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National Federation for the Blind
| 200 East Wells Street | |
| Baltimore | |
| MD | |
| 21230 | |
| 410-659-9314 | |
| nfb@nfb.org | |
| https://nfb.org/ |
| Age Groups Served (please check all that apply:) | |
| Infants and Toddlers (birth - 2 years) | |
| Pre-school | |
| Working | |
| All Ages | |
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Other Ages (specify): |
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| Geographic Areas Served: | |
| Coastal Georgia | |
| Middle Georgia | |
| North Georgia / Atlanta | |
| South Georgia | |
| Statewide - all of Georgia | |
| National | |
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Other Geographic Details (specify): |
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| Serves People with the Following Disabilities (please check all that apply): | |
| Communication limitations | |
| Learning limitations | |
| Motor limitations | |
| Personal care limitations (dressing, toileting, eating, etc.) | |
| Sensory limitations (vision, hearning) | |
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Other Demographics (specify): 0 |
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| Financial Eligibility (please check all that apply): | |
| Source will pay for some portion of AT devices / services | |
| Scholarships available | |
| Source accepts private insurance | |
| Source accepts Medicaid | |
| Source accepts Medicare | |
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Other Financial Eligibility details (specify): |
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| Does the organization provide AT services? | |
| Information about vendors / devices | |
| Device demonstration | |
| Help choosing right device / system | |
| Help using current device appropriately | |
| Device training | |
| Fabricates special devices or adaptations | |
| Repairs devices | |
| Loans devices | |
| Device rental | |
| Financial help for device purchase | |
| Help with insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare claim appeals | |
| Technical assistance | |
| Service coordination | |
| Program advocacy | |
| AT workshops | |
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Other AT Services (specify) : |
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| Does the organization provide AT Funding? | |
| If yes, please indicate what services are provided; check all that apply) | |
| Source sells devices | |
| Source leases devices | |
| Source loans device or money | |
| Source gives device free of charge | |
| Source pays for at least part of device cost | |
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Other Funding Details (specify): |
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| Please indicate what types of AT devices the organization provides or provides services for: (check all that apply) | |
| Adapted toys | |
| Communication | |
| Computer access | |
| Daily living devices | |
| Educational aids | |
| Environmental units | |
| Hearing aids | |
| Home modifications | |
| Job Accommodations | |
| Medical devices / supplies | |
| Prosthetics / orthotics | |
| Recreational aids | |
| Seating / positioning | |
| Vehicle modifications | |
| Vision aids | |
| Wheeled mobility | |
| All AT devices | |
| Comments (any other information you would like us to include about your organization): | |
| National Federation of the Blind (NFB) provides low interest loans to assist blind persons with the purchase of assistive technology including computers screen reading hardware and software electronic note-takers Braille embossers refreshable Braille devices and speech synthesizers. The loans are for one to four year periods under $3 000 with an interest rate of 3%. Must be U.S. citizen who is blind or visually impaired. If a person cannot qualify for a loan in terms of employment income or indebtedness the person may still secure one with collateral or by having a cosigner. Write to NFB fill out extensive credit application and attach a cover letter clarifying the person's goals concerning the requested technology and explaining what it will be used. At the end of the loan period the individual will have personal ownership of the device. This is a possible solution for the individual who cannot get a public source of funding to pay for the device themselves. The intere | |
