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Over the past few months I have been highlighting pieces of assistive technology (AT) that are featured in the various rooms of IPAT’s Home First Showroom.  You have read about AT for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and living room.  Today I am featuring AT devices...

I realize that saying 100% of all donations to Pedaling for Possibilities goes to individuals is a bold claim! But IPAT makes it happen. If you want to know more about how this program allows those who are aging or have a disability get technology to help them...

There is still time to be an IPAT Possibility Maker!!  Below are three ways to donate and change a life! PUSH the button to donate online to support IPAT Pedaling for Possibilities! Go to the donation page.   PUSH open the door to IPAT before 5 pm tomorrow, Friday,...

I have received a rash of calls lately from frantic family members. What is making them frantic? It is their parents, who after placing or answering a phone call, forget to hang-up their phone, or place it in the cradle incorrectly. Why is this frenzy producing?...

Take a look at a piece my colleague and I did  for the local noon show. Here we highlight simple yet very effective assistive technology to keep individuals safe and where they want to be...Home!        ...

  Pedaling for Possibilities needs you! Support the event day off the bike by volunteering!    When: February 8th, 2014 between 1 PM and 6 PM Where: NDSU Wellness Center, Fargo ND Volunteer Opportunities Available: Registration Bike Team Manager...

  Pedaling for Possibilities (P4P) recipient Ruth Barnes shares her story. "I live in Grand Forks, North Dakota.  I have spinal stenosis which causes me a lot of lower back pain.  That stenosis is now going into my neck as well.  Before I received my lift...

IPAT would like to extend our sincere thanks to our Leader Level Sponsors, WDAY and North Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation!  Through their generous donations we will be able to provide more assistive technology to individuals throughout North Dakota and Moorhead,...

  Difficulty hearing the television is frustrating! Muffled words, missing dialogue, or straining to hear are just a few of many annoying problems that occur when individuals can't hear the television. Turning the volume up can sometimes fix the issue, but may...