PATF Releases 2016-2017 Annual Report
PATF Releases 2016-2017 Annual Report: Making a Positive Impact on Lives One Loan at a Time Harrisburg, PA May 26, 2017 Contact: Susan Tachau, (888) 744-1938 The latest accomplishments of… [ Read PATF Releases 2016-2017 Annual Report ]
AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians Supports Farmers
This year, we partnered with AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians as one of our Funding Assistance Centers (FACs) to help farmers and agricultural workers across the state more easily fund the assistive technology they… [ Read AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians Supports Farmers ]
Walk-In Bathtubs: Dream Come True or Big Mistake?
Walk-In Bathtubs: Dream Come True or Big Mistake? Written by Kevin Huwe, PATF Funding Assistance Coordinator Everyone has seen the 60 second commercial for a bathtub with a door, proclaiming that… [ Read Walk-In Bathtubs: Dream Come True or Big Mistake? ]
Financial Education Month Videos
April is Financial Education Month and we’re so excited about it that we’ve put together a series of videos. (Technically, it’s actually “Financial Literacy Month” but we prefer to use the… [ Read Financial Education Month Videos ]
Aging in Place: What Is It and How Do You Do It?
Aging in Place: What Is It and How Do You Do It? Written by Sue Davis, PATF Program Assistant When it comes to the places we call home, what worked… [ Read Aging in Place: What Is It and How Do You Do It? ]
Working, Hunting and Fishing with an All-Terrain Wheelchair
Working, Hunting and Fishing with an All-Terrain Wheelchair Written by Rebecca Strobel, Community Supports Coordinator at the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, a Funding Assistance Center for PATF Hunting at… [ Read Working, Hunting and Fishing with an All-Terrain Wheelchair ]
9 Tips to Get You (and Your Wallet) Through the Holidays
9 Tips to Get You (and Your Wallet) Through the Holidays It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, until January rolls around and many of us are… [ Read 9 Tips to Get You (and Your Wallet) Through the Holidays ]
It’s Called Fall for a Reason
Best Equipment for Cleaning Up Those Fallen Leaves It’s that time of year: the air is crisp, Wawa is carrying every imaginable pumpkin-flavored product, and the leaves are turning beautiful… [ Read It’s Called Fall for a Reason ]
Philadelphia Artist’s Hearing Loss Inspires Her Wearable Sculptures
Rea Rossi is no stranger to technology. Born with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, she was using hearing aids by the age of three months. Today, Rea credits assistive technology with… [ Read Philadelphia Artist’s Hearing Loss Inspires Her Wearable Sculptures ]
Robert Shilling, PATF Board Member, on PATF
Robert Shilling, Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) Board Member, describes the PATF loan process in American Sign Language. Transcript: My name is Robert Shilling. I am Deaf. I have been… [ Read Robert Shilling, PATF Board Member, on PATF ]