Equipment Assist
Among the 60 million people with disabilities in India, 4.6 million require orthotics and prosthetics aides such as artificial limbs and braces, 1.4 million require crutches and canes, 12 million with vision impairment require some type of assistive technology to help them, and another 12 million with hearing and speech impairments are in need of hearing aides.
HelpHandicap Foundation’s EquipmentAssist program will attempt to help provide adaptive aides to the above, financial assistance will be considered for the following:
Orthotics and prosthetics aide such as artificial limbs, braces, crutches and canes
Motorized three wheeler scooters such as Luna or Kinetic Honda
Vision aides such as smart sticks, walking dogs etc.
Hearing aides
Surgical procedures, only in exceptional cases
People with mobility impairments, people with vision impairments and people with hearing impairments with lower income are eligible to apply. Before applying, refer to the applicable exceptions.