Device Loan
How to Borrow a Device
First
- Identify the device you would like to borrow; OR
- Identify the reason for a loan, such as help with seeing printed text, hearing the TV, or remembering to take medication.
Second
- Contact STAR or one of the partners listed below.
Types of Loans
Short-Term Loans
Short-term device loans are for 30-days or less and allow consumers to try a device or software program before buying. Short-term device loans may also be used to fill-in for a device that is being repaired or while waiting for delivery of a newly-purchased device.
Device loans give consumers the opportunity to:
- Try a device in a real life environment
- Collect data substantiating that the device meets the consumer's needs
- Use data to justify a funding request
- Use as a short-term loaner while a personal device is being repaired
- Understand training and support needs associated with device or software
- Make an informed purchasing decision
Although there is no charge for a device loan, customers are asked to complete this short survey.
Open-Ended Loans
Open-ended device loans provide previously used equipment to Minnesotans who otherwise would not have access to assistive technology. These are long-term loans, which do not have a set return date and are helpful when the borrower needs a device for more than 30-days. Once the borrower no longer needs the device, it must be returned to the loan program.
For more information or to request a loan, contact STAR or one of our device loan partners listed below.
Check out STAR's New Searchable Device Database!
STAR's Searchable Device Database: search for a device by product type and location.