Kaya Eccles News Today

Meanwhile, Michael Bingham, the founder and executive director of the Cache Valley-based nonprofit, makes adaptive painting tools for Kaya Eccles, a 24-year-old artist with muscular dystrophy. While Eccles waits for Bingham to finish building, she works with a volunteer service missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rachel Francis, to draw flower petals on poster paper and cut them out. “I love art,” Eccles said, looking up with a broad smile, later addi...

After making adaptive technology for his art students, Michael Bingham, executive director and founder of Cache Valley-based nonprofit and art studio Jump the Moon, now invents new ways to help Utahns with disabilities pursue their passions for art.

This month, the Utah Museum Association is celebrating “Utah Museum Month” by encouraging individuals to visit the state’s various museums, zoos, gardens and heritage sites.