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| The AT Lab in Roosevelt will offer services similar to those out of the Logan AT Lab. |
People with disabilities in the Uintah Basin will soon have
more help meeting their goals for independence, thanks to a grant from the
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and the new Assistive Technology Lab at
Utah State University in Roosevelt.
The lab and the $73,925 High Impact Innovative Assistive Technology grant from the foundation will open
up new possibilities. People in the Uintah Basin will have expanded opportunities to obtain and learn about assistive technologies
that could make a difference to people with mobility,
communication, vision, hearing or other disabilities.
“We have a physical presence over there in the Uintah Basin
now,” said Alma Burgess, the grant’s principal investigator. “That allows us to do something similar to
what the AT Lab does in Logan now.”
The funding will support the Roosevelt lab’s services. It will also enhance the device loan bank already operating there. The loan bank allows people to find out if a piece of assistive technology—which can sometimes be costly—will truly work for them before they make a purchase.
The funding will support the Roosevelt lab’s services. It will also enhance the device loan bank already operating there. The loan bank allows people to find out if a piece of assistive technology—which can sometimes be costly—will truly work for them before they make a purchase.
The Roosevelt AT Lab will also provide training on how to
use assistive technology; build, modify and maintain devices; and work with people with disabilities. In addition, it will perform services
similar to those already offered in the CReATE program in Salt Lake City, offering affordable refurbished devices to people
who need them.
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