New PATF Video – Assistive Technology Works
This brief video highlights the importance of assistive technology, how it works for people, and how PATF can help Pennsylvanians. Click Here to Watch ItWorks
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Fall 2014 Newsletter
Twenty-five years can seem like the blink of an eye, a long time or even a lifetime. In the case of the Clinic for Special Children in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, no… [ Read Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Fall 2014 Newsletter ]
PA AgrAbility Fall Newsletter
From outside the fence line, John McConnell’s family farm looks like any other well-tended farm in hilly western Pennsylvania. The land has been owned by successive generations of McConnells for… [ Read PA AgrAbility Fall Newsletter ]
Help People With Disabilities Tap Their Abilities
Rocco has a job. For some that might not seem like a big deal, but for Rocco it is because traveling to work is more challenging because he has a… [ Read Help People With Disabilities Tap Their Abilities ]
PATF Receives a Generous Grant
The Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) has just been awarded a $700,000 grant through the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The funds will be used to expand our zero percent… [ Read PATF Receives a Generous Grant ]
PA AgrAbility Newsletter – Spring 2014
For the first time since 2010, AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians received a USDA-NIFA grant to provide services to farmers and agriculture workers with disabilities so that they can remain in production… [ Read PA AgrAbility Newsletter – Spring 2014 ]
OVR’s PA Farming Policy
A significant portion of the Pennsylvania economy and workforce consists of farming or farming-related jobs. PA’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is sensitive to the needs of farmers who have a… [ Read OVR’s PA Farming Policy ]
PA AgrAbility Has New Website
You can access the PA AgrAbility website by going to www.AgrAbilityPA.org The mission of AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians is to assist farmers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities or long-term health… [ Read PA AgrAbility Has New Website ]
PATF Releases 2013/2014 Annual Report
We are pleased to release our 2013 PATF Annual Report: Loans That Change Lives. This Report highlights how assistive technology devices have helped over 205 Pennsylvanians with disabilities go to… [ Read PATF Releases 2013/2014 Annual Report ]
Pennsylvania AgrAbility Program Kicks-Off
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Penn State University as a project partner to promote and raise awareness… [ Read Pennsylvania AgrAbility Program Kicks-Off ]