Dianne Winter and her husband discovered the Barnacle Belle dismantled on a beach, the hull gutted. They fixed her up and lived in her cabin, just six feet across, fishing […]
MATL Makes Life in the Woods Easier to Manage
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MonTECH 2024 Annual Report
MonTECH Serves Montanans! Download the 2024 Annual Report LOANS In 2024, MonTECH loaned 1,859 items to 793 Montanans. MonTECH ranks 11th out of 56 assistive technology (AT) programs nationwide for […]
Libby Folks Float the Kootenai with a Little Help from MonTECH and Missoula Parks & Rec
Libby lies south of Lake Koocanusa in the midst of the Kootenai National Forest. It is breathtakingly beautiful country and Stephanie Munts wants her clients to experience it first-hand. Stephanie […]
Montana Woman Purchases Massage Chair Thanks to Low-interest MATL Loan
Teri Owens lives with scoliosis and cervical spinal stenosis, and the torture of neuropathy and pinched nerves affects every aspect of her life. “The neuropathy is a feeling that is […]
Michaela and Her Mom Find Freedom with Assistive Tech
Michaela Turner moved to Montana last year. The 32-year-old has Down syndrome and was well supported in Massachusetts. Here? “It was a shocker,” Mom Becky remembers. “Michaela is now on […]
MonTECH 2022 Annual Report
This year was amazing for MonTECH and the Montanans we serve. We rounded out our loan inventory for Montanans living with memory loss and their caregivers, and for outdoor enthusiasts […]
Crafting Again Thanks to AT
Barb DeVore simply lived with her macular degeneration, adjusting and coping as her vision worsened. But this Christmas, she hit a wall. “My husband set up the Christmas tree in […]
A Team Approach for Thomas
Four-year-old Thomas has conditions that cause strokes and tumors. He lives with complications and limitations caused by them, and his parents work hard to ensure his needs for comfort, communication, […]
From One WWII Vet to Another: the Ability to Read Again
Charles “Chuck” Webber is no stranger to tough situations. Over 23 years in the U.S. Air Force, he served as navigator on 60 missions during World War II. One harrowing […]
Alexa a Workaround for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
Kelsey Lastowski knows the intense anxiety of navigating school with a hidden disability. As a student with dyslexia and dyscalculia, she worried people wouldn’t think she was smart. Because she […]