EATI funding has been fully committed to meet the equipment and assistive technology needs for clients already in the process. If one of your clients has applied for funding in the last few months, you may want to contact EATI to see if he/she is in the queue to receive funding. EATI will send a letter (EATI letter to new applicants) if your client will not receive funding from the current budget.

If your client is not receiving funding, here is the action you can take NOW:

1. Continue to submit your applications to EATI

What this will do:

• Encourage the extension of the program. You application shows your support for the program which offers an excellent funding option.
• Make sure you are first in line if/or when there is an extension (they are creating a waitlist).
• Open other funding sources as EATI will try to refer the new applicants to alternative funding.
• Keep your clients informed of progress with the program.

2. Get the message out that you want funding for EATI to continue. Download the EATI Taking Action on EATI: A Tool Kit to speak out for more funding. EATI has provided the following information about the ToolKit and the download.

The funding for EATI will expire on March 31, 2014. The goal of this toolkit is to help individuals and organizations speak out about:

• The fact that British Columbians with disabilities need personal supports like equipment and assistive technology in order to participate
• The need to renew and expand EATI before the end of its current funding on March 31, 2014
• The way that equipment and assistive technology has changed your life or the lives of people that you know or represent