Disability and Mobility Aids for the Disabled
The range of effect of a disability can be huge. Some people experience an effect on mobility but are still able to walk, sufferers of arthritis can find the excruciating pain stops them from being able to grip items while paraplegics may only have control of their mouths and eyes. To try and make life a little bit easier, a whole host of disabled aids have been created. This squidoo lens aims to look at just a few of them!
Living Aids in the Kitchen
Aids to help you grip
There are a number of disabled kitchen aids, many of which help people with arthritis who have trouble holding items. Easy Grip scissors increase the ease with people can cut, while right angled forks and knives reduce the need to manipulate the hands and wrists.Some items may even be of interest to those who are not disabled - the cap-gripper should be of benefit to anyone who has struggled to open a jar, the multi-grip is useful for opening bottle tops and the jar pop key will help with impossible lids.
Other Easi-Grip aids
Equipment to help you grip
There is also disabled equipment to help you grip outside the kitchen. SuapGrip plugs make it easy to pull a out a stiff plug from any socket, while key turners have a comfortable grip and allow the user to exert gradual pressure on a key for easy turning. Meanwhile, the "Cheekey" provides leverage and grip, and also has a ring pull opener for those arthritis sufferers who are beaten by those nasty little rings on cans. Mobility Aids: Walking Sticks
Traditional Aids to help you walk
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There are a huge range of walking aids available today , but those with a slight mobility problem could do worse than go for the most traditional of aids - the walking stick. The walking stick can be made of metal as well as wood, while T-shaped walking sticks weigh little, are easy to fold and can be adjusted to suit the user.There are also more specialised walking sticks for those suffering from arthritis, which are designed to be easily gripped, as well as an adjustable quad cane with a curved neck for those with balance problems. The neck serves to place the users weight directly over the stick, increasing stability and safety. The shaped handle is designed to fit into the palm of the hand, and is tapered to fit the fingers.
Finally there is the walking stick seat. The seat can be folded flat into a stick, or opened up into a seat - perfect for those days out!
My Walking Stick!
A song about a walking stick.
Further mobility aids
Walkers and Rollaters
When walking sticks ar not sufficient, folding and rigid walker frames can be used. These can also be fitted with wheels. Meanwhile, the Hi-Riser Folding Frame is shaped to help people rise from a sitting position, and can also be used as a toiled aid.Tri-walkers are often prescribed for use in the house. These lightweight walkers, which can be made of steel or aliminium, can be easily folded away.
Rollators are used for more outside use, and offer greater stability to the user. These often come with a shopping basket and an integral seat.
The latest version, the Lets Go, also has a clip on tray for transporting drinks and other items around the house. However, this version is used indoors and does not have an integral seat.
One rollator that has both a seat and a backrest is the Deluxe Rollator from Promedics. This is a lightweight aluminum rollator, and can be folded into a very small area.
The Handy Bar
An aid for entering and exiting the car
The Handy Bar is a small gadget which is designed to help you into and out of your car easily. The handle is non-slip and easy to grip, and fits on to the U-shaped receiver of a car door, forming an extra handle to help lever the user into or out of the car. The Handy Bar
Demonstration of the Handy Bar
In this video the use of the disability aid the Handy Bar is demonstrated, with users inserting it into the side of a car door to aid entry and exit from a car.
Disability Aids: the Miracle Belt
An aid to help sufferers of cerebral palsy
A belt which is helping children with cerebral palsy to improve their sense of balance and walk.
Blog Posts on Disability
Disabled Blog Posts
- State budget crunch will hurt disabled
- By RAY FERRY If you are a person with a disability, love someone who has a disability, work for someone who has a disability or think people with disabilities have a right to exist in everyday society, then please read this column.
- Hospital: Sorry for handling of Amelia's transplant quest
- "We are completely committed to the careful review of our processes and written material to ensure that we are sensitive to the needs of all families," Apkon continued, "including the specific needs of families of children with disabilities.
- Disability Activist Speaks on Human Rights
- Heumann, who suffers from polio, has fought for the rights of disabled individuals since her early twenties. She inspires other people with disabilities to spread awareness about the discrimination she and others face every day, and has made a ...
- High Unemployment Masked by Exploding Disability Claims that Lead to ...
- by Hans Bader on February 16, 2012 ยท 0 comments The official unemployment rate is going down, but that's partly because many long-term unemployed people went onto Social Security Disability, citing ailments such as depression.
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Jun 20, 2008 @ 7:27 am | delete
- Thanks, Jeanmr!
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jeanmr
Jun 20, 2008 @ 3:40 am | delete
- Think this is a great oage - good ideas for gifts for my disabled gran too. Especially like tht bar to help her get out of the car...
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Jun 20, 2008 @ 2:10 am | delete
- Thanks siscabell - I think you can tell the lens is not quite finished yet!
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siscabell
Jun 20, 2008 @ 2:03 am | delete
- This is great stuff, but I think it is not complete yet! You need to add more information about mobility scooters, wheelchairs, disabled aids for gardening and so on.
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