Equipment Lending Programs
The following organizations will lend assistive technology (AT) devices to individuals for short trial periods, before the individual makes a financial investment.
UATP Assistive Technology Laboratory
The AT Lab houses a state-of-the-art computer lab and a fabricating shop. Individuals can test various software and hardware devices or find assistance to design, fabricate, modify or repair AT equipment to enable a person to be more independent.
Service Area: State of Utah
Phone: 800-524-5152, 435-797-0699
Location/Address: Utah State University Campus, Janet Quinney Lawson Building
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-4
Types of Loan Devices: Daily living aids, augmentative communication devices, aids for vision and hearing, motorized wheelchairs and scooters, manual wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, etc.
Lending Time Frame: 90 days
Availability: By appointment.
Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT)
UCAT is a service hub for assistive technology assessment, evaluation, training and device demonstrations. UCAT strives to enhance human potential through facilitating the application of assistive technologies for persons with disabilities.
Service Area: State of Utah
Phone: 888-866-5550 or 801-887-9380
Location/Address: 1595 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-5
Types of Loan Devices: Environmental controls and daily living aids.
Lending Time Frame: 30 days
Availability: By appointment.
Computer Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCCD)
Service Area: State of Utah
Phone: 888-866-5550, 801-887-9380
Location/Address: 1595 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-5
Types of Loan Devices: Augmentative communication devices, specialized computer software, and computer access tools such as specialized keyboards and mice.
Lending Time Frame: Negotiated with the CCCD
Availability: By appointment.
The Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH)
DSDHH provides assistance to individuals seeking information regarding assistive technology for community, education and employment activities. The AT demonstration, training and evaluation center provides opportunities to use, try out and compare a variety of hearing-related AT devices.
Service Area: State of Utah
Phone: 800-860-4860 TTY/Videoconference, 877-860-4861 voice, 801-263-4861
Location/Address: 5709 South 1500 West, Taylorsville, UT 84123
Hours of Operation: Monday 9-5, Tuesday -Saturday 9-7
Types of Loan Devices: Amplified phones, TTY, alerting devices, and assistive listening devices.
Lending Time Frame: 30 days
Availability: By appointment.
Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
CILs outside the Salt Lake City area comprise the rural AT demonstration network for Utah. Each employs an assistive technology coordinator who is responsible for AT assessment, evaluation, training, and device demonstration for individuals with disabilities of all ages. For more information contact the CIL nearest you.
OPTIONS for Independence
Service Area: Box Elder, Cache and Rich Counties
Phone: 435-753-5353
Location/Address: 1095 North Main Street, Logan, UT 84341
Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 7-4; Friday 7-1
Types of Loan Devices: Chair lifts, bath aids, power mobility, walkers, canes, crutches and hospital beds.
Lending Time Frame: 90 days
Availability: By appointment.
Tri-County Independent Living Center
Service Area: Davis, Morgan and Weber Counties
Phone: 866-734-5678
Location/Address: 2726 Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84401
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-4
Types of Loan Devices: Toilet risers, bath benches, crutches, manual and electric wheelchairs, canes, Hoyer lifts, super poles, grab bars, hospital beds and beach wheelchairs, etc.
Lending Time Frame: 90 days
Availability: By appointment.
Utah Independent Living Center
Service Area: Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele counties
Phone: 800-355-2195
Location/Address: 3445 South Main St., Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-12, 1-5
Demonstration Devices: Daily living aids, mobility (power and manual wheelchairs, walkers, scooters), cooking devices and van lifts.
Types of Loan Devices: Manual and power wheelchairs, scooters, bath or transfer benches, Hoyer lifts, walkers, crutches and grab bars.
Lending Time Frame: 90 days
Availability: By appointment.
Central Utah Center for Independent Living
Service Area: Utah, Wasatch, Juab and Sanpete Counties
Phone: 877-421-4500
Location/Address: 491 North Freedom Blvd., Provo, UT 84601
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-5
Types of Loan Devices: Vision aids (CCTV), folding canes, hearing aids (sound amplifiers), wheelchair cushions, Boardmaker software, adapted phones and communication devices.
Lending Time Frame: 90 days
Availability: By appointment.
Active Re-Entry Independent Living Center
Service Area: Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties
Phone: 435-637-4950
Location/Address: 10 South Fairgrounds Rd., Price, UT 84501
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-12, 1-5
Types of Loan Devices: Daily living aids, mobility devices, low vision aids and modified communication devices.
Lending Time Frame: Negotiated with Active Re-Entry.
Availability: By appointment.
Red Rock Center for Independence
Service Area: Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane Millard, Piute, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne Counties
Phone: 800-649-2340
Location/Address: 515 West 300 North, Suite A., St. George, UT 84770
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8-5
Types of Loan Devices: Wheelchair lifts, daily living aids including kitchen aids, mobility devices, and low vision aids including specialized software.
Lending Time Frame: 90 Days.
Availability: By appointment.