Assistive Technology

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Contact Information

SHARE Foundation
Contact: Beverly Thorn, Client Services Coordinator
Email Address: info@thesharefoundation.org
Phone: 774-992-0674

128 Union Street Suite LL4 New Bedford, MA 02740
Area Served: Southeast

Map Location Assistive Technology

Narrative

Professional rehabilitation engineer & fabrication technician work in university-based center. Build and repair assistive technology for loan to people with disabilities.  Research & development center & information resource center. Nonprofit university program. Delivery depends on what's ordered. Will design & build equipment for persons who cannot independently communicate. Equipment loaned at no cost to client.

Service Types

  • Adult Education
  • Equipment - Repair
  • Equipment Loan

Program Type

  • Assistive Technology and Equipment
  • Communication

Populations Served

  • All Disabilities
  • Amputations
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Aphasia
  • Arthritis
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Ataxia
  • Birth Defects
  • Blind
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Deaf
  • Developmental Disability
  • Elderly Person with disabilities
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Joint Disorder
  • Multiple Disability
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Polio
  • Speech Impairment
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Stroke
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Visual Impairment

Ages Served

  • 3 - 4
  • 5 - 8
  • 9 - 13
  • 14 - 18
  • 19 - 22
  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Accessibility Features

  • Able to serve clients in their wheelchair
  • Accessible Parking
  • Services at Home
  • Services at School
  • Services at Work
  • Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

  • Fees: Free Service, Personal Funds