How to Find Funding for an Individual with Cerebral Palsy for a Chair Lift
One of the biggest frustrations for physically impaired individuals as well as their families involves the difficulty of transporting the physically challenged individual from place to place. Families may limit their travel because of a family member who cannot ride comfortably in a car. Even when a family can manage to purchase a van which has special equipment to accommodate a wheelchair, an electronic chair lift is necessary. This involves a huge expense. Thankfully funding to assist with this purchase exists through a number of avenues.
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Find out what financial resources exist for individuals with cerebral palsy and their families which will enable them to buy a chair lift.
Resources differ state by state. The 4MyChild website provides a search of local resources that individuals with cerebral palsy and their families can find for their state.
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Review the eligibility requirements for help through the 4MyChild non-profit organization. In some cases funds exist to assist in purchasing wheelchairs or other adaptive equipment, such as chair lifts, for transportation needs.
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Investigate available resources through Social Security's Supplemental Social Security.
If the affected individual has coverage through Medicaid, possibilities for assistance may exist to purchase a chair lift through Medicaid.
Since cerebral palsy presents very differently in each individual no hard and steadfast rules exist--each case evaluates on its own terms.
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Look at the website for the United Cerebral Palsy Community Resource Funds (UCP). Their one-stop resource guide gives extensive information about resources in each state which may help with a chair lift purchase.
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Check the family insurance policy to see what adaptive equipment purchases the insurance company will cover. Some insurance policies cover the purchase of a chair lift for a family member with cerebral palsy.
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Consider applying for a special low-interest loan for assisted technology devices. The Assisted Technology Act of 1998 mandates that states provide resources for physically challenged individuals to access adaptive technology.
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