Equipment Resale and Exchange Resource Center

Many sites offer forums to buy or sell used assistive products and rehabilitation equipment. If you are in the market for a used item, you can also go to the ABLEDATA Classifieds Page.

1. Assistive Technology Exchange in New England
   The Assistive Technology Exchange in New England provides a web site, getATstuff.com, where individuals can look for or list assistive technology devices for sale or for free. The goal of getATstuff is to help get assistive technology devices that are no longer being used into the hands of people who need and can benefit from them. The Exchange is sponsored by the Connecticut Tech Act Project, MassMATCH AT Tech Act Project, Maine CITE, Assistive Technology in New Hampshire, the Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership, the Vermont Assistive Technology Program, and the Vermont Parent Information Center. [More Information]
2. Associated Rollx Vans
   RollX offers new and reconditioned vans available for lease or sale. They outfit them with a variety of adaptations including lifts, raised roofs, and other adaptive equipment. [More Information]
3. ATMatch.com
   ATMatch.com is a marketplace for assistive technology and durable medical products. It provides an online auction space for individuals with disabilities, their familiies and friends to buy and sell devices and eauipment. Categories include Aids for Daily Living, Automotive, Books, Communication, Computers and Peripherals, Environmental Controls, Hearing, Home & Hobby Accessories, Mobility, Positioning, Recreation Aids, Software, Switches & Accessories, Toys, Vision, Worksite Modifications. [More Information]
4. Blind Bargains
   Blind Bargains tracks deals and bargains on blindness-related products including deals from online stores, used items, and auctions. The goal is to connect blind people with reasonably-priced equipment. Many items, especially used items, are listed on Ebay and on various Web sites, and the goal is to centralize this information. The site also offer a feature called Blind Search, a customized search engine for dozens of blindness-related websites. [More Information]
5. Connections for the Blind
   Connections for the Blind is an online magazine of classified ads for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Ads can include offers to buy, sell, or trade products or services, including used equipment. Individuals can place their first ad of fifty words or less for free, then pay five dollars for another ad of this size. A sponsored ad (an article of 250 words or less) costs $20. All ads run for one month. Email subcriptions are free. To subscribe, send a blank email with “subscribe” in the subject line to mnoel71@juno.com. It is not necessary to subscribe in order to place an ad. Ads may be dictated by calling the Connections for the Blind phone number from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific Time, or submitted by mail in braille, large type, cassette, or on diskette. Payment methods are described on the Connections for the Blind web site. [More Information]
6. Disabled Dealer Magazine
   Disabled Dealer is a national resource for buying and selling adaptive equipment online and in print. The print magazine is available for 13 regions throughout the U.S., and the site carries ads and links to dealers throughout the country. For contact information for each region, click on the "Contact Us" link on the Web site. [More Information]
7. MEDmarketplace.com
   MEDmarketplace.com is an online marketplace for selling medical equipment and supplies. Hospitals and buying groups can search for, find, and arrange for either money-based or non-monetary exchanges of medical equipment and supplies. MEDmarketplace.com does not directly sell any products; it offers Web-based solutions that serve seller customers through programs designed for listing medical equipment. They provide a dedicated online store (Sell-It! Showcase) where sellers can list anywhere from one to unlimited number of products. MEDmarketplace.com also provides services for broker and refurbisher customers, such as priority access to hospital equipment listings, and first notice of hospital requests for used equipment acquisitions. The site also allows individuals to list products. [More Information]
8. Miga Solutions Inc.
   Miga.com lists quality used equipment for sale that comes directly from hospitals and manufacturers throughout the United States. Much of the equipment is hospital, therapy, and meducal equipment, but they frequently have listings for assistive equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, ergometers, etc. The site can be browsed by category, or using the search engine to navigate thousands of detailed listings. [More Information]
9. MobilityVan Sales USA
   MobilityVan Sales USA offers a free classifieds service for vans modified for people with disabilities. Although based in Australia, this site serves the United States and enables drivers with disabilities to place vehicles for sale with highlighted accessible features and modifications. The free ads include six photos. [More Information]
10. National Christina Foundation
    The Foundation donates recycled computers to organizations, which distribute the computers to people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons. [More Information]
11. Silver Cross
    Silver Cross has a network of distributors covering almost all of the U.S., Canada and England for new and used assistive products in several categories - stair lifts; ceiling lifts; home residential elevators; incline wheelchair lifts; patient lifts; porch and vertical wheelchair lifts; bath lifts; scooter lifts; electric scooters; electric wheelchairs; lift chairs; and hospital beds. Silver Cross offers product comparison information for the products they sell. [More Information]
12. StairliftExchange.com
    Stair Lift Exchange is a Web site to enable people to buy, sell, or give away used stairlift equipment. Suported by ads, the site charges no fees for listing. [More Information]
13. Used Medical Equipment Warehouse Outlet
    This site offers all types of medical equipment including assistive products. [More Information]
14. Usedhme.com
    This site is dedicated to enabling people to buy and sell used home medical equipment. [More Information]
15. Wheelchair Accessible Home Clearinghouse
    This site publishes classified advertisements for houses, townhouses, and condominiums for sale or rent that are wheelchair accessible. It also posts ads offering scooters, wheelchairs, and accessible vans. [More Information]
16. Wheelchair Recycling Program (WRP)
    The WRP provides used or refurbished equipment to people in Wisconsin and around the world. [More Information]
17. Workshop Solutions (Canada)
    This site acts as a meeting place for engineers, inventors, and manufacturers to discuss various assistive technology products. It is also possible for consumers to reach these personnel, although this site itself is not a product supplier. [More Information]

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1. New Publication Available on Assistive Technology Recycling
   If you are interested in learning more about the recycling, refurbishing, and redistribution of assistive technology, you might want to check out Discovering Hidden Resources. The RESNA Technical Assistance Project produced this publication in the hopes of bolstering existing programs and fostering the creation of new ones. It presents a concise but thorough overview of ongoing efforts in the field of assistive technology recycling, refurbishment, and redistribution all around the world. [More Information]

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