The state Vocational rehabilitation program should provide what ever equipment needed as long as you are trying to work.

Depends where you live.

Here in Florida, the answer would be “definitely, unless you can’t work”. Our state division of blind services is paying me a stipend to go back to school and finish my undergrad. They also bought me ZoomText and a laptop that’s capable of running it.

That said, from what I’ve heard, quality varies pretty widely from state to state. Also as mentioned, the government tends to be much stingier with retirees and people who are unable to work when it comes to adaptive technology. Florida spends big on me, but only because I’m on track to become a gainfully employed taxpayer.

No idea of the situation in other countries.

most western countries have incentives to help disabled people, also, your health insurance should cover aids.

It depends on a lot of things, like if you are a student, if you have a job where you need a visual aid, and the state you live in.

I'm going to give a more elaborate answer based on my esperience:


If you're still in school, you may be able to get the school to provide some assistive things to help you academically, like someone to take notes and other special accommodations. Other stuff like computer programs is likely not going to come from your school.


If you live in the USA, your state likely has a program to help disabled people find and improve their job situation. These programs are more likely to help you get the tools you need to do a job, but it might be harder to get approval for something they deem less essential to your job.

Outside of those two things, your options are very, very slim, which is rough since a lot of the assistive tech out there is extremely pricy. However, there are still resources out there, but they vary wildly depending on your state and even your county. I've received a white cane for free from either the NFB or AFB, I can't remember which, but it wasn't a folding cane, just a long plastic whip-y thing. You might also find that your area has shared ride taxi programs for the elderly and disabled, and many states have other transportation systems, but as I've already mentioned, they can vary wildly.


Outside of the USA, I have no clue.