Kiowa AOA Assistive Device Loan Closet

A loan closet of handicap assistive devices that qualified elders can check out: electric scooters, walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, grab bars, shower chairs, a portable handicap ramp, and a handicap transporter for a scooter or wheelchair. Devices check out for six weeks at a time and are for temporary use only — they are not meant to be kept.

AvailableRegional

Operated byTribal

Who qualifies

Any enrolled tribal citizen

Available to qualified elder participants: 60 years of age or older and a member of any federally recognized tribe — not Kiowa citizens only — residing within the AOA service area. Non-Indian spouses of a qualified elder, spouses aged 59 or younger whose spouse is a qualified participant, handicapped individuals residing with a qualified elder, and caregivers who reside with or assist handicapped elders may also participate; the department page limits the handicapped path to people 59 or younger while the program's own flyer says handicapped of any age. Handicapped elders must provide documentation verifying their disability. Availability depends on what the closet has on hand.

How to apply

PhoneEmail

Call the AOA at 405-901-9231 or email AOA@kiowatribe.org to ask what devices are on hand and to complete the loan application. An elder may check out handicap devices every six weeks, and must update the loan application every six weeks to keep the equipment longer. The AOA has only a few devices at a time. Mailing address: PO Box 369, Carnegie, OK 73015.

Where it's available

The AOA service area is described by landmarks rather than counties and cannot be mapped to a county list: it "extends from 5 miles east of Carnegie, Oklahoma, with the Botone Church as our eastern boundary, stretching southward to Meers, Oklahoma. The western edge of the Kiowa AOA Service area is the Kiowa County line and North to the northern edge of the Caddo county line."