Programs that pay for or provide hardware or software adaptations including modified or replacement keyboards, on-screen keyboards, keyboard filters, touch screens, pointing and typing aids (e.g., alternative and ergonomic mouse/pointing systems, head-operated pointing devices, Eyeglaze pointing devices, mouth/tongue pointing devices and brain-actuated pointing devices), Morse code input devices, speech and/or voice recognition systems and switches and switch software which enable people who have disabilities to enter data into their computers and information systems.

Programs that pay for or provide devices which help individuals, including older adults and people with disabilities, control objects in their immediate environment or alert people who are nearby to their wants and/or needs.

Programs that pay for or provide communication systems including gesture systems, communication boards, computer-based systems and other aids which have digitized or synthesized speech output that can be used by individuals who do not have fully functional speech even after correction.

Programs that sell new, used and/or reconditioned assistive technology products on a retail or discount basis.

Programs that pay for or provide necessary in-home hospital equipment, monitoring devices, respiratory aids, prevention kits and other medical supplies that are required by people who want to prevent the transmission of an infectious disease, are coping with the effects of a chronic health condition or disability or are convalescing following surgery or illness. Included are programs that provide medical equipment on a loan basis as well as those that provide equipment that people can keep.

Children and adolescents who have physical, sensory, developmental, cognitive, mental or emotional limitations, illnesses or injuries that affect their performance in school and their ability to engage in one or more major life activities.