Equipment Exchange Programs
| May 2013For those of you with adaptive equipment sitting idle for whatever reason—either your child has outgrown it or your facility no longer needs it—there are dozens of non-profit organizations that are eager to take it, refurbish it, and put it to good use.
These agencies and programs offer opportunities to loan, borrow, or exchange AT devices and equipment via web-based information exchange.
If you know an organization not listed, or if you have feedback on those recommended on this resource, please let us know.
List updated November 2022.
National Organizations
ATAP Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
www.ataporg.org
Different Needz
www.differentneedz.com
Families can buy and sell gently used medical equipment ia this online site.
The DME List
thedmelist.com/index.php
Pass It On Center
www.passitoncenter.org/reuse_locations.php
Find re-use agencies in each state
State Assistive Technology Projects
askjan.org/concerns/State-Assistive-Technology-Projects.cfm
Contact info/links for Tech Act in each state
State Organizations
Arizona
ADAPT Shop
www.swhd.org/adapt/adapt
California
Cecily’s Closet
www.cecilyscloset.org/equipment-recycling.html
NATADS: Access to Accessible Technology
testing.myatprogram.org/home/6
Georgia
Special Needs Kids, Inc.
www.specialneedslending.org
Located in Suwanee, GA and serving the North Atlanta Region
Illinois
Infinitec DME
www.infinitecdme.org
The Kids Equipment Network
www.tken.org
Kansas
Assistive Technology for Kansans
www.atk.ku.edu
Capper Foundation
www.capper.org
Service provided, but not listed on their website
Kentucky
Project CARAT (Coordinating and Assisting the Reuse of Assistive Technology)
www.katsnet.org/services/at-reuse
Redwood
www.redwoodnky.org
Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia
Equipment Connections for Children
www.equipforchildren.org
Massachusetts
REquipment - DME Reuse Program
www.dmerequipment.org
Montana
MonTECH
www.montech.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/equipment-loans-reuse
New York
Jake’s Help from Heaven
jakeshelpfromheaven.org/get-assistance/equipment-exchange
New York, within 100 mile radius of Saratoga Springs
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Association
patf.us
Reagan’s Journey
www.facebook.com/ReagansJourneyInc
Ohio
Matthew’s Lending Library
www.matthewslendinglibrary.info
Oklahoma
Medical Equipment Assistance Program
www.facebook.com/MEAPatGSCC
Oklahoma ABLE Tech
www.okabletech.org
United Cerebral Palsy Oklahoma
www.okdrs.gov/guide/united-cerebral-palsy-ucp
Virginia
Children’s Assistive Technology Service
www.atdevicesforkids.org
Washington
WATAP: Technology for Independence
watap.org
Links to resources in Washington State
