Providing AT Services with Centers for Independent Living

Recorded 9/23/21

2021 ATAC AT & Community Living Virtual Summit
Presenters: Adam Krass, Brian Fitzgibbons

For many adults with disabilities accessing assistive technology services can be difficult-to-impossible. This is especially true for adults who are not working or obtaining career-related education. Although there are a number of public and non-profit organizations that provide supports for adults with disabilities, navigating their requirements can be complicated. Centers for Independent Living (CILs) often provide the vital link between adults with disabilities and the community-based services they need. They can also provide a range of direct services. Heightened Independence and Progress (HIP), in partnership with Adam Krass Consulting, has provided direct assistive technology services and a small-scale AT purchase program to adults with disabilities living in Bergen and Hudson Counties (NJ) for close to 10 years. This model of community-based direct assistive technology services paired with a small-scale AT purchase program is a successful model other Centers for Independent Living can replicate for their respective geographic areas