Im a person with a disability interested in self-employment and/or home-based employment; where can I get help with AT?
Self-employment and home-based employment services are available through state Vocational Rehabilitation agencies (MRC, MCB) to eligible people with disabilities. Assistance is available to VR clients so long as the self-employment or home-based employment goals are written into the individual’s vocational rehabilitation plan. VR clients who need AT for achieving home-based or self-employment goals can get AT and AT services paid for through VR (so long as these costs are written into their VR plan). VR will pay for AT evaluations, training, and equipment costs. VR at the Mass. Rehabilitation Commission considers AT equipment part of the client’s business start-up costs. Start-up goods and services that do not exceed $3,000 and are part of the individual’s vocational rehabilitation plan are considered reasonable. AT services can be paid for separately. (See An AT for self-employment story from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.) Veterans with service-connected disabilities ca
