Physical Disabilities Medical Equipment Funding
Disability Services and Medical Equipment
Provided by Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation of British Columbia
Provides funding for individuals with physical disabilities to access equipment.
They fund a wide range of new and used equipment and will consider the most obscure devices if they will assist an individual in their quality of life, personal mobility, and independence. Examples of the most frequently funded equipment include:
- Power wheelchairs
- Manual wheelchairs
- Custom orthotics
- Specialized wheelchair seating systems
- Ramps
- Portable lift system
- Scooters
- Walkers
- Assistive technology devices (e.g. Dragon speaking software, electronic doors, automated home devices)
Their mandate is inclusive of a wide range of physical disabilities; these include, but are not limited to: - Spinal Cord Injury
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Stroke
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Spina Bifida
- Multiple Sclerosis
- ALS
- Arthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Polio
- Amputation
- Severe Burns
Awards are considered by a combination of factors. Approved applications typically demonstrate a severe need, an inability to acquire the needed equipment through other means and applications that address each of the following areas: - financial need of the applicant
- type of disability
- how the equipment request will improve the applicants quality of life and increase personal independence
- if the applicant has explored other avenues of funding two or more quotes (from different vendors) for the equipment being applied for
- how long the equipment will meed the client’s need
- letter of support and/or assessment from a health care practitioner such as a medical doctor, occupational therapist or physiotherapist
The application can be found online along with instructions on submitting the application.
Public email: kinsmenfoundationofbc@shaw.ca
Website: https://www.kinsmenfoundationofbc.ca/
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Availability
Service area: Province-wide
Service Types Provided
Disability Services
Medical Equipment
- Assistive Devices
- Lifting Devices
- Wheelchair: Manual: New
- Ramps: New
- Wheelchair: Power / Electric: New
- Scooters: New
- Walkers / Rollators: New
Ways to Access
- Service includes the provision of funding
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.