Empowering People with Disabilities Through Technology

LINC Membership

Your LINC membership entitles you to a wide variety of benefits that range from consultations, our extensive lending library to publications and programs that will help you advance your individual goals.

Click here for LINC's Membership form

You may also request a membership form by calling 410.659.5462

Memberships:

$100.00 Individual Membership: This one year membership provides for one comprehensive, one-on-one consultation with an AT specialist, access to our loan library and use of the computes in our computer lab among other services described under "Membership Benefits." This fee may be paid by the family or by a supporting agency such as child development services, case management or school system.

$200.00 Family Membership: This one year membership is designed for families who may have more than one child with a disability. This membership level allows for a comprehensive, one-on-one consultation for each child/family member with a disability as well as access to our loan library for each family member (members are generally allowed 4 items loaned at one time, with the family membership 4 items are allowed per family member with a disability). Family memberships are only available for immediate family members.

$225.00 Professional Membership: This includes physical, occupational, speech, developmental therapists, case managers, in home support workers, school system personnel, hospital staff, group homes and day programs. This is one membership for the staff person to use LINC equipment with their caseload on an individual basis in a therapeutic manner.

$350.00 School/Business Membership: This fee entitles a school, business, hospital, group home, or the like to have 8 staff and/or families with an individual membership for one year.

Services Outside Standard Membership: Service beyond the initial consultation and outside standard membership services will occur an hourly service fee. Our standards are as follows:

$90.00/hour for an Assistive Technology Assessment/Consultation.

$68.00/hour for training or technical support services.

$35.00/hour for a portal to portal travel fee for any services taking place outside of LINC's computer center.

Assistance with Membership and/or Fees: Membership and service fees assist us in maintaining and improving our computer lab, loan library and membership services. We understand that not everyone has the resources to afford these fees and make every effort to accommodate your financial needs.

Financial assistance with membership and service fees are available on a limited basis and dependent upon outside funding sources. Financial assistance, if granted, is valid one time or one year of membership and would need to be requested at time of application, renewal or request for additional services. If you require assistance paying for membership or services, please contact LINC at 410.659.5462

Membership Benefits:

One Individual Consultation:

Information you provide about your strengths, abilities and disability, school, employment, and life skills, computer experience, and goals is used to set up a one-on-one session where you try out specially adapted computers, specialized hardware and software. At the end of the session, future plans are discussed. Consultations last 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Children and adults are encouraged to bring parents and other adult relatives, teachers, occupational /speech /physical therapists, and friends to the consultation. There is a charge for additional consultations.

LINC's Software Loan Library:

Our library contains 450 specially selected programs (primarily for children and young adults) for Macintosh and Windows. Individual members may check out up to 4 pieces of software for up to one month at no charge, with the family membership 4 items are allowed per family member with a disability. The software loan library is open for check out and return of software during consultation services and open lab.

LINC's Equipment Loan Library:

We offer members the opportunity to try out up to 2 pieces of adaptive equipment for up to one month at a time at no charge. LINC offers a number of specially designed mice, touch windows, communication devices and battery-powered, switch activated toys for families to borrow.

Open Lab Hours:

These hours are scheduled blocks of time when members come in and explore hardware, adaptive equipment and software. Members are encouraged to practice the skills they have learned during consultation sessions. Macintosh and Windows computers are available during these hours. Members schedule Open Lab hours by phone.

Open lab time is for you to work independently on the software and skills covered during the consultation and generally a staff member does not work with you directly. You may however, receive additional training on programs and skills through a fee-for-service.

Telephone Technical Services:

This is the opportunity when assistive technology staff answer members' questions relating to hardware, software, and adaptive equipment.*

*Though staff is generally willing, when available, to assist you over the phone with technical support issues and computer problems, we are not a help desk support center and may not be able to assist you with all problems. Calls are generally restricted to 10-15 minutes up to 2 times per month.

Connections:

This is LINC's quarterly newsletter that contains information on new hardware and software, upcoming events, and news on LINC's specially funded projects. Connections is mailed to members and available on our we site.

Computer Workshops and Exhibitions:

LINC members receive free or reduced fee participation in computer workshops and other special events at LINC.