Sometimes finding the right funding or assistive technology can feel overwhelming. Get Help with AT is here to remind you that you don’t have to navigate it alone. These resources are structured to guide you efficiently.

Consumer Advocacy

Struggling with the complexities of AT funding? The organizations and offices listed here can help you secure benefits, challenge denials and dispute decisions. Select the appropriate advocacy category: General, Children, Deaf-and-Hard-of-Hearing, Medical, Social Security, Veterans, Vocational Rehabilitation & Independent Living. Reach out to the relevant group. Even if they can’t provide direct assistance, they can point you in the right direction. Also, check out the Helpful Guides section for strategic advice, including Rules of Thumb for Self-Advocacy, to ensure your next steps are effective.

Get AT Advice

• Ask an Expert if you need guidance on a program, an AT solution or an AT-related issue at work, home, school or college. Employers seeking solutions for employees and individuals confused about programs, benefits or legal rights can find expert support here. Choose Ask an Expert.

• Technical Assistance is available to state and local agencies and other public and private entities. Need help improving access for clients with disabilities? For providing “reasonable accommodations” for an employee? For improving workplace ergonomics? Choose Technical Assistance and learn how MassMATCH and other state and federal programs can help.

• Transition Assistance programs help people with disabilities live in their communities or move home to their communities with the help of AT. They also make use of AT and AT services to help people with disabilities pursue vocational and educational goals. Choose Transition Assistance to learn about MassMATCH funded programs.