The Ability FoundationAntigua & Barbuda

    Programs

    What is operational, and what we are building next.

    Ability Accounts, the adult Ability Support Profile, Ability Needs Index Version 0.1 and advocacy casework are operational. Direct financial and material assistance remain in development or planned, and none should be understood as an existing fund or a guarantee of assistance.
    Operational

    Ability Advocacy Centre

    Registered members can submit an advocacy request and follow their case through a private Ability Account, supported by Foundation caseworkers.

    In Development

    Ability Support Fund

    A fund being developed to provide direct assistance for legitimate, unmet disability-related needs. No program is open unless it is marked Open for Applications.

    Planned

    Equipment & Independence Grants

    A planned mechanism to help connect eligible individuals with mobility equipment, assistive technology and other essential devices.

    Planned

    Essential Living Support

    A proposed program area intended to help address essential needs such as food, housing and utilities for persons whose disability limits earning capacity.

    Planned

    Medical Access Support

    A planned initiative to help improve access to necessary medical treatment, equipment and services for persons living with disabilities.

    Planned

    Caregiver & Family Support

    A proposed program recognizing that caregiving carries real human and economic costs, and intended to support the families who provide it.

    Operational

    Ability Needs Index

    Version 0.1 is operational as a framework under development, helping the Foundation understand the functional and support requirements of persons living with disabilities, beyond diagnosis alone.

    Not Yet Public

    Ability Observatory

    A proposed ongoing research effort intended to monitor disability-related conditions, service gaps and quality-of-life indicators over time.

    Planned

    Disability Rights Education

    A planned public-education initiative intended to replace stereotypes with accurate knowledge about disability, rights and accommodation.

    Planned

    Policy Institute

    A proposed body intended to develop evidence-based policy papers, legislative analysis and reform recommendations affecting persons with disabilities.

    Planned

    Accessibility Monitor

    A planned initiative intended to document accessibility conditions in public spaces, services and workplaces across Antigua and Barbuda.

    Planned

    Disability Law Implementation Tracker

    A proposed tool intended to track how disability-related laws and policies are implemented in practice, not only as they appear in legislation.

    Ability Support Fund programs

    Each program opens separately and only when marked Open for Applications. Read about the Support Fund.

    • ESSENTIAL UTILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To assist persons living with disabilities whose disability or health-related circumstances create significant or unavoidable electricity or water needs that are difficult to meet from their available personal resources.

    • FOOD & NUTRITION SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To provide temporary or structured food assistance where disability, limited earning capacity or disability-related costs materially reduce a person’s ability to maintain adequate food security.

    • HOUSING & RENT SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To assist eligible persons with disabilities whose housing security is threatened by limited earning capacity, disability-related expenses or accessibility requirements.

    • MEDICAL CARE SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To assist persons living with disabilities with necessary medical services where cost or access prevents them from receiving appropriate care.

    • ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM

      Planned

      To assist persons whose disability creates transportation costs or prevents access to essential services, healthcare, employment or community life.

    • Caregiver Support

      Planned

      Help with the cost of necessary caregiving.

    • ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To assist persons living with significant disabilities with basic household costs where their own earning capacity and disability-related expenses create substantial hardship.

    • MEDICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To assist with legitimate prescribed medication costs where a person cannot reasonably maintain necessary treatment from available resources.

    • MOBILITY & EQUIPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To provide or contribute toward appropriate mobility and disability-related equipment that improves safety, independence, access or participation.

    • ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAM

      In Development

      To assist persons with disabilities in obtaining technology that supports communication, learning, employment, independent living or access to information.

    • EQUIPMENT REPAIR & MAINTENANCE SUPPORT

      In Development

      To prevent persons with disabilities from losing mobility, independence or safety because essential equipment requires repair or maintenance.

    • ACCESSIBILITY & HOME MODIFICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM

      Planned

      To assist with reasonable modifications that improve safe access and independence in the person’s living environment.

    • MEDICAL & DISABILITY SUPPLIES SUPPORT

      In Development

      To assist with recurring or one-time disability-related supplies that are necessary for health, personal care, safety or daily functioning.

    Programs marked Planned or In Development are not yet available and do not represent an existing service, fund or guarantee of assistance. They will be introduced in phases as governance, funding and partnerships are established.