The Utah Assistive Technology Program helps Utahns statewide be independent through access to assistive technology. Tweets and retweets are not endorsement.
Logan, Utah
Joined March 2011
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Know somebody that needs a little help getting up out of their chair?
Give us a call and see what we can do to help with our loan library. 800-524-5152
#DisabilityTwitter #disabiled #ut
Come visit CARE Fair at West High in #SLC on Friday & Saturday (July 28, 29) this week for help with wheelchair repair, maintenance, and other low tech assistive technology solutions! #assistivetechnology #disability #utah #DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityPrideMonth
ALT Care Fair at West High School 241 N 300 W SLC. On July 28 9am-8pm, July 29 9am-5pm
🚨TODAY: Visit (10am-2 p.m.) to see what we do in #Logan.
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If you've wondered what all the talk is about, come see for yourself! Learn how #AssistiveTechnology can help those w/ disabilities gain independence!♿️#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityTwitter
Did you know July is Disability Pride Month? 🎉 Share the news! WATCH 📺 the videos to learn more about it.
Here’s how we celebrate with @USUAggies at @USULibraries and Institute For Disability Research, Policy & Practice. (@USU_IDRPP) #disability #pride #disabilitypride – at Logan, UT
Claira is 3.
Her parents told us what she needed and we got her some new wheels! Now nothing can stop her! #assistivetechnology #utah #powerwheelchair #arthrogryposis – at Logan, UT
🚨REMINDER: Demo Day July 11 to see what we do in #SLC & #Vernal! If you've wondered what all the talk is about, come see for yourself!
No appt. necessary. Learn how #AssistiveTechnology can help those w/ disabilities gain independence! #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityTwitter
If you (or someone you know) has a power wheelchair, you have to know this life hack! #DisabilityTwitter #wheelchair #repair – at Salt Lake City, UT
El programa de tecnología de asistencia de Utah utiliza la impresión en 3D para crear soluciones funcionales a los problemas cotidianos.
usu.edu/uatp/spanish/blog/20… #accessibility #assistivetechnology
Check out #UATP for a free tour of our lab anytime today between 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. (refreshments will be provided, so make it a lunchtime trip)! Screenshot our QR code below or click 🔗 tinyurl.com/msaxk779 to see what we do. #DisabilityTwitter @USU_IDRPP #assistivetechnology
If you've wondered what all the talk is about, come see for yourself! Our monthly Demo Day is Friday June 16. in Logan.
It's an open house for professionals & the public to show what we do. Learn how #AssistiveTechnology can help those w/ disabilities gain independence! 🙂
Jim & Chris, from Arizona, are living the @USUAggies life in the dorms with the Summer Citizens program at #USU. They stopped by our lab to pick up some #assistivetechnology to help make life a little easier.
Tell us how you heard about UATP! 😊 #ut #az
Hey #SLC, just a reminder that our monthly Demo Day is Tues. June 6. Open house for professionals & the public to see what we do.
Learn how #AssistiveTechnology can help those w/ disabilities gain independence. usu.edu/uatp/reuse/salt-lake…
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Do you know any parents who could benefit from this technology? We have it available for free at our loan library to try it out and see if it works for your child. #TheGoBro #GetKidsMoving 🐸 – at Logan, UT
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Once the parents started using the #assistivetechnology they created, their toddler started getting into trouble a lot more often!😀 But it was a welcomed trouble because it meant he was mobile! 🥰 – at Logan, UT
Have you ever heard of The Frog 🐸 ? DM for more info about this assistive technology. youtu.be/ob2ZjPkjZTQ
It was designed by parents for their child with lower limb mobility issues, because they had nothing to help their child move. Brody was born with spina bifida.
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Did you know you could volunteer at our fabrication lab in Logan & improve someone else's life at the same time?
It's true! Call 1-800-524-5152 or DM us for details about how to get involved. #assistivetechnology #assistivetech #DisabilityTwitter #utah #ut
Our electric grabber made at USU (using 3D printing) was recently featured on @KSL5TV -- but now we show you how to #DIY make your own! Check it out!
usu.edu/uatp/blog/2023/UATP-… #assistivetechnology #3Dprinting #DisabilityTwitter
ALT 3D printing functional assistive technology
ALT Dan O'Crowley speaks with KSL-TV about making assistive technology
ALT Shawnie poses with electric grabber
Mark your calendar for UATP's monthly Demo Day on May 19th. Learn how Assistive Technology is created in a fabrication lab. Also, see how volunteers can be involved to help those w/ disabilities gain independence by creating solutions for a problem.
Refreshments will be served. – at Utah, USA
Dr. Edwin Lindholm w/ @NFBUtah discusses how @RepJohnCurtis gave commitment to advocate for the blind. He says laws need to change to require medical devices be accessible for the blind & low vision Americans. #HR1328 #assistivetechnology #DisabilityTwitter #NFBU23 #utpol – at Provo, UT
The reintroduced bill is now H.R. 1328 (Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act of 2023). Currently there are 45 cosponsors of the bill (41 Democrats, 4 Republicans). No #Utah congressmen cosponsor the bill. govtrack.us/congress/bills/1… #utpol
Est. 4% chance of passing. – at Provo, UT
ALT Where the HR 1328 bill is at in the process. At introduction phase.