Assistive Technology Equipment

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

Provides educational information, literature, community outreach, advocacy and referral services to the blind, parents of blind children, and newly blind persons.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines.

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

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

Aims to unify the deaf and hard of hearing people of Utah, promote their interests, and provides service, consultation, and advocacy. Also promotes educational betterment and well-being of the deaf and hard of hearing. Sell products to the deaf and hard of hearing people in Utah while establishing/operating housing for seniors who fit in this category.

• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
• Disability Related Libraries

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

Statewide resource offering information, technical assistance, adaptive services and a Computer Center to help people with disabilities acquire and use assistive technology devices.

COVID-19 UPDATE: All services are still being offered during the pandemic but starting to offer virtual evaluations as needed.

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

For children ages 1-5 Go Baby Go Program adapts kids' electric cars for children with disabilities, at minimal to no cost. Other equipment includes a bath chair, a pediatric walker, and a scoot and floor sitter.

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

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

Provides consultation, resources, and direct educational services to children with hearing and/or visual impairment and their families.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Schedules will remain the same as previous years, but adjustments will be made as necessary. Student attendance on campus will be flexible to accommodate individual needs. Interactive electronic resources will be available online. Daily screenings are being completed for students and staff. Non-essential visitors are restricted on campus. For additional information and to read the school reopening plan please visit the website or call for more information.

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

Provides consultation, resources, and direct educational services to children with hearing and/or visual impairment and their families.

COVID-19 UPDATE: School dismissal is continued through the end of the school year.

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

• Telecommunication Relay Services
• Specialized Telecommunications Equipment

No cost hearing aids available. Donation of used hearing aids and unused batteries accepted. If you are in need of an audiologist possessing expertise in diagnosing hearing loss and fitting hearing aids on young children, you can go to http://www.ehdi-pals.org/ to find one in your area.

3 Application forms on website: HARP Child Application Form, HARP Family Financial Form, HARP Audiologist Application Form. All application forms need to be submitted to your child’s audiologist who will then apply to the program on your behalf.

A collaboration with Utah Families, Audiologists, and the Utah Department of Health.

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

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

Harmony Music Therapy provides music therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities and mental health impairments.

• Music Instruction
• Adapted Musical Instruments
• Music Therapy

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

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

Offers free captioning telephone, and captioning service for people with hearing loss who experience difficulty hearing on the phone. Also available in app form for a smart device. In-person assistance and voice recognition technology quickly provide written captions of what callers say on a large, easy-to-read screen for hearing-impaired individuals.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and State guidelines.

• 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.

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.

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

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

Makes mobility bikes and devices for people with special needs.

• Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
• Disease/Disability Information

Starkey Hearing Foundation uses the gift of hearing to reflect caring and sharing and improve the lives of individuals, families and communities.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and State guidelines.

• Hearing Aids

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

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.

Provides medical alert systems (with no monthly fees) and vision/hearing/mobility aids.

Services Include:

• Assistive Technology Training
• Disease/Disability Information
• Information and Referral

Vital-Link Medical Alert Systems 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.

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

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.