{"id":524,"date":"2025-02-24T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/assisttech\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T21:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T02:11:31","slug":"assisttech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/assisttech\/","title":{"rendered":"assisttech ~  Assistive Devices  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/assisttech.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using 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150px;\">Description<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>Assistive devices are pieces of equipment that allow people with disabilities to function more independently. They can be simple or complex. Some examples of assistive devices include kitchen utensils with large grips, seats for the shower or bath, wheelchairs, and specialized computers. The Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities has funds available for persons with disabilities to buy or rent new or used assistive devices. A few restrictions: an assistive device must directly promote independent action or communication; also, money is provided only when no other funds are available to cover the cost of the device.<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Eligibility<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>Adults with disabilites with an assessed need. (Per-purchase and lifetime limits apply.)<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Availability<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>Statewide<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Info or Enrollment<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>Contact the <a href=\"contact.html\">Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)<\/a> by phone or email.<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">More \u00a0Resources<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/aging_and_disabilities_guide.pdf\">Guide to Services for Older Delawareans and Persons with Disabilities<\/a><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareadrc.com\/ADRCSearch\/Search.aspx\">Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center Service Provider Search<\/a><\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Related Link<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cds.udel.edu\/at\/\">Delware Assistive Technology Initiative<\/a><\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/tbody>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <!--[END]-->\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Assistive Devices Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities Menu Home About About DSAAPD Contact Information FAQs Useful Links Services Adult Protective Services All Services Assistance for Caregivers Home and Community-Based Services Information and Supports Residential Care Rights and Protections Information Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Advance Directives Alzheimer&#8217;s Toolkit Brain Injury and Coma [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-524","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":759,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/524\/revisions\/759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}