Utah Augmentative Alternative Assistive Communication and Technology Teams

Established in 1987 by forward thinking educators and administrators of the Utah State Office of Education, the UAAACT project is dedicated to improving the communication skills of students with disabilities across the state of Utah.

The State of Utah is divided into 24 regional areas with one UAAACT team serving each region. In some cases the team will serve multiple school districts, and in other cases the school district may be large enough to have more then one team.

Teams consist of, but are not limited to, speech pathologists, teachers, psychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, administrators, computer specialists, audiologists, and vision specialists.

A parent, teacher or other concerned individual may refer a student for an assistive technology evaluation. In order to refer a student to a UAAACT Team for an evaluation, simply complete a UAAACT referral form and submit it to the UAAACT team leader or the special education director in your school district.

UAAACT Teams and the School Districts They Serve

The Team Leaders disseminate information to team members and are responsible for equipment, student records, inservice/technical support and assistance.

For Tintic and Wayne Districts contract your special education directors. They work with other UAAACT Teams and with the staff at The Computer Center for Citizens with Disabilities(CCCD) for access to equipment. 

If your student attends a charter school or you represent a charter school and would like information on UAAACT Services for Charter Schools open this pdf document . For more information on Utah charter schools see this website.

UAAACT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Council Member	Team Represented	Council Member's Work Number
Janalyn Biesinger	Both Davis Teams, Granite/Murray, Granite, and Park City/Summit/ Morgan/Rich	(801) 969-4989
Dave John	Grand/San Juan, Carbon/Emery, and Duchesne/Uintah/ Daggett	(435) 781-3125
Bret MacCabe	Alpine/Wasatch, Salt Lake/Tooele, Both Jordan Teams, Nebo, and Alpine/Provo	(801) 423-1958
Monique Carlsen	Weber, Ogden, Box Elder, Cache, Logan, and USDB	(435) 755-2337
Bob Wasden - Chair	Kane/Garfield, Washington, Juab/Sanpete/Sevier/ Piute, and Iron/Millard/Beaver	(435) 586-2865

The UAAACT Leadership Council develops policies and procedures, deals with the budget, and disseminates information.

Computer Center for Citizens with Disabilities
(CCCD)

In a contract with The Utah State Office of Education, The Computer Center for Citizens with Disabilities staff provides support services to the UAAACT Teams.

We would also like to acknowledge the Utah State office of Rehabilitation for The support that they provide the UAAACT Project. They contribute staffing (through UCAT/CCCD), facilities, host the UAAACT Web page, and act as fiscal agent for this project..