Oklahoma ABLE Tech is a statewide project that serves Oklahomans with disabilities by increasing access to assistive technology. Assistive technology is anything that can help a child or adult with a disability to live and work independently, such as a wheelchair, an adapted computer and software, home modifications, adapted vehicles and lifts, hearing aids, or speech recognition devices.

Services available through ABLE Tech include information, referral, training, technical assistance, advocacy, and efforts to improve laws and policies providing access to assistive technology. The Oklahoma Equipment Connection is a service through ABLE Tech that provides access to affordable, re-sale assistive technology.

For families statewide needing to purchase assistive technology equipment, ABLE Tech has a low-interest loan program available through a partnership with BancFirst of Stillwater.

For more information about assistive technology, or programs and services available through ABLE Tech, contact Linda Jaco at 405/744-9748 or 888-885-5588. For information about receiving a low- interest loan for the purchase of assistive technology, contact Teresa Webb of BancFirst at 800/446-9401.

last modified: October 2004