If your child is denied procurement of needed equipment, protection advocacy for Assistive Technology is available in all states. Protection advocacy can help determine how to follow options for appealing funding denials, and can also serve as your advocate. Protection advocates are available to help you appeal funding denials:

• PAAT (Protection Advocacy for Assistive Technology): www.nls.org
• Technology Assistance Project listed at www.ataporg.org
• The National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project has information and links to many helpful Assistive Technology: www.nls.org/natmain.htm
• HCFA – state and federal Medicaid contacts: www.hcfa.org/medicaid/mcontact.htm