Provides assistive technology training, assistive devices, big print forms, watches, and clocks for people with physical and visual impairments.

SMILE Physically and Visually Impaired Programs | SMILE Physically and Visually Impaired Programs

Programs that pay for or provide equipment that has been especially designed or adapted to assist people who have physical disabilities to bathe, shave, dress, brush their teeth, comb their hair, prepare their meals, eat, drink, clean their homes and perform other daily tasks.

Daily Living Aids

Programs that pay for or provide magnifiers, magnification equipment, light intensification equipment, night vision equipment, closed circuit television devices and other products which help people who have visual impairments use their remaining vision to greater advantage.

Low Vision Aids

Programs that provide instruction for individuals of all ages who want to learn about or perfect their skills in using computers, computer-related hardware and specific home and business applications including word processing, spreadsheet development, presentation development, database management, electronic publishing and image processing. Included are both introductory classes for people unfamiliar with computers and the Internet and more advanced courses, as well as programs that provide instruction in the use of related technology such as smartphones and social media. Instruction may focus on publishing tools such as blogs, video logs (vlogs), photo sharing, podcasting or wikis.  

Computer Literacy Training Programs

Online forum for Arizona consumers to donate, buy, sell, or exchange preowned assistive technology and/or durable medical equipment.

Arizona Assistive Technology Exchange | Arizona Assistive Technology Exchange

Programs that pay for or provide internal orthopedic devices (such as hip and knee implants, spinal fusion implants, fracture fixation devices and reconstructive joint devices or bone matrix devices) to provide stability or correct problems that currently exist there; or external orthotic appliances such as back and leg braces, corsets, splints, heel cups, arch supports, insoles and other equipment that is prescribed to remediate problems caused by fractures, arthritis, bone disease or disorders of the back, hips, spine, hands and other extremities.

Orthopedic/Orthotic Devices

Programs that pay for or provide wheeled mobility devices that are powered by electric motors which propel the chair and support other functions such as tilt, recline, leg elevation and seat elevation. Users typically control speed and direction by operating a joystick on a controller. Alternative input devices such as chin controls and puff/suck scanners are available for users who lack coordination or the use of their hands or fingers. Power chairs may be designed specifically for indoor use, outdoor use, or both; and have rear wheel, front wheel and mid-wheel drive options.

Powered Wheelchairs

Programs that pay for or provide wheeled mobility devices that are propelled by their occupants or by someone else who pushes the wheelchair. Skilled users can control speed and turning and often learn to balance the chair on its rear wheels, a maneuver that allows the individual to climb and descend curbs and move over small obstacles. Manual wheelchairs are lighter than their powered counterparts, provide for maximum independence of movement and are easier to manage. 

Manual Wheelchairs

Programs that provide special chairs with large wheels, some of which are power driven, that are used to transport patients or to provide increased mobility for people who are partially paralyzed or otherwise unable to walk. Also included are other types of personal wheeled transportation such as the Amigo.

Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility

Programs that pay for, loan, or otherwise provide access to aids such as canes, gait trainers, single or double crutches, or walkers for people who need a means of support while walking in order to be fully mobile.

Walking Aids

Programs that pay for or provide lifts, transfer boards and other devices which help people who have physical disabilities move into and out of their vehicles, wheelchairs and other mobility systems. Also included are seat lift chairs, lift recliners and seat lifts which tilt to help people with limited mobility get into and out of their chairs; patient lifts that help transfer patients from beds to chairs or other locations; and portable ramps that aid people in entering/exiting vehicles or rampless buildings.

Transfer Devices

Programs that provide a service which matches people in need of a particular piece of equipment with the individual from which it can be obtained.

Assistive Technology Equipment Listing Services

Programs that pay for or provide and train recipients in the use of artificial arms, hands, feet, legs and portions of legs, some of which are battery operated and utilize the movement of remaining muscle groups to control the strength and direction of motion.

Prosthetic Devices

Provides assistive technology for young children with significant physical disabilities. Specialists make assessments, and design and create adaptive equipment such as trays, easels, seating systems, toy and standing bars, light tables, feeding and crawling supports, tummy wedges, and more. Also offers a loan closet so children can try equipment before purchasing items.

SMILE Physically and Visually Impaired Programs | SMILE Physically and Visually Impaired Programs

Arizona Assistive Technology Exchange | Arizona Assistive Technology Exchange

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