Equipment Loan Closet

156 Center Street
Massena, NY

Provides a wide range of adaptive equipment for short term free loans to individuals in Saint Lawrence and Franklin counties. Staff also assist with obtaining equipment permanently through various funding streams, either through MILC, through insurance, or in the community.

New York State Commission for the Blind (NYSCB)

100 South Salina Street
Suite 105
Syracuse, NY

Administers programs and services to enhance employability, maximize independence, and assist in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind. Programs include:Equipment Loan Fund, which allows individuals to borrow up to $4,000 to purchase adaptive equipment.Child …

NRCIL Loan Closet

210 Court Street
Suite 107
Watertown, NY

Provides adaptive equipment for short-term loan including wheelchairs, portable ramps, transfer benches, assistive listening devises, assistive speaking devices, canes, and walkers.

Special Technologies and Adaptive Resources (STAR)

OCPL
447 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY

Offers Braille, large print books, described videocassettes, decoders, low-vision aids, and other materials for loan. Also has a reading machine for the blind and adaptive computer equipment for in-library use. Provides demonstrations and training for all special technologies.

Thomas E O'Shaughnessy Center for Assistive Technology

44 Pierrepont Avenue
SUNY Potsdam, 104 Satterlee Hall
Potsdam, NY

Provides special technology for area students with physical and learning disabilities. Includes various software, courseware, and hardware to meet the multiple learning needs of people with physical, sensory, or learning limitation and disabilities. 

TRAID

1603 Court Street
Syracuse, NY

Offers an assistive technology lending library that loans out durable medical equipment to people with disabilities and their families. Inventory can be viewed at ACCESSCNY.org website.