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National Assistive Technology Act Data System

State Data Summary - Device Loan

All States Included 2017

Loans By Purpose
Purpose of Loan Number Percent
Assist in decision-making 25,320 67.99%
Loaner during repair/funding 2,393 6.43%
Accommodation 6,873 18.46%
Training, Personnel Develop 2,653 7.12%
Total 37,239 100%

LOANS DAYS BY POLICY Mean = 29 Range: 14-90
Median = 30

Loans By Type of Borrower
Type of Individual or Entity Number of borrowers Percent
Individuals with Disabilities 13,299 35.71%
Family Members, Guardians and Authorized Representatives 8,128 21.83%
Representative of Education 7,652 20.55%
Representative of Employment 573 1.54%
Health, Allied Health, Rehabilitation 5,341 14.34%
Representative of Community Living 1,671 4.49%
Representative of Technology 575 1.54%
Total 37,239 100%

Types of Devices Loaned
Type of AT Device Number Percent
Vision 4,166 7.95%
Hearing 2,384 4.55%
Speech, Communication 8,305 15.86%
Learning, Cognition 7,126 13.61%
Mobility, seating 7,492 14.3%
Daily living 7,844 14.98%
Environmental adaptations 3,562 6.8%
Vehicle mod/transportation 53 0.1%
Computers and related 9,010 17.2%
Recreation, leisure 2,432 4.64%
Total # of Devices Loaned 52,374 100%

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This national activity report was generated from FY17 State AT Program Annual Progress Report data from the National Assistive Technology Act Data System (NATADS). NATADS was developed with partial support from the Center for Assistive Technology Act Data Assistance.

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