Assistive Technology Equipment

Elevates, unifies, and empowers the Dear, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf/Blind Utahns by building an inclusive community with full communication access, and show the world what life looks like, free of barriers.COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• American Sign Language Instruction
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Special Education
• Sign Language Interpretation
• Hearing Aids
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Assistive Technology Training
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Telecommunication Relay Services

Serves students with disabilities by providing equal access to DSU academic programs, non-academic activities, and campus facilities to facilitate and promote student participation, success, retention and graduation. Responsible for evaluating disability documentation, determining eligibility, and implementing reasonable accommodations for students who have disabilities that may affect their academic success.

Provides disability services and academic accommodations for college classes, assistive technology, books on tape, etc.

Disability services and academic accommodations for college classes, assistive technology, books on tape. A federally funded program.

• Disability Related Transportation
• Disability Rights Groups
• Public Awareness/Education
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Centers for Independent Living
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Low Vision Aids
• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
• Teaching/Instruction Volunteer Opportunities
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

USOR, Active Re-Entry serves the seven counties of Eastern Utah, with satellite offices in Moab and Uintah Basin.
There are five other Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in Utah.

• Advocacy
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Aging and Disability Resource Centers
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Disability Related Center Based Employment
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Assistive Technology Equipment Listing Services
• Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Health Related Advocacy Groups
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Voluntary Health Organizations

NFB of Utah has 5 chapters located in St. George, Utah County, Salt Lake, Weber/Davis, and Logan; as well as 3 divisions that work specifically with students, seniors, and parents of blind children.
President Everette Bacon

• Arts and Crafts Instruction
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Automobile Donation Programs
• Disability Rights Groups
• Blind Mobility Aids
• Braille Transcription
• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Public Awareness/Education
• Disability Related Transportation
• Advocacy
• Tuition Assistance
• Assistive Technology Training
• Specialized Information and Referral

• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
• Disability Related Libraries

A voluntary health agency that works to combat muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and related muscle-debilitating diseases, and is committed to finding treatments and cures while supporting a comprehensive program of direct patient services and clinical care. Also provides assistive technology, support groups, therapeutic camps and offers volunteer opportunities.

• Voluntary Health Organizations
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Therapeutic Camps
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Clinical care at Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah Medical Center

• Rent Payment Assistance
• Utility Service Payment Assistance
• Advocacy
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Medical Equipment/Supplies
• Youth Job Development
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Public Awareness/Education
• Event Coordination Volunteer Opportunities
• Centers for Independent Living
• Developmental Disabilities Social/Recreational Programs
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Specialized Information and Referral

Provides consult, resource, and direct education services to children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind from birth to age 22. Services include special education, intermediate sign language instruction, hearing aids and braille and tactile aids. Also has audiological evaluations and beginner and developmental assessment for infants and toddlers, ages three to birth to three with a developmental delay or disability.Special preschool services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, contact local school district for a referral.COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Hearing Aids
• Sign Language Instruction
• Audiological Evaluations
• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids

• Assistive Technology Information
• Automobile/Van Adaptations
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Assistive Technology Equipment Custom Design/Fabrication

For a free consultation with UCAT, please fill out the form on the website and email it to ucat@utah.gov.

• Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
• Aging and Disability Resource Centers
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Disability Related Sports
• Mileage Reimbursements
• Advocacy
• Centers for Independent Living
• Medical Equipment/Supplies
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Disability Rights Groups
• Specialized Information and Referral

• Peer to Peer Networking
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Advocacy

Offers small grants of up to $500 for Utahns with disabilities to purchase assistive technology devices. 

Provides low-interest loans of up to $50,000 to purchase assistive technology or devices. Up to $25,000 may be loaned for home modifications. Examples of eligible purchases or adaptations include:

• Adapted vans
• Wheelchairs or scooters
• Hearing aids
• Braille equipment
• Lifts or elevators
• Adapted computer accessories and software
• Augmentative and alternative communication devices, including iPads and apps

• Youth Violence Prevention
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Children's Protective Services

• Disability Rights Groups
• Comprehensive Information and Referral
• Disability Related Transportation
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Special Education Plan Development
• In Home Developmental Disabilities Habilitation Programs
• Centers for Independent Living
• ADA Implementation Assistance
• Peer to Peer Networking

Assists individuals with disabilities to achieve or maintain self-sufficient and productive lives in their own communities.

• Low Vision Aids
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Public Awareness/Education
• Disability Rights Groups
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Teaching/Instruction Volunteer Opportunities
• Centers for Independent Living
• Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
• Disability Related Transportation
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

USOR Center for Independent Living (CIL)

• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
• Public Awareness/Education
• Veteran Benefits Assistance
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Teaching/Instruction Volunteer Opportunities
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Disability Related Transportation
• Low Vision Aids
• Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Centers for Independent Living
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Disability Rights Groups

USOR Center for Independent Living (CIL)

• Hearing Aids
• Audiological Evaluations
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Special Education

• Special Education
• Developmental Assessment
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Hearing Aids
• Audiological Evaluations

• Telecommunication Relay Services
• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment

• Certificates/Forms Assistance
• Assistive Technology Information
• Assistive Technology Equipment Listing Services

Provides wheelchair-accessible vans and custom adaptations.

Services Include:

• Adaptions for vans
• Assistive driving devices
• Hand controls
• Transfer seats
• Wheelchair lifts

• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Case/Care Management
• Supported Employment
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
• Adult In Home Respite Care
• Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
• Housekeeping Assistance

Administers the Community Supports, Acquired Brain Injury, and Physical Disabilities   and Community Transitions waiver programs. There is a waiting list dependent on funding by the State Legislature.

Specializes in mobility devices that are donated, refurbished and transferred back to people who need them for a modest service fee. Devices include:

• Power wheelchairs
• Manual wheelchairs
• Power scooters
• 4-Wheel Walkers (Rollators)
• Transport Wheelchairs

Signing Time is a captivating, entertaining DVD series for children and families that teaches basic ASL vocabulary in a fun and engaging way. ​Here is what you will learn: Baby Sign Language and ASL, Early Reading Skills, Science, Manners and Self-esteem.

For individuals whose only controlled muscular movement is their eyes, the mouse pointer follows the location that the user is looking at on the screen. The eyes replace the mouse.

EagleEyes is manufactured at a cost of $1200 in Logan, Utah by INOVAR Inc. Through a generous grant, EagleEyes will be available for $800 during 2015.

Supports school LEAs and IEP teams to evaluate, acquire, and manage assistive technology for students with disabilities. Trains students, caregivers, educators, and service providers in the use of assistive technology in education and in the major life functions of students with disabilities.

Services Include:

• Free consultations
• Workshops
• Information
• Augmentative communication devices for loan for assessments

Services are by appointment only.

Kent Remund: 801-887-9533
Austin Oseguera: 801-887-9534

• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Advocacy
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Assistive Technology Equipment Listing Services
• Aging and Disability Resource Centers
• Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
• Disability Related Center Based Employment
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

A program designed to help farmers, ranchers, and their families remain in agriculture when facing limitations due to aging, disease, injury, illness, or disability. Specialists analyze each situation and recommend practical solutions to restructure work tasks, modify agricultural operations, identify community and state resources, customize a plan to meet individual and family needs, and coordinate services with other agencies.COVID-19 UPDATE: USU campuses and locations are located in high-risk transmission areas. Please wear a mask in all university buildings and vehicles, as recommended by the CDC. Following all other CDC and state guidelines.

• Comprehensive Information and Referral
• Assistive Technology Equipment Listing Services
• Food Production Support Services
• Vocational Assessment

• Music Therapy
• Adapted Musical Instruments
• Music Instruction
• Childbirth Education

• Music Therapy
• Music Instruction
• Adapted Musical Instruments

Jaycie Voorhees, Director, MT-BC (Music Therapist - Board Certified)

30 minute private session $55, 45 minute private session $70, $300 scholarships available.

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Advocacy
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Independent Living Skills Instruction

• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Advocacy
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Specialized Information and Referral
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment

Individual has their professional service provider apply to Ability Found on their behalf..
Ability Found obtains mobility equipment through organizations and people who donate money to help purchase new equipment and parts. We also obtain equipment through both new and used in-kind donations. We adapt this mobility equipment for the use of others. We charge a low-cost fee for this service.

Manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, walking devices, gait trainers, standing frames, hospital beds, specialty mattresses, commode chairs, specialty shower chairs, adapted toilet seats, shower chairs, tub benches, grab bars and rails, manual patient lifts, transfer devices, sliding boards, adapted pediatric strollers, adapted pediatric daily and feeding chairs, pediatric toileting equipment, pediatric bathing equipment, augmentative communication devices, hygiene aids, oxygen concentrators, temporary ramps, vehicle lifts for wheelchairs, lifts for home entry, lifts for stairs.

• Rent Payment Assistance
• Medical Equipment/Supplies
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Centers for Independent Living
• Event Coordination Volunteer Opportunities
• Disability Rights Groups
• Public Awareness/Education
• Advocacy
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Utility Service Payment Assistance
• Specialized Information and Referral

Provides wheelchair vans and handicap accessible vehicles, new and used, plus wheelchair lifts, scooter lifts, accessible seating and driving aids, from certified handicap van dealerships. Search their inventory online. Can help with having something adapted and resources to help assist financially.

• Assistive Technology Equipment Listing Services
• Assistive Technology Information
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

• Advocacy
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Peer to Peer Networking
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
• Specialized Information and Referral

• Peer to Peer Networking
• Advocacy
• School to Adult Life Transition Services
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Orientation and Mobility Training
• Nursing Home Transition Financing Programs
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs

Satellite program of the Division of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH). Provides education, advocacy and accessible support services which enhance the quality of life for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

• Hearing Screening
• Assistive Technology Training
• Case/Care Management
• Disability Related Libraries
• General Counseling Services
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups
• Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs

Community Roles:

• Brailler general maintenance training
• Increase braille literacy by normalizing braille for those with print disabilities.
• Keep braillers in good working order by educating about best practices for  general maintenance
• Ensure sustainability of braillers used locally
• Increase employment opportunities locally
• Highlight the importance of sustainable brailler repair
• Uphold the gold standard of Perkins Certified

Perkins Certified, July 1, 2022

Telecommunications Relay Services permit persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other device to call persons with or without such disabilities.

To make using TRS as simple as possible, you can simply dial 711 to be automatically connected to a TRS operator. No cost.

Provides a network where people with disabilities and their loved ones can effortlessly research, compare, locate and obtain mobility and assistive products, thereby helping them to lead more independent lives.

Assists children with hearing loss to achieve improved communication. Provides financial assistance for hearing aids, enclosed caption converters for television, tactile units, FM units (into which a hearing aid is plugged for amplification), computers to assist deaf children in communicating, etc.

A nonprofit organization with the goal to provide a free wheelchair to every child, teen and adult worldwide who needs one but has no means to acquire one.

A commercial site offering a variety of assistive technology products and services that help people move, breathe, rest and perform essential hygiene.

A voluntary health agency that works to combat muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and related muscle-debilitating diseases. The organization is committed to finding treatments and cures while providing a comprehensive program to empower families with support to help them thrive and stay independent including summer camps for kids, peer support, equipment resources and more. Related volunteer opportunities available.COVID-19 Update: following all CDC and state guidelines.

• Voluntary Health Organizations
• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Health/Disabilities Related Volunteer Opportunities
• Therapeutic Camps
• Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides financial aid to people who suffer deafness or hearing impairment and who need assistance in obtaining mechanical devices, medical or specialized treatment or specialized education as well as speech classes, note takers, interpreters, etc. and in other areas of need that are directly related to hearing impairment.

Quarterly review of applications

Miracle-Ear® is committed to helping underserved people with hearing loss and giving them the gift of sound. Committed to excellent products, follow-up care and service.

Provides new high quality hearing aids. Each person receives: two hearing aids, custom ear molds and one year limited service. After an application fee (see Tier I and II on website) the only expenses are the cost of the hearing evaluation and batteries. These costs are not paid to HAH.

Dedicated to giving the gifts of hearing and speech; providing medical and surgical treatment, hearing technologies, speech and hearing rehabilitation, and educational support.

RESNA is a professional society for individuals and organizations interested in technology and disability. Provides training and resources for professionals and the public including links to finding certified professionals in states.

RESNA Catalyst Project: Provides technical assistance to AT Act entities.

Internet Resource- Locator for assistive technology professionals

Be My Eyes is an app that connects people who are blind or visually impaired with a community of normal sighted volunteers. This allows them to handle tasks which requires sight.

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Makes mobility bikes and devices for people with special needs.

• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Disease/Disability Information

Provides training and education on hearing, hearing loss, and hearing aids.

Provides innovative neuroscience-based music programs. Helps children and adults improve their focus, learning, listening and communication skills.

• Books & Music
• Learning Software
• Sleep Products
• Audio Equipment

• Locator Aids
• Emergency Rescue

Inclusive and Adaptive Recreation Equipment for the Physically Challenged. Free shipping over $99.

Offers phone caption services and help to get a caption phone at no cost. FCC certified.

Though you pay for your broadband and telephone service, ClearCaptions products and services are free as a relay cost through Title IV of the ADA.

Inclusive and adaptive resources for sport, recreation, special needs. Adapted PE, daily living, clinical furniture, learning and development, motor skills, positioning and mobility, recreation, and sensory space design.

Sells inclusive and adaptive sports, exercise, and therapy equipment for adaptive athletes.

Provides special needs products for purchase and therapy solutions that facilitate movement and exercise.

Provides independent living products. Medical alert systems and vision/hearing/mobility aids.

Offers products for sale that are hand-selected by experienced special needs professionals. Items are kid-tested and therapist, teacher and parent approved.

Products Include:

• Adapted Arts and Crafts Materials
• Adapted Toys
• Assistive Technology Equipment
• Assistive Technology Equipment Acquisition Assistance
• Braille and Tactile Aids
• Control and Signaling Aids
• Low Vision Aids
• Speech Aids
• Visual/Reading Aids

Provides video relay and communication products for the deaf community. 

Services Include:

• Interpretation/Translation
• Sign Language Interpretation
• Video Relay Services

Provides peace of mind and independence through emergency response products and services to get help quickly to clients when they are unable to reach the phone.

Services Include:

• Evaluation for Assistive Technology
• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
• Voice/Audio Output Aids

Provides information on assistive technology and computer hardware and/or software for persons with disabilities. Publishes a bi-monthly magazine on assistive technology. Holds an annual conference on assistive technology in special education and rehabilitation.

Provides those with vision impairment equal access and greater independence through technology. Provides accessible prescription labels through a product called ScriptAbility.

Provides technical innovation and the creation of user-centered research, products, and services for people with disabilities which includes: Braille, E-text, Captioning and Described Media, Tools for Life, Student Accommodation Manager, Digital Accessibility, and Customer Support.

They are a national, full-service provider of health supplies and services to health professionals in educational settings from pre-school to college. They collaborate with customers and are an advocate for the health and wellness of those entrusted in their care. At School Health, they maintain the integrity in each of their interactions by always keeping our mission and value statements in mind. Their comprehensive offering includes health supplies, sports medicine equipment, early childhood products, physical education, recreation and athletic products and special needs aids. School Health goes beyond merely supplying products, providing product support, training, advisory services and exceptional customer care. They deliver an unparalleled customer experience to support the health and safety of students, staff, and the community so everyone can learn and perform to the best of their abilities.