The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) helps Georgians with disabilities get ready for, find, keep, or return to work. Its assistive work technology team checks what tools a person needs, looks at the worksite, and can help with home and vehicle changes. Tools for Life is a separate program at Georgia Tech. It lets people learn about assistive devices and borrow some to try, and it runs a device reuse program and a loan program to help people get devices.
Hanger Clinic makes and fits artificial limbs, braces and other supports. The Atlanta clinic on Peachtree Park Drive is open on weekdays. You can call or text to ask for a free evaluation.
MARTA Mobility is MARTA's paratransit service for riders who qualify for it.00 fare. Riders with a Mobility photo ID Breeze card also ride regular MARTA buses, trains and the streetcar for free.
Tools for Life is Georgia's Assistive Technology Act program, based at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. It helps older adults and people with disabilities learn about, try out, and find the assistive technology that fits their needs. Services include device demonstrations in their labs, free loans of devices to try, information and referrals, trainings, and help finding funding and reused equipment.
EnABLE Home Solutions is a team led by a licensed occupational therapist, Cindy Lourie. She looks at how a person moves and lives at home, then suggests changes to make the home safer and easier to use. She can also connect families with handymen, equipment suppliers and contractors to do the work.
disABILITY LINK is a Center for Independent Living, which means it is run by and for people with disabilities. It serves Metro Atlanta and nearby counties. It offers peer support, skills training, advocacy, job help, assistive technology, travel training, and help applying for SNAP food benefits.
Children's Medical Services is a statewide program run through the Fulton County Board of Health. It helps children and young adults from birth to age 21 who have special health care needs. The program offers affordable primary and specialty medical care and links families to community resources.
The Center for the Visually Impaired is a nonprofit in Midtown Atlanta that helps people of all ages who have vision loss. It offers low vision eye exams, classes to learn daily living skills, white cane travel and technology, programs for kids, and support groups. Fees are on a sliding scale, and most insurance is accepted.
FOCUS is a group for families of children and young adults, from birth through age 29, who have lifelong physical or developmental disabilities. It runs adapted camps, respite childcare, social activities, parent support groups and hospital visits. It also helps families get medical equipment through grants and a loan library.
FOCUS helps families of children and young adults with lifelong disabilities, from birth through age 29. It runs adapted camps, respite childcare, swim team, teen and young adult activities, parent support groups, hospital visits, and equipment grants and loans. The goal is to build a community for families across metro Atlanta and Georgia.
FODAC is a nonprofit in Tucker that gives refurbished wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other home medical equipment to adults and children with disabilities. It also repairs equipment by appointment, sells refurbished computers at its thrift store, and runs a loan program for assistive technology. It has other locations in Savannah and Griffin.
FODAC gives refurbished wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other home medical equipment to children and adults with disabilities. New clients pay a one-time $25 sign-up fee, and the equipment is free. FODAC also runs a thrift store, repairs equipment by appointment, and offers low-interest loans for assistive technology through CreditAble.
This is the Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Georgia's talking book and braille library, part of the National Library Service network. It lends audiobooks, braille books and special players for free to people who are blind, have low vision, have a reading disability like dyslexia, or cannot hold a book or turn pages. Books come by mail with free return postage, and the Atlanta library also takes walk-in visitors.
This is the state agency for mental health, addiction, and developmental disability services in Georgia. Its Family Support Services program helps families who care at home for a person with an intellectual or developmental disability. Staff help families make a plan and find supports like respite, training, and equipment.
The Fox Theatre is a historic theatre in Midtown Atlanta. It hosts Broadway shows, concerts, comedy, dance, film nights and guided tours. Through Fox Gives it also runs free school programs, a high school arts careers program, scholarships and grants for historic theatres.
MARTA is the public transit system for metro Atlanta. It runs buses, trains, Rapid service, MARTA Reach and the Streetcar. It also sells passes and discounted fares, and runs MARTA Mobility, a ride service for people who qualify.
MARTA is the Atlanta area's public transit system, with buses, trains, Rapid service, MARTA Reach and a streetcar.00 a trip.00 Mobility fare, day passes, group discounts, university passes and employer passes.
This is a Georgia state agency that gives grants to Georgians with a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. The grants help pay for things like medical and therapy care, equipment, assistive technology, personal support and transportation. It is the last place to turn for money, so you must use other funding first.
Northside Hospital is a large Georgia health system with hospitals and clinics in many places. Its services include urgent care, cancer care, heart care, orthopedics, imaging and chaplain support. Many services have their own phone number, so call the one for the care you need.
Arms Wide Open is a Stone Mountain group that supports people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. It helps people reach social and medical services, get care at home, get mobility equipment, and file for benefits.
