TEC-Assist AT Reuse Program

TEC-Assist

The AT Reuse Program at TEC Maine

TEC-Assist is a place to find and donate gently used assistive equipment that makes life easier. Do you need …an extra walker for use at your friend’s house? …a bath seat for your second bathroom?  …a manual wheelchair to get to doctor’s appointments or grocery shopping?

If you have no insurance, have reached your insurance cap for this type of equipment, or simply wish to purchase extra equipment, then this program can help you. With so much surplus of durable medical equipment going to waste in basements and closets around the State, we felt it was time to take action in getting this equipment in use again.

TEC-Assist will accept donations of “gently used” equipment such as manual wheelchairs, tub seats and safety accessories, standers, portable wheelchair ramps, walkers, etc. The equipment will then be sanitized and restored to good working condition and made available for a nominal service fee, many times a savings of 50-80% of the cost of new equipment. Donors of equipment should contact TEC-Assist staff at 207-992-9270 to discuss the criteria for acceptable equipment and arrangements for delivery to us. Donors will also receive a letter of donation suitable for tax purposes.

In our growing inventory we have such treasures as the stair glide system, which enables those in need of a lift to travel up the stairs. We have a sip and puff wheelchair, along with many other items that are in fine shape and useful. Standers - both prone and supine, a large variety of walkers, shower benches, commodes and a large inventory of various adjustable chairs by Rifton and Leckey. Our inventory is growing at a rapid pace thanks to donors-both individual and professional. As our inventory grows the opportunity to assist a larger population of Maine's citizens grow with it.

Call TEC - Assist for a tour and information. 207-992-9270 or toll free 866-274-0029 (Voice/TDD)

Here's a few photographs of our inventory: