AT+to+Borrow

=AT to Borrow =

//AT Rule Number One: Try before you buy!//
= =  This sounds so simple, but in the sometimes difficult quest to find the right tool, it is tempting to settle for advice from "experts", descriptions from vendors, and success stories from someone else who uses it. But not only is it wiser to decide //after// a trial run, you will find that data you gather during a trial per    iod will ease the path to funding.

Two AT Lending Collections in Pennsylvania
 We are fortunate in PA to have two highly regarded sources for AT Loans, which utilize federal and state funding to allow PA residents to borrow a wide range of AT devices. The PIAT AT Lending Library serves residents with disabilities of all ages, and PaTTAN Short Term Loan lends to IEP/IFSP team members of children with disabilities up to age 21. **//(You can link directly to PIAT and PaTTAN from the browsers below without leaving this wiki page!//**) <span style="color: rgb(42, 131, 52)">

__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">PaTTAN Short Term Loan __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(37, 106, 41)">//Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) Short Term Loan (STL) Program is a library of assistive technology and resource materials available to local Educational agencies (LEAs) for trial and evaluation. The STL Program provides assistive technology and resource materials to educators, and provides LEAs with the tools to effectively assess and evaluate the assistive technology needs of students up to age 21.//

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__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">PIAT AT Lending Library __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(42, 131, 52)">//Pennsylvanians of any age and ability can borrow AT devices, at no cost, to try at work, school, home or in their neighborhoods. This short-term loan program has a "try before you buy" philosophy, and helps people with disabilities and their families make the right choice of AT devices before they obtain a device//

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