Given the high cost of new adaptive equipment, PARI, a resource for independent living, has come up with an alternative for the consumer.
PARI's Affordable Adaptive Technology (PAAT) Program is an effort to provide any person of limited means with the necessary equipment he or she would otherwise be unable to obtain.
Used equipment is donated to PARI; we restore it to useful condition; modify and/or adapt it as needed; and then offer the recycled product at a reasonable cost to the consumer/ family member or the community.
From slideboards to walking aids, wheelchairs to shower/commodes (plus almost anything and everything in between), we welcome donations of various kinds of health care and adaptive equipment in order that we may meet people's various needs.
There are some types of equipment that we are unable to store on location here at PARI. We do recognize, however, that outdoor wheelchair lifts, ramps, hospital beds and the like are needed and necessary equipment. As a result, we have a referral system whereby we put the consumer directly in touch with the donor.
PAAT's inventory often includes:
Wheelchairs, walkers, quad canes, forearm/platform/auxiliary crutches, lap board, slide boars, tub transfer chairs, Geri chairs, bedside tables, commode frames, shower chairs, bathroom safety equipment and hearing aids.
We are committed to making this program bigger and better. With your help, we can make needed equipment available to individuals with disabilities throughout Rhode Island.