A.T. FUNDING

CHALLENGE

Helpful resources,

solutions exist

46 Quest

by Alyssa Quintero

Technology has solved countless problems, but it hasn’t come up with an answer to one of the world’s oldest questions: How do I pay for it?

Vast technological advances in computers, augmentative communication devices, environmental control units (ECUs) and other high-tech items have enabled people with neuromuscular diseases to be more independent and more active in virtually every aspect of life.

But how do you benefit from new assistive technology (AT) developments if you can’t afford them?

2007, No. 1