Physical Disabilities Medical Equipment Funding

Disability Services, Financial, 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 + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Disability Services
Financial
Medical Equipment
Ways to Access
  • Includes the provision of funding

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  2. Last Name
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