Persons with a hearing or speech disability

Telecommunications Relay Services permit persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other device to call persons with or without such disabilities.

To make using TRS as simple as possible, you can simply dial 711 to be automatically connected to a TRS operator. No cost.

Provides consulting services, products, and workshops for educators and parents of children with autism and related disabilities.

Sells mobility equipment, therapy equipment, feeding equipment, classroom equipment, daily living equipment, strollers, and toys for children with special needs. A commercial company. OT and PT on staff to assist with inquiries.

This is a for-profit online store.

Sells toys, books, and games that are appropriate for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

This is a for-profit online store.

Any child with hearing loss between the ages of newborn and twenty years, with financial need, may apply.

Assists children with hearing loss to achieve improved communication. Provides financial assistance for hearing aids, enclosed caption converters for television, tactile units, FM units (into which a hearing aid is plugged for amplification), computers to assist deaf children in communicating, etc.

A commercial site offering a variety of assistive technology products and services that help people move, breathe, rest and perform essential hygiene.

Provided advocacy and expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families. PACER is staffed primarily by parents of children with disabilities and works in coalition with 18 disability organizations. A significant Learning Center, Resources, and specifically for Students and Young Adults.

A voluntary health agency that works to combat muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and related muscle-debilitating diseases. The organization is committed to finding treatments and cures while providing a comprehensive program to empower families with support to help them thrive and stay independent including summer camps for kids, peer support, equipment resources and more. Related volunteer opportunities available.COVID-19 Update: following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Voluntary Health Organizations
• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Therapeutic Camps
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Completed applications must be returned to the Trust by the end of each quarter: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st. 

Provides financial assistance to people who suffer deafness or hearing impairment.  Assistance includes obtaining mechanical devices, medical or specialized treatment or specialized education as well as speech classes, note takers, interpreters, etc. and in other areas of need that are directly related to hearing impairment.

For very young children. Eligibility requirements. Underserved Americans with no other resources.

Miracle-Ear® is committed to helping underserved people with hearing loss and giving them the gift of sound. Committed to excellent products, follow-up care and service.

Adults and children with limited financial resources. Asks all applicants to exhaust other financial resources including but not limited to, available credit, family support, money market accounts, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, trust funds, annuities, and savings/checking and State sponsored programs.

Provides new high quality hearing aids. Each person receives: two hearing aids, custom ear molds and one year limited service. After an application fee (see Tier I and II on website) the only expenses are the cost of the hearing evaluation and batteries. These costs are not paid to HAH.

Blind or visually impaired

Be My Eyes is an app that connects people who are blind or visually impaired with a community of normal sighted volunteers. This allows them to handle tasks which requires sight.

Sells adaptive tricycles to meet almost every need. Each model can be customized with special seating, footplates or headrests that make riding safe, comfortable and accessible. 

Individuals with autism who are non-verbal or minimally verbal and whose communication challenges put them at increased risk of injury or harm. For those in extreme financial need.

Parent-led non-profit organization that responds to the most urgent needs of the autism community, providing real help and hope so that all affected can reach their full potential. Provides expense assistance for assistive technology, as well as information on disease and disability.

• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Disease/Disability Information

Based on income and assets

Provides training and education on hearing, hearing loss, and hearing aids.

Must meet all these criteria: Be located where Comcast offers Internet service; Have at least one child receiving free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program; Have not subscribed to Comcast Internet service within the last 90 days; Not have an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment.

Offers families $9.95 (plus tax) a month Internet service and a low-cost computer to qualified applicants.
Never pay any price increases or pay any activation or equipment rental fees.
Option to buy a computer at initial enrollment for the low price of just $149.99 + tax
Free Internet training available — online, in print and in person.

Provides school districts, insurance companies and family members of the autism community with proven tools that improve the independence and quality of life for people on the autism spectrum.

Low income individuals in need who are referred by professionals.

Assists low income individuals with a range of needs including mobility equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, vehicle modifications such as hand controls and lifts), ramps and minor house modifications for accessibility, medical equipment (not including medical bills or back bills), and prostheses. Applications accepted from referring professionals only (social worker, case manager, teacher, school counselor, minister, etc.).

Children with special needs or on the Autism spectrum, and adults

Provides innovative neuroscience-based music programs. Helps children and adults improve their focus, learning, listening and communication skills.

• Books & Music
• Learning Software
• Sleep Products
• Audio Equipment

First responders for the cognitively impaired.

• Emergency Rescue
• Locator Aids

No cost to individuals who are hard-of-hearing and have medically recognized hearing loss, whose hearing loss inhibits their phone use.

Sells adapted equipment for sport and recreation. Products include adapted PE, daily living, clinical furniture, learning and development, motor skills, positioning and mobility, recreation, and sensory space design.

This is a for-profit online store.

Sells inclusive and adaptive sports, exercise, and therapy equipment for adaptive athletes.

This is a for-profit online store.

Children and adults with special needs

Provides special needs products for purchase and therapy solutions that facilitate movement and exercise.

Provides independent living products. Medical alert systems and vision/hearing/mobility aids.

Provides telephone assistance for disabled: vision-or hearing-impaired, or who have mobility, cognitive or other disabilities.

Hearing Augmentation Aids
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Telecommunication Relay Services
Visual/Reading Aids

Manufactures and sells AAC communicators, adapted toys, adaptive switches, sensory products, adapted electronics and more for people with disabilities.

This is a for-profit online store.

Offers products for sale that are hand-selected by experienced special needs professionals. Items are kid-tested and therapist, teacher and parent approved.

Products Include:

• Adapted Arts and Crafts Materials
• Adapted Toys
• Assistive Technology Equipment
• Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Control and Signaling Aids
• Low Vision Aids
• Speech Aids
• Visual/Reading Aids

Provides video relay services and phone call captioning products for individuals and businesses.

Services Include:

• Interpretation/Translation
• Sign Language Interpretation
• Video Relay Services
• Captioned Call Solutions

Sells tools for kids and adults with sensory processing disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and special needs. Search by product type, therapist recommendation, diagnosis, environment and more.

This is a for-profit online store.

Provides peace of mind and independence through emergency response products and services to get help quickly to clients when they are unable to reach the phone.

Services Include:

• Evaluation for Assistive Technology
• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
• Voice/Audio Output Aids

Provides information on assistive technology and computer hardware and/or software for persons with disabilities. Publishes a bi-monthly magazine on assistive technology. Holds an annual conference on assistive technology in special education and rehabilitation.

Helps match consumers with pharmacies that provide accessible prescription labels in talking, large print, Braille and Translated formats. Also educates pharmacies on language access and vision accessibility in the pharmacy

Provides technical innovation and the creation of user-centered research, products, and services for people with disabilities which includes: Braille, E-text, Captioning and Described Media, Tools for Life, Student Accommodation Manager, Digital Accessibility, and Customer Support.

Sells wheelchair vans and handicap accessible vehicles, new and used, plus wheelchair lifts, scooter lifts, accessible seating and driving aids, from certified handicap van dealerships. Search their inventory online. Can help with having something adapted and resources to help assist financially.