Serves community members with a temporary need to borrow durable medical equipment (DME) such as assistive devices, bath benches, canes, crutches, bedside commodes, shower chairs, toilet riser seats, walkers with seats, walkers without seats, and wheelchairs. Also accepts donations of these items that are clean and in good working condition.

Provides a communication center with the following services: - Braille and tape transcription services for textbooks, vocational, and leisure reading materials - Braille and tape transcription services for businesses and organizations fulfilling their ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) responsibilities (fee) - Dial-In News: A subscription service utilizing synthetic speech to read daily Twin Cities newspapers, accessed by touch-tone phone 24 hours a day (fee) - Lend and repair cassette Talking Book Machines, which are used to read books and magazines provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped through the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Faribault - Newsline: A service utilizing synthetic speech to read national newspapers and selected local newspapers throughout the country, 24 hours a day - Radio Talking Book: A special radio network on air 24 hours a day, reading newspapers, magazines, and best-selling books to consumers throughout the state

Provides free assistive phone devices to Minnesotans who qualify. Designed to make telephone communication more accessible for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have a speech or physical disability. Equipment provided includes, but is not limited to: - Hands-free speaker phones - Light-flashing ringers - Loud ringers - Phones for individuals with speech impairments - Phones that display the caller's words on a screen and allow the user to respond verbally - Special equipment for people who are deafblind - Phones with amplified or enhanced sound for clearer hearing - TTYs Repairs or replaces equipment that is not working properly or no longer meets the client's needs. If a person is not eligible based on income, the TED Program can provide information on where to purchase devices.

Offers a variety of durable medical equipment items available for loans of up to three months. Items include wheelchairs, walkers, canes, shower chairs and benches, steerable knee scooter, and bathroom safety equipment that help a person stay mobile in their home and community.

- Provides assistive technology to assist with safety, communication, and automation. Assists with installation, programming, and training the user and caregiver on how to use the assistive technology. - Automation: Technology to automate can help convert traditional items to accessible items including things like voice-controlled appliances, motion sensors to open or close doors, etc. - Communication: Ipads and smart speakers can be utilized to help with eye tracking, screen reading software, and text-to-speech communication. - Safety: Helps design components or full systems to provide a safe environment for each individual's needs. Examples include window alarms, GPS tracking watches, personal emergency devices, etc.

Provides access to assistive technology for individuals with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them. Offers solutions to help individuals meet their education, employment, and daily living goals. Services may include: - Assistive Technology Lending Library: The Lending Library offers Minnesota families and professionals the opportunity to explore and borrow assistive technology devices and software. - Technology Consultations and Trainings: Offers a variety of software and assistive technology devices. In-person and virtual options are available for individuals and groups. - Trainings and workshops: Provides training and workshops to educate parents and professionals on various technology-related topics. STEM Opportunities: Includes E.X.I.T.E. Camp, a free summer camp for Minnesota middle school girls and gender-inclusive youth with disabilities, and Tech for Teens Club, a series of workshops with fun activities like 3D printing, robotics, and coding.

Provides a communication center with the following services: - Braille and tape transcription services for textbooks, vocational, and leisure reading materials - Braille and tape transcription services for businesses and organizations fulfilling their ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) responsibilities (fee) - Dial-In News: A subscription service utilizing synthetic speech to read daily Twin Cities newspapers, accessed by touch-tone phone 24 hours a day (fee) - Lend and repair cassette Talking Book Machines, which are used to read books and magazines provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped through the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Faribault - Newsline: A service utilizing synthetic speech to read national newspapers and selected local newspapers throughout the country, 24 hours a day - Radio Talking Book: A special radio network on air 24 hours a day, reading newspapers, magazines, and best-selling books to consumers throughout the state

Provides free assistive phone devices to Minnesotans who qualify. Designed to make telephone communication more accessible for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have a speech or physical disability. Equipment provided includes, but is not limited to: - Hands-free speaker phones - Light-flashing ringers - Loud ringers - Phones for individuals with speech impairments - Phones that display the caller's words on a screen and allow the user to respond verbally - Special equipment for people who are deafblind - Phones with amplified or enhanced sound for clearer hearing - TTYs Repairs or replaces equipment that is not working properly or no longer meets the client's needs. If a person is not eligible based on income, the TED Program can provide information on where to purchase devices.

Provides consumers, family members, providers, and the community services such as: - Assessments ?- Assistive Technology demonstrations - Lending and Demonstration Library: allows individuals to try a piece of technology in their home or work environment for 30 days - Training and one-on-one support

Provides free assistive phone devices to Minnesotans who qualify. Designed to make telephone communication more accessible for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have a speech or physical disability. Equipment provided includes, but is not limited to: - Hands-free speaker phones - Light-flashing ringers - Loud ringers - Phones for individuals with speech impairments - Phones that display the caller's words on a screen and allow the user to respond verbally - Special equipment for people who are deafblind - Phones with amplified or enhanced sound for clearer hearing - TTYs Repairs or replaces equipment that is not working properly or no longer meets the client's needs. If a person is not eligible based on income, the TED Program can provide information on where to purchase devices.

Advocacy Services: - The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels Equipment Loaner Closet: - Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period. - Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment. Information and Referral: - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region - Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more Nursing Facility Transition: - Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization Peer Support: - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more Personal Assistance: - Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more Recreational Groups: - Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance: - Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses Support Groups: - Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent. Youth Transition Services: - Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

Advocacy Services: - The center advocates in areas of civil and human rights, employment/disability benefits, housing, transportation, and on the state, local, and federal levels Equipment Loaner Closet: - Loans a range of home medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, power chairs, canes, transfer benches, raised toilet seats, and more. Equipment are available on a first come first served basis and will hold equipment for a 24-hour period. - Swap Shop: A self-directed equipment listing available for persons shopping/looking for used equipment. Information and Referral: - Up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region - Other Services: Includes disability benefits application assistance, housing assistance, emergency disaster preparedness plan, and more Nursing Facility Transition: - Assist individuals living with a disability to identify in transition from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings with the goal of preventing institutionalization Peer Support: - Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and work to create a unique plan to achieve those goals - Match interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving, social skills, and more Personal Assistance: - Offer skills instruction curriculum for individuals living with a disability the fundamentals of managing their personal attendant care including how to hire, manage, and more Recreational Groups: - Holds various events for individuals with a disability or a health condition to meet and socialize with others through dances, parties, picnics, and outings Staying and Aging in Place/Accessibility Assistance: - Offers accessible modification assistance and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence in people's homes and businesses Support Groups: - Various support groups are available to individuals who want learn more about their particular disability, wanting peer support, or first-hand information on how to manage their disability. Some support groups are directly coordinated by Options and others are independent. Youth Transition Services: - Assist youth ages 14 - 22 years who are transitioning from high school into the next phase of their life with learning the skills necessary and acquiring the resources needed to be successful

Offers the opportunity to try out or observe a demonstration of assistive technology devices to explore what fits the individual's needs, a lending library of some devices for a trial period, and provides information and resources on where to purchase or find assistive technology that may better assist the individual.

Provides consumers, family members, providers, and the community services such as: - Assessments ?- Assistive Technology demonstrations - Lending and Demonstration Library: allows individuals to try a piece of technology in their home or work environment for 30 days - Training and one-on-one support

Loans augmentative communication equipment to persons with ALS when they lose their ability to speak, if the device is not covered by their medical insurance and is available in the inventory. Also provides electronic aids for daily living to individuals with ALS and assists with computer access.

Provides access to assistive technology, including: - Assistive technology information and referral - Device demonstration: In-person or online demonstration of assistive technology devices - Device loan: Allows individuals the opportunity to try a device/software program before buying - Device reuse: Provides information about selling, exchanging, or donating assistive technology that is no longer needed - Training: Offers online training on how to use accessible features on Word, PDFs, and other common platforms - Workshops for professionals, consumers, and family members related to assistive technology.

Provides consumers, family members, providers, and the community services such as: - Assessments ?- Assistive Technology demonstrations - Lending and Demonstration Library: allows individuals to try a piece of technology in their home or work environment for 30 days - Training and one-on-one support

- Provides assistive technology to assist with safety, communication, and automation. Assists with installation, programming, and training the user and caregiver on how to use the assistive technology. - Automation: Technology to automate can help convert traditional items to accessible items including things like voice-controlled appliances, motion sensors to open or close doors, etc. - Communication: Ipads and smart speakers can be utilized to help with eye tracking, screen reading software, and text-to-speech communication. - Safety: Helps design components or full systems to provide a safe environment for each individual's needs. Examples include window alarms, GPS tracking watches, personal emergency devices, etc.

Provides consumers, family members, providers, and the community services such as: - Assessments ?- Assistive Technology demonstrations - Lending and Demonstration Library: allows individuals to try a piece of technology in their home or work environment for 30 days - Training and one-on-one support

Provides free assistive phone devices to Minnesotans who qualify. Designed to make telephone communication more accessible for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have a speech or physical disability. Equipment provided includes, but is not limited to: - Hands-free speaker phones - Light-flashing ringers - Loud ringers - Phones for individuals with speech impairments - Phones that display the caller's words on a screen and allow the user to respond verbally - Special equipment for people who are deafblind - Phones with amplified or enhanced sound for clearer hearing - TTYs Repairs or replaces equipment that is not working properly or no longer meets the client's needs. If a person is not eligible based on income, the TED Program can provide information on where to purchase devices.

Provides technology to help older adults and people with disabilities. Services may include: - Assessment, training, and technical assistance services - Device loan and demonstration - Lighthouse technology instruction: Provides instruction, presentation, or class to people and their family members on how to use technology. Services can be a stand-alone service, separate from any other program. Instruction is offered both in group formats and 1:1 - For a list of technology examples, visit website - Tech for Healthy Aging Program: Provides technology solutions specifically tailored to help older adults age well in place.

- Provides assistive technology to assist with safety, communication, and automation. Assists with installation, programming, and training the user and caregiver on how to use the assistive technology. - Automation: Technology to automate can help convert traditional items to accessible items including things like voice-controlled appliances, motion sensors to open or close doors, etc. - Communication: Ipads and smart speakers can be utilized to help with eye tracking, screen reading software, and text-to-speech communication. - Safety: Helps design components or full systems to provide a safe environment for each individual's needs. Examples include window alarms, GPS tracking watches, personal emergency devices, etc.

Provides free assistive phone devices to Minnesotans who qualify. Designed to make telephone communication more accessible for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have a speech or physical disability. Equipment provided includes, but is not limited to: - Hands-free speaker phones - Light-flashing ringers - Loud ringers - Phones for individuals with speech impairments - Phones that display the caller's words on a screen and allow the user to respond verbally - Special equipment for people who are deafblind - Phones with amplified or enhanced sound for clearer hearing - TTYs Repairs or replaces equipment that is not working properly or no longer meets the client's needs. If a person is not eligible based on income, the TED Program can provide information on where to purchase devices.

Lends medical equipment on a temporary use basis, including: - Bath benches - Canes - Commodes - Crutches - Knee walkers - Toilet risers - Toilet rails - Transfer wheelchairs - Walkers - Wheelchairs Also assists individuals to acquire equipment who will need medical equipment for longer term.