Program Spotlights – Page 3 – AT3 Center News & Tips

An older man in a powerchair with a young girl on his lap and a boy in his powerchair beside him. They are outside with a van in the background.

May 28, 2018 Program Spotlights

More than a Van for Blake

Kansas AT Specialist Sarah Knutson knew it was important to help Blake and his family obtain accessible transportation. What she didn’t anticipate was how the purchase would transform Blake.

A seated man is leaning back smiling as he looks at a monitor mounted in front of him. Behind is a kneeling woman smiling at him.

April 26, 2018 Program Spotlights

Better Access to Eye-Gaze Communication Comes to South Carolina

Talk isn’t cheap if you need an eye-gaze device! The South Carolina AT Program gets help from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.

A smiling little boy in a stroller outside on grass with his mother and sister kneeling and smiling beside him.

April 11, 2018 Program Spotlights

A Stroller for Eduardo

“Maria” came into the Bridge Mobility Center, a community partner of WATAP, looking for a pediatric stroller for Eduardo, who has cerebral palsy and had outgrown his infant stroller.

Three images. 1) close-up of the corner of a garment protector shows a heart with initials embroidered. 2) a tie-dye styled adult bib. 3) close-up of how a garment protector fastens on the back of the neck with velcro.

March 28, 2018 AT maker movement / Program Spotlights

fabricATe4all is Live!

Tools to help communities mobilize AT maker-volunteers for children and adults with disabilities

A man wearing jeans and a knit cap stands next to a work bench holding two wheelchairs. Tools are mounted on the wall behind.

March 20, 2018 Emergency Preparedness / Program Spotlights

Do You Have a Backup Wheelchair?

Sage advice from Karen Langley, Executive Director of REquipment, Inc. a MassMATCH AT Program partner

A man seated in a power wheelchair smiles next to a smiling teenager standing outside the door to a house.

February 15, 2018 Program Spotlights

Student AT Lab Volunteer Makes a Difference in Utah

Sometimes just going places isn’t enough. Take going to the grocery store, for example. The whole point is bringing back stuff, often more than can fit on your lap.

Cute smiling boy wearing 3D paper glasses seated on ergoergo stool which is a plug shape with accordion folds in yellow plastic.

January 26, 2018 AT Tips / for Education / Program Spotlights / Technology Spotlight

Wiggling is Welcome with the ErgoErgo Stool

Thanks to Melissa McKeon, MS, ORT/L, for this AT success story with Connecticut’s State AT Program