Apply for an assistive device from NCPWD (wheelchair, hearing aid, white cane)
National Council for Persons with Disabilities · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Fill the NCPWD assistive device form, attach your disability card, ID copy and a professional assessment report, and submit it online or at your NCPWD county office. NCPWD funds devices like wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids and artificial limbs.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- About 24 working days (NCPWD service charter)
- Where
- Online on the NCPWD website (assistive device page), or at your NCPWD county office
What you need
- Filled Assistive Devices application form
- Copy of your disability identification card (NCPWD card)
- Copy of your national ID (a parent's or guardian's ID if you are under 18)
- Original professional disability assessment report
- Pro-forma invoice, if the device is not from NCPWD's prequalified suppliers
Steps
- Download the assistive device form from the NCPWD website (or get it at your NCPWD county office) and fill it in.
- Get a recommendation from the right professional: a physiotherapist or orthopaedic technologist for physical devices, an audiologist for hearing devices, an ophthalmologist for eye and visual devices.
- Attach copies of your NCPWD card, national ID and the assessment report.
- Submit at your NCPWD county office, or use the Apply now form on the NCPWD assistive device page.
Watch out
- Applications only succeed if your name, ID number and disability number match NCPWD's database, so register with NCPWD first.
- For a motorised wheelchair, NCPWD pays up to KSh 100,000. If it costs more, you pay the difference.
- Demand is high and funds are limited, so not every applicant gets a device each year.
Who can apply
- Persons with disabilities registered with NCPWD. Your name, ID number and disability number must match NCPWD's records.
- Priority goes to people who need the device to learn, train or work.
- Covers devices such as wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids, calipers, surgical boots and artificial arms or legs.
- Assistive services such as sign language interpretation are also supported.
Official sources (3)
- Assistive Device ncpwd.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions ncpwd.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- NCPWD Service Delivery Charter 2024 ncpwd.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026