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Month: September 2026

TWO Tune Up Tuesdays! Oct. 6, San Francisco and Berkeley

Published September 30, 2026 by Liz Henry

For October, we have two Tune Up Tuesday events on the same day! Bring your mobility gear like wheelchair, powerchair, or rollator! Bring your friends and family too, if they are willing to learn how to help you to keep your wheelchair in good shape. Staff and volunteers from GOAT and ILRCSF will be there to give tips and help on maintenance, small repairs, and modifications to your devices. We also give out free toolkits!

Tuesday October 6, 1:30pm – 4:30pm, at the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and also at the Ed Roberts Campus alongside the Disability Town Hall event in Berkeley.

Disability Cultural Center
165 Grove St
San Francisco

Ed Roberts Campus
Directly above Ashby BART station
3075 Adeline St.
Berkeley

man in powerchair with a woman on the floor next to his rear wheel with tools

two people leaning over a half disassembled wheelchair with large sporty tires
Trueing up the wheels
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GOAT Learning Labs: Powerchair Batteries!

Published September 28, 2026 by Liz Henry

Learning Labs today at GOAT Space, 12pm – 1pm

Powerchair batteries!

What powers a power wheelchair? We’ll open up a chair, find its batteries, look at how they’re connected and discuss common battery problems. Participants will practice documenting connections, disconnecting/reconnecting batteries and doing basic voltage checks. No experience needed, questions are welcome.

hands on a large, partially disassembled battery case

Physical location: GOAT space (behind Bookmark Bookstore in Oakland)
Remote participation: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88496547258?pwd=yQCP6uwPLrO2vzcFZAdqDK0TXQ3jaJ.1
Directions: https://openassistivetech.org/visit

Lesson plan: 2026-09 Learning Lab Notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AYZkFCOiGevQce8ZHleIH6WxFTMqScnWra7igwn4ksU/edit?tab=t.g2kgc8sy9zmv#heading=h.r9lzkfbax2xr

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GOAT Learning Labs: Wheels, Casters, & Hairballs

Published September 18, 2026 by Liz Henry

This coming Monday!

GOAT Learning Lab: Wheels, Casters & Hairballs

Time: Mon 21 Sep 2026, 12:00–1:00 pm

Location: GOAT Space, behind Bookmark Bookstore, 10th & Broadway, Oakland

Details
Wheelchair wheels collect an astonishing amount of hair and debris. We’ll learn how common wheel and caster assemblies fit together, remove selected wheels, clean them, inspect the hardware and put everything back together.

No experience needed, questions are welcome.

white nonbinary person with purple hair and glasses , tongue out, holding out a gross tangle of hair

Physical location: GOAT space (behind Bookmark Bookstore in Oakland, at 10th and Broadway) Directions

Remote participation: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88496547258?pwd=yQCP6uwPLrO2vzcFZAdqDK0TXQ3jaJ.1

Lesson plan: 2026-09 Learning Lab Notes

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