FODAC provides free home medical equipment through Savannah branch

TUCKER, Ga. (WTOC) - Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, known as FODAC, provides home medical equipment at no cost through its branch in Savannah, CEO Chris Brand said.According to the CDC, nearly 30%, or more than one in four U.S. adults, have a disability. That number does not include anyone younger than 18.Brand spoke from FODAC’s Tucker office, which has operated for about 40 years. FODAC recently expanded to Savannah and the coastal region of Georgia.Equipment and feesBrand said FODAC collects gently used equipment in and outside Georgia and makes it available at the Savannah branch. The organization also collects equipment from the local community through a partnership with Goodwill. People can donate equipment or receive it.“Absolutely no cost for the equipment at all,” Brand said.FODAC requests a $25 registration fee to support its administrative costs, Brand said. Clients pay the new cost of batteries for scooters or power chairs. They also pay the cost of a new hospital