FUNDING SOURCES AND ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Website:www.resna.org/AFTAP/index.html?PHPSESSID=7b572e25c95b2c4b9281e6e07633768c

Deductions for Assistive Technology: Assistive Technology and Taxes-Not a Perfect Fit
Article on tax breaks that can apply, reprinted from the AT Journal, Vol. 70, April 2003
Website: www.infinitec.org/work/tools/atdeductiions.htm

Disability-Related Tax Provisions Applicable to Businesses
Discusses the three disability-related provisions in the Internal Revenue Code applicable to businesses, of particular interest to businesses and people with disabilities. Excerpted from the ADA Handbook; Appendix G.
Website: www.synergy-emusic.com/ada.taxprovisions.html

Disabled Access Credit form (IRS Form 8826)
Website: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/f8826.pdf

Fast Facts on Business Credits and Tax Deductions for Employment of People with Disabilities
Website: www.worksupport.com/Topics/downloads/factsheet3.pdf

Financial Assistance for Hearing Aids and Personal Assistive Technology
From the Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., Hearing Assistance Technology Center. Lists national assistance organizations, and give hints on finding state and local resources.
Website: www.hearingloss.org/hat/faha.html

Funding resources
Alliance for Technology Access
Website: www.ataccess.org/rresources/links/funding.html

Know the Rules Regarding Tax Incentives for Improving Accessibility for the Disabled
From the Internal Revenue Service
Website: www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=113382,00.html

Tax Incentives for Business
From the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. Covers the Architectural/Transportation Tax Deduction (IRS Code Section 190, Barrier Removal), Small Business Tax Credit (IRS Code Section 44, Disabled Access Credit), and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
Website: www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek97/tax.htm

Tax Incentives for Hiring People with Disabilities
From the Employer Assistance Referral Network (EARN). (Find more resources at www.earnworks.com)
Website: www.earnworks.com/tthnewsletter/tth_June04.htm

Tax Incentives for Improving Accessibility: ADA Fact Sheet 4
From the ADA Fact Sheet Series. (Text version available at www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/taxpack.htm#anchor297649)
Website: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/taxpack.pdf

Tax Incentives Packet on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Website: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/taxpack.htm

Assistive Technology Under the Supported Living Services Waiver
Website: www.uchsc.edu/atp/library/fastfacts/slswaiv1.htm

Assistive Technology (AT) Under Home & Community Based Services for the Elderly, Blind, and Disabled
Website: www.uchsc.edu/atp/library/fastfacts/hcbeldblinddis.htm

Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Programs

Colorado Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
A program of the Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Website: www.ColoradoDeafCommission.Com/tedp.htm

Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Programs
Website: www.hearinglossweb.com/res/gov/stlcl/dist/dist.htm

Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Association
The mission of the Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Association is "To convene for the purpose of information exchange and to assist one another with the administration of specialized telecommunication equipment distribution programs for persons with disabilities."
Website: www.tedpa.org

TEDP Programs by State
TEDPA maintains a list of state telecommunications equipment distribution programs, with links that take you to the website for each program.
Website: www.tedpa.org/statprog/map.htm