Equipment (Maximum of $1,000)
Equipment funding may be considered for up to $1,500 if costs exceed $1,000 for an individual item or single transaction.
Equipment rentals have a $500 maximum.
- Accessibility modifications for vehicle or home
- Access ramps
- Adapted shoes (e.g., Billy)
- AFOs
- Bathing systems
- Canes
- Car Seats (Specialized or off the shelf depending on documentation and needs of client)
- Catheterization equipment
- Commodes
- Communication devices
- Feeding pumps
- Foot orthotics (inserts)
- Gait belts
- Hand braces
- Hearing aids
- Helmets
- Hospital mattresses
- Limb prosthetics
- Lifts (electric and manual)
- Mobility aids (e.g. lap belts, canes)
- Oxygen machines
- Other respiratory devices (e.g. BiPAP)
- Ramps
- Rental equipment (e.g. commodes, communication devices, hospital mattresses, standers, walkers, wheelchairs, writing aids)
- Serial castings
- Sensory equipment:
- Balance/Wobble Boards
- Compression Garments
- Deep Pressure Wraps
- Fidget Toys
- Floor Mats
- Putty (i.e., therapeutic)
- Sensory Lights
- Tumbling Mats/Crash Pads
- Weighted Blankets/Toys
- Specialized vision aids (specialized glasses, magnifiers and other optical aids)
- Splints
- Standers
- Suction machine
- Transfer boards
- Vision aids (e.g., specialized glasses)
- Walkers
- Wheelchairs/ Back-up wheelchairs
- Writing aids
Ineligible items:
- Costs associated with vehicle and home modifications/repairs
- Jungle Gyms
- Swings
- Trampolines
Respite/Childcare: at home or at camp (Maximum of $750)
Eligible items:
- 1:1 support provided to a client attending a camp program
- Respite*:
- at a known respite facility (including Holland Bloorview) or agency (camp costs and nursing are not covered)
- provided by a non-agency worker (e.g., family caregiver who is not a parent or guardian)
- provided to the client at home by a recognized organization offering respite care
* Respite worker must be age 18 or over
Recreation (Maximum of $500)
Eligible items:
- Recreational programs (not therapy-based) such as:
- art programs
- social programs/activities
- sports
- summer camps
Medication - Prescribed (Maximum of $500; Deflazacort up to $1,500)
Eligible items:
- Medication not covered by OHIP Plus that is critical for your child’s health
- Oral nutrition supplements for clients who require additional dietary support due to their diagnosis
- Prescription medications (not over the counter) with an assigned Drug Insurance Number (DIN) that are not covered by OHIP or medical insurance
