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Delaware’s AT Exchange
The lead agency for the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative
(DATI), established in 1991, is the University of Delaware’s
Center for Applied Science & Engineering. DATI supports the
operation of Assistive Technology Resource Centers in each of
Delaware’s 3 counties.
Delaware’s equipment exchange program is operated by the state
project without other entities. Designed to facilitate exchanges
only between individuals, not for the use of vendors or
distributors, the AT Exchange accepts listings from Delaware as
well as neighboring states and includes almost anything related
to AT, such as vehicles, hospital beds, and even accessible
homes for sale. Participation in the program is free. The
exchange program acts only as a broker and therefore transfer of
equipment is between potential buyers and sellers. AT Act
dollars support the staff that manage the exchange program—one
staff person oversees the program as a part of her other job
responsibilities and another staff member manages the equipment
exchange feature on the website as a part of her job
responsibilities. Delaware’s website contains a section on
frequently asked questions and lists categories of device
entries for easy access as follows:
• Ambulation/Positioning
• Communication
• Computers/Software
• Controls/Switches
• Educational Management
• Hearing
• Home Management/Accessibility
• Other
• Personal Care
• Recreation
• Scooters
• Vehicles/Accessories
• Vision
• Vocational Management
• Wheelchairs/Accessories
The exchange program in Delaware provides consumers the ability
to reach directly a funding specialist for relevant information
pertaining to medical insurance funding for an item purchased on
the AT Exchange. The program staff follow-up with equipment
matches. Both exchange and recycling programs are also important
sources of recreational equipment for persons with disabilities
since such assistive technology devices generally are not
purchased by public or private funding entities.
Credit:
This section is indebted to information from the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive
Technology Society of North American (RESNA), especially for their April, 2005,
Survey of State AT Act Projects (The RESNA Technical Assistance Project, Grant #H224B020001,
funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department
of Education, under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998).
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