The Centralized Equipment Pool (CEP) is funded by the Assistive Devices Program of the Ministry of Health and provides writing and face-to-face communication aids to individuals with communication disabilities of all ages. CEP is operated by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
CEP is a leasing, recycling and purchasing program, which serves 27 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) clinics and Individual Authorizers across Ontario. Clients are assessed, prescribed, and dispensed equipment through their local AAC clinic or an individual authorizer.
The leasing program provides clients with changing needs the flexibility to use equipment and return it for something more suitable following re-assessment by there clinic. It also allows clients to obtain expensive communication technology at a relatively low cost. With a full service department onsite, leased equipment that is defective can be quickly repaired or replaced.
CEP also plays an important educational role in the augmentative and alternative communication clinical community, running courses and workshops for interprofessional clinical team members on various topics such as face-to-face / written communication approaches, alternative access methods, and mounting systems.
To learn more about CEP and upcoming educational events please visit www.cepp.org.
