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“Financial Freedom: Borrowing for Assistive Technology” Kathy Adams OTR, ATP Maine CITE. Financial Freedom is POWER!. The Financial Freedom Guide, is brought to you by…. Alpha One , Maine’s Statewide CIL, created the guide with a grant from
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“Financial Freedom: Borrowing for Assistive Technology” Kathy Adams OTR, ATP Maine CITE
The Financial FreedomGuide, is brought to you by… Alpha One, Maine’s Statewide CIL, created the guide with a grant from The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) www.alphaonenow.org www.nefe.org
The Challenges to gaining Financial Freedom • Living with a Disability is expensive $$$$$ • Limited third party reimbursement for AT, since it is often deemed “non medical” • There has been an explosion in the availability of AT over the last 25 years---so many options & choices! • There is added burden of cost for many basic needs…ie: • Housing that needs to be accessible • Transportation--Vehicles that need to be adapted
Organizations can use the Financial Freedom guide in a peer group setting…or individually • Alpha One has a companion guide for use by teaching staff
Financial Freedom has 7 chapters • Finance Basics • Organize your Financial Life • Live your Financial Life • Get out of Debt, Free • Financial Education Resources • AT and Insurance Implications • AT Resources
More Resources The Institute of Consumer Financial Education www.icfe.org Institute of Financial Literacy www.financiallit.org 2009 Annual Conference Oct 21-23 in Philly