[musictlk] Attention New Yorkers: Low Interest Loans Available to Purchase Accessible Music Technology [cross-posted]

[Bill]

Low interest loans available only to residents of New York state.
Application form attached.  Residents of other states should contact their
state rehabilitation agency for the blind to ask about similar programs.

If you live in New York, Here is a way for you to fund the acquisition of
assistive technology such as accessible music technology from Dancing Dots.

The Equipment Loan Fund for the Disabled is a low interest loan program that
was set up by the New York State legislature to help any disabled New Yorker
to make purchases that can help to alleviate or overcome their disability.
The maximum loan amount is $4000, and the minimum is $500.  The interest
rate is currently at 4%, and the loan can be paid back over a period of from
2 to 8 years.  If one borrows the maximum amount for the maximum time,
payments are about $50 per month.  If you are eligible for services from the
Commission for the Blind or any other agency, you should avail yourselves of
those services first.  However, consider this source of funding as an
alternative.  It is not a vocational program.  That is, if equipment
acquired with the loan will improve the quality of your life, you may very
well be eligible for funding.  See information below and the application
form attached.  Direct all questions to the administrators of the program
using the contact details provided below.

Dancing Dots has products that enable blind and low vision individuals to
read and to write music notation, independently create multi-track
recordings, and to learn braille music.  If you need current pricing
information for any of our products, please see our website at
www.DancingDots.com  or call us at 610-783-6692 Option 1, or send an E-mail
to our Office Manager, Mary Pat Reuther, using her admin at DancingDots.com
address.   

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Equipment Loan Fund for the Disabled

Are you disabled?

Do you need adaptive equipment?

Equipment Loan Fund For The Disabled;

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services' Equipment Loan
Fund for the Disabled can help you purchase equipment that will

improve the quality of your daily life.

Who Can Get A Loan?

Disabled residents of New York State are eligible. Money is loaned either
directly to the disabled person or to another person responsible to that
individual.


What Types Of

Disabilities

Qualify?

Persons with a wide range of mental or physical disabilities may qualify
under this program. A New York State licensed physician must certify that
the individual is disabled.
What Equipment is Covered?
Equipment that assists the disabled person to overcome barriers of daily
living is covered. Some examples are: Wheelchairs, wheelchair van lifts,
ramps, communication devices for the deaf and hearing impaired, prosthetic
devices, and devices which allow persons who are blind or visually impaired
to discern printed material.

This list is not all inclusive and other equipment would be considered.

The Equipment Loan

Fund for the Disabled is

a loan program to assist

disabled resident New

Workers in obtaining essential

adaptive equipment the?

might not otherwise be

able to afford.

How are aPlications Approved?

Completed applications are reviewed by a loan committee comprised of
representatives of various state agencies that serve persons with
disabilities.


What Are The terms Of The Loan?

* Minimum loan of $500.

* Maximum loan of $4,000.

* The repayment period is 2 to 8 years, depending on the loan amount, at the
discretion of the borrower.

* The interest rate is currently set at
4 percent per year.

How May I Apply For A Loan?

For information and applications write to:

Equipment Loan Fund for the Disabled

New York State Office of |. Children & Family Services

52 Washington Street Rensselaer, NY 12144

 Phone:

(518)474-0197

New York State Office of

Children & Family Services

Capital View Office Park
52 Washington Street Rensselaer, NY 12144

Visit our website at: www.ocfs.state.ny.us

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Bill McCann 
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692


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