Assistive Technology (AT) Fund |
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| The Assistive Technology
Fund (ATF) provides persons with disabilities
with financial assistance in purchasing
assistive technology (AT) devices, to
pursue mainstream education or gain
open employment. |
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| Assistive
Technology (AT) |
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| How
Much Can Applicants Get? |
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| Who
Can Apply? |
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| How
To Apply? |
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Assistive
Technology (AT) |
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| AT can help to maintain
or improve the functional capabilities
of persons with disabilities. Examples
of AT include hearing aids, computer-related
devices, and synthesizer software. |
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| The AT Fund does not
support AT needed for daily living,
not directly related to studying or
for use in the workplace. These include
daily living aids, mobility and transportation
aids, recreation and leisure aids, as
well as home adaptation devices. |
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How
Much Can Applicants Get? |
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| Applicants who qualify
can receive a subsidy of a maximum of
90% of the cost of the device or $10,000
whichever is lower. The amount of subsidy
will be determined based on applicant’s
household income. |
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Who
Can Apply? |
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- Pre-school children (E.g., registered
kindergarten, early intervention
centre, childcare centre)
- Students in mainstream education
courses (E.g., PSLE, 'O', 'A' level,
ITE, diploma, degree)
- Persons offered or working in
an open market job
- Students or adult with disabilities
in other educational institutions
(e.g, special schools & private
institutions) who have a good prognosis
of pursuing mainstream education
or employment will be considered
on a case by case basis
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| All applicants should
be a Singapore citizen or a permanent
resident 1 of Singapore,
with a per capita gross monthly household
income of $1,000 or below2.
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| 1If the
applicant is a PR, at least one immediate
family member of the applicants must
be a Singapore citizen |
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| 2[Per capita
gross monthly household income] = [Total
monthly gross household income] ÷ [No.
of persons in the household] |
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How
To Apply? |
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| Applications requesting
for devices above S$500 must be accompanied
by an assessment report and recommendations
from a specialised AT Centre: |
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Application forms can be obtained
from: |
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ATF Secretariat
National Council of Social Service
Ulu Pandan Community Building
170, Ghim Moh Road, #01-02,
Singapore 279621
Tel: 6210 2677
Email: ncss_rad@ncss.gov.sg
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For More Info |
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*For more information
on disability-related issues:
Disability Portal: http://www.disability.org.sg/
Disability Information & Referral
Centre (DIRC) at Tel: 6788 2215 |
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Examples
of Assistive Technology (AT) |
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| The following is a
non-exhaustive list of examples of AT
devices and aids. |
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| No. |
Name
of AT |
Description
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| 1 |
Hearing Aid, Siemens
Phoenix Po 304 (EK42306) |
A conventional
hearing aid. |
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| 2 |
FM System –Phonic
Ear- Solaris |
Frequency modulated
hearing aid used by the students
to reduce the environmental noise
in the classroom. |
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| 3 |
BAHA Compact Black
and Microlink FM System |
A Bone Anchored
Hearing Aid with a FM system,
part of which is inside the skin.
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| 4 |
PACmate BX400 |
A portable PDA
with either speech or Braille
output as for person with visual
impairment. |
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| 5 |
Windows Eyes Software |
A computer screen
reader for persons with visual
impairments. |
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| 6 |
USB Intellikeys
Keyboard |
Larger key buttons
for easy access |
| 7 |
Quad Trac |
An AT device designed
to make it easier for persons
with quadriplegia to use computers
- it allows them to use one hand
to click and the other to move
the cursor. |
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| 8 |
Magic Wand Keyboard |
A miniature computer
keyboard with built-in mouse -
allows people with limited hand
and arm movement to access the
PC. |
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