Granting of aids

If you need an assistive device, you can apply for a grant for assistive devices from your municipality or region, depending on which assistive device you need. This post provides a brief presentation of how a grant process works. can look out.

Grant process late

First of all, you can start by contacting your local assistive technology center, your doctor, occupational therapist or other healthcare professional to get an assessment of your need for an assistive technology. They can help assess your need and write a referral to the municipality or region, which you should send along with your application for a grant.

You can apply for a grant for assistive devices online on the municipality's or region's website, or you can contact them directly. In the application, you must describe your need.

Once the municipality or region has received your application, they will assess your needs and situation. If you meet the criteria, you will receive a full or partial grant for the desired aid.

Please note that the waiting time for a grant may vary depending on the type of assistive device and your municipality or region. If you need more information or assistance with the application process, you can contact the municipality or region directly.

3 tips for the grant application

If you want to apply for a grant for assistive devices, it is important to write a clear and precise application that describes your need for the device. Here are some tips for your application:

1. Describe your illness and how it affects your daily life. It is important to provide a detailed description of how your illness affects your ability to perform daily activities and what your needs are.
   
2. Explain why you need an assistive device and how it will help you in your daily life. Describe how an assistive device will improve your quality of life and help you perform daily tasks.
   
3. You may wish to indicate which assistive device you would like to receive funding for and why. If you have received advice from an occupational therapist or other healthcare professional, include that as well. You may also choose to write your application more broadly and focus more on the challenges you experience in everyday life. It may be that your need can be solved by different assistive devices, so consider what is best for your situation.
   
4. Be patient and stand by your needs! The approval process can be long and frustrating. Your needs will be critically assessed and it is therefore important that you are stubborn, persistent and stand by your needs.
   
5. If the assistive device for which you would like to apply for a grant benefits your ability to work at your workplace, try applying for a grant through your job. The processing process may be much shorter there.

The Wini aid

Read more about our aid Wini – a grip that makes it easier to hold small objects. Wini is a grip enlarger that you can use to enlarge the surface of small and narrow objects such as cutlery, paint brushes, toothbrushes, crochet hooks – in fact, the only limits are your imagination!

With an electronically driven closing function, Wini is perfect to take with you on the go, as you can easily and effortlessly use it on various objects.