
639 York Street, Room 333, Quincy, IL 62301
Provides free amplified phones to individuals with hearing loss, and/or who are late-deafened, or deaf. Braille phones available to the blind. Cell phone amplifiers available. Voicebox amplification and other specialized equipment available for lease.
202 Saint Joseph Drive, Bloomington, IL 61704
Equipment available includes seating/positioning devices, bathing/toileting equipment, standing devices, wheeled mobility, and electronic aids to daily living. Evaluations and fittings provided.
Specific programs include:
- "Amtryke" program provides adapted tricycles.
- "iCan Bike" program teaches children how to ride a bicycle.
- Augmentative/Alternative Communication uses high-tech devices and low-tech strategies to facilitate communication and speech development.
200 South Silber, Building 2, North Platte, NE 69101
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
505 5th Avenue, Suite 310, Des Moines, IA 50309
Provides mobility equipment (specialized bikes, gait trainers, standers, specialized strollers) to children living with special needs.
1515 Blairs Ferry Road, Suite B, Marion, IA 52302
Provides medical equipment for sale or for rent to patients. Services offered include sleep care, respiratory care, diabetes care, enternal nutrition care, pharmacy, and wound care. For specific information on what medical equipment that is available for sale or for rent clients must call.
77 North 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet, IL 60435
Purchases assistive technology devices for children with disabilities, up to $650.
500 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
Address Confidential, Champaign, IL 61820
Partners with Miracle Ear to provide hearing aids to individuals who can't afford them.
14000 Boys Town Hospital Road, Boys Town, NE 68010
Clinical services offered include:
- Pediatrics,
- Developmental-behavioral pediatrics,
- Ear, nose and throat,
- Audiology,
- Orthopedics and sports medicine,
- Pediatric gastroenterology,
- Pediatric hematology assessment,
- Pediatric neurology,
- Pediatric ophthalmology,
- Pediatric rheumatology,
- Pediatric cardiology,
- Same Day Pediatrics.
4016 9th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
Assistive technology services provide alternatives to individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities, who find independence challenging at work, at home, or in the community.
Provides evaluations and recommendations, assistance in obtaining funding for equipment, training for the individual and their primary caregiver(s), follow-up, and equipment maintenance. Staff will travel to home, facility, etc.
8038 MacIntosh Lane, Rockford, IL 61107
Provides a vision wellness program offering vision and low vision exams, preventive eye care, vision protection, low vision aids & technology, vision rehabilitation therapy.
624 Commercial Street, Strawberry Point, IA 52076
Help veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities with household items including furniture and bedding, hospital beds, walkers, wheelchairs (including motorized), shower chairs, commodes and adult hygiene items. In addition, Carol's Closet can help families with newborn baby clothes to size 6 children's clothes, diapers, new cribs and car seats, baby essentials, and household items including dishes, furniture and bedding. Carol's Closet also has a handicap accessible van and standing lift for loan with a donation.
507 East Armstrong Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603
- Ray and Kathy LaHood Center for Cerebral Palsy: Variety of diagnoses that impact movement and motor development, including but not limited to cerebral palsy, hypotonia, developmental delays, and genetic disorders. May assess the child's range of motion, gait pattern, orthotics, and other assistive technology equipment, review the child and family's needs, and work with the family and physician to establish a plan of care.
- Orthotics Clinic: Prescription for custom-fitted orthotics/braces to provide stability and support for proper positioning of the feet and ankles during standing, walking, and other functional activities.
1730 East 23rd Avenue N, Fremont, NE 68025
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
130 South Sheldon Avenue, Suite 201, Ames, IA 50014
Offers to loan equipment or services needed to improve independence and quality of life. Examples include wheelchairs, scooters, Braille equipment, voice simulation systems, scanners, listening devices, telecommunication devices for the hard of hearing, augmentative communication systems, environmental control units, computers, and adaptive peripherals.
Loans for Service or Support Animals - can help with the acquisition of the animal, its training, veterinary care, and up to one year of supplies for care.
Loans for Education or Employment Equipment - helps with modifying or purchasing equipment necessary to complete training, acquire or maintain employment.
Loans for home or vehicle modifications (adding a ramp, widening doorways, hand controls, etc.)
Loans for essential vehicle or home repairs.
Loans to help build or repair credit.
Most loans have flexible terms, up to 5 years. Most loans are capped at $2,500. Assistive technology loans may go up to $10,000, but there may be a waitlist for loans over $2,500.
210 Walnut Street, Suite 566, Des Moines, IA 50309
Offers services to disabled Veterans. Services include transportation to medical appointments at the VA Hospital. Also offers a medical equipment loan program for veterans in need and employment support.
PO Box 937, Littleton, CO 80160
Assists low income individuals with a range of needs including mobility equipment, vehicle modifications, ramps and minor house modifications for accessibility, medical equipment and prostheses.
1068 Cedar Cross Road, Dubuque, IA 52003
Provides assistance in finding appropriate aides and modified equipment like magnifiers, talking clocks, etc.