There is no age restriction. The request must be for a disability-specific service, device, or product. An example of a disability-specific request would be a hearing aid for a person with a hearing impairment but not a vehicle modification for a person with a hearing impairment unless that individual also had a physical impairment. The request should reflect a one-time purchase, such as an assistive device, product, modification, or service. Applicants must show that they have researched the community for alternative funding sources and have been refused by all other agencies prior to this application.
Documentation supporting that all other resources have been exhausted is required.
If you have already mades these purchases, you used available resources, thereby eliminating your eligibility for this fund of last resort. The request has been facilitated and submitted by a Human Service Advocate. The CSF application must be submitted through a Human Service Advocate, such as a case manager, rehabilitation counselor, Center for Independent Living counselor, or community provider of supported or extended employment services. A vendor or manufacturer of products or services cannot be a Human Service Advocate for the purposes of this fund. Be sure that the goals of the plan are consistent with the requests of the individual.