Everyone at PATF would sincerely like to thank our generous donors.

The funds are being utilized to help ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to get the assistive technology they want.  We are able to continue offering low and 0% interest loans, Information & Assistance, and Financial Education. 

None of this is possible without your support and assistance. Once again, we thank you, and wish you a happy and healthy new year. 

Here, at PATF, we receive many requests for loans so that people can purchase the assistive technology they need. The following is a good example of how our loans can help.

Color Tester II: Talking Color Analyzer. She is a repeat borrower and is diagnosed with low vision. Tess is employed as an Instructor. She depends heavily on using a color identifier to match her wardrobe/outfits for work and other professional activities and events. She also finds this device helpful when sorting and doing her laundry. 

Tess mentioned on her application that she has tried other color identification applications available on her iOS but found them to be very inaccurate. 

Derek Baker joined PATF's Board of Directors in 2010, and became Board President in July 2014. He is a partner at Reed Smith, LLP, Philadelphia and specializes in commercial restructuring and bankruptcy law. Derek is a former steering committee Chair of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference and a member of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Derek, his wife (a certified speech language pathologist) and their three children live in Elkins Park, PA.