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Aids for Daily Living Grant

Aids for daily living are non-medical devices that can help simplify day-to-day tasks, enhance recreational activities and make life easier for people living with MS. The Minnesota Chapter provides the Aids for Daily Living Grant to help purchase these items.

How it works

  • To be eligible for the Aids for Daily Living Grant, you must have multiple sclerosis and be registered with the National MS Society, Minnesota Chapter. If you are not already registered, create an account.
  • The item(s) must be covered under the program. See below for a list of example items.
  • If you are considering purchasing aids for daily living and would like financial assistance, you must first contact the chapter office for authorization.
  • The Minnesota Chapter may assist with the entire cost of the item, up to $100.
  • The maximum amount of reimbursement per person in one fiscal year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) is $100.

The Joanne Levin Endowment Fund underwrites the Minnesota Chapter’s Aids for Daily Living Grant program. This program is in addition to the Adaptive Equipment/Home and Vehicle Modification Grant that provides limited financial assistance for the purchase of independent living aids.

For more information about the aids for daily living subsidy program, call the Minnesota Chapter at 612-335-7900, 1-800-582-5296 or info@mssociety.org.

A sample of the many items covered under this program

Dressing aids
Buttoning aids with built-up handles
Dressing sticks - stocking pulls
Shoelace fasteners - zipper pulls

Personal Care/Grooming Aids
Cooling vests
Hair brushes and combs with
built-up handles
Mounted nail clippers
Toothpaste tube squeezers
Long-handled sponges

Kitchen/eating aids
Built-up utensils and dinnerware
Pot and pan holders
Mounted jar openers

Household aids
Easy-grab scissors
Light switch extension handle
Door knob extensions
Long-handled mops and dusters

Recreational aids
Gardening aids
Fishing pole holders
Playing card holders
Needlework holders

Low vision aids
Hand-held and full-page magnifiers
Large-print kitchen timers
Lighted nail clipper with magnifier

For additional information about these items and many more, contact the following companies to request a catalog: