USE HERE
Use a shared item during the current visit; return it to the used-item bin when finished.
Equipment service network
Try before you buy. Borrow what makes sense. Refer what ANCHOR should not duplicate.
The lending system is for comparison, short trials, site use and sensory/communication access—not an attempt to rebuild Arkansas's broader assistive-technology infrastructure.
SERVICE MODELUSE HERE → TRY TODAY → BORROW → COMPARE → REFER
READ THIS PAGE
Start here. Read straight down.
Use this page when equipment needs to be tried, compared, borrowed, returned, cleaned, or routed to another AT program.
Important information is visible on the page. Nothing essential is hidden in accordions or pop-ups.
THE SIMPLE PATH
- Choose the correct loan type.
- Keep custody, condition, safety, and feedback records separate.
- Hand off to existing Arkansas AT systems when they are the better fit.
Loan types
Different needs require different custody rules.
Shared public tools, personal products and controlled/specialist equipment cannot run through one checkout rule.
TRY TODAY
Short local trial for fit, texture, attenuation or communication preference.
BORROW
Multi-day loan when sanitation, safety, custody and return rules support it.
COMPARE
Try two or more options before purchasing or requesting a longer-term device.
Decision boundary
When does ANCHOR lend it, and when does ANCHOR hand off?
iCAN already operates Arkansas's statewide Assistive Technology program. ANCHOR should specialize in sensory/communication access and use a warm handoff for broader AT needs.
ANCHOR lane
- Dock Kit items
- Communication cards / boards
- Sound/light/tactile comparison
- Sensory maps + visit tools
- Public-site trials
- Field / MAV deployment
Refer / coordinate
- Complex AAC device selection
- Computer access
- Vision / hearing AT
- Durable medical equipment
- Specialized home safety technology
- Broader AT demonstration / reuse
Lending record
Every item needs lifecycle data.
Custody
Item ID · borrower/site · checkout · due/return · staff role.
Condition
Pre-loan inspection · return inspection · damage · missing parts.
Safety
Age/use class · controlled-item boundary · recall status · instructions.
Feedback
Helped · too strong · too weak · uncomfortable · hard to use · would borrow again.
Ordinary lending records should not become a shadow medical record. Track equipment performance and access outcomes without collecting unnecessary diagnosis information.