WISTECH

WisTech is Wisconsin's assistive technology program funded under the AT Act of 1998, as amended (exit DHFS). WisTech provides information on selecting, funding, installing and using assistive technology.

WisTech is funded to provide:

Four State Level activities:
Device Loan
Device Demonstration
Device Reutilization
Alternative Financing
State Leadership activities such as training, technical assistance, public awareness, collaboration and coordination, and data reporting and collection.

WisTech uses its three-year State Plan for Assistive Technology (PDF, 115 KB) to communicate its goals and plans to the citizens of Wisconsin and the federal Rehabilitation Services Administration.

WisTech is administered by the Office of Independence and Employment, a unit of the Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Disability and Elder Services.

PARTNERS
Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute  -
SVRI is nationally-recognized for its work in rehabilitation technology. SVRI contracts with WisTech to provide assistance with training and alignment of the statewide device loan network. SVRI and WisTech and working together to develop the Assistive Technology Resource Center training and technical assistance center to provide comprehensive information to Wisconsin citizens about assistive technology. 

Wheelchair Recycling Program  - www.wrp.org
Wheelchair Recycling is an award-winning program providing wheelchairs and other mobility and durable medical equipment devices for a nominal fee. The WRP is open to anyone seeking recycled equipment and operates offices in Milwaukee and Madison.

Independent Living Centers -
Wisconsin's home for the Network of Device Loan and Device Demonstration Centers, and the WisLoan program.

Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative -
Assistive technology services for children Birth to 3 and school-age children through the assistive technology specialists located at the Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESAs).

Website link
For additional information on WisTech please visit the state website for this program
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/wistech/index.htm