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Are you looking for adaptive equipment to help you care for your baby? Read on to find 15 clever baby products for parents with physical disabilities.
Living with Friedreich's ataxia means managing challenges through treatment, risk management, exercise, adaptive equipment, and more.
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resources, equipment, discounts, leads, scholarships and more, for adults with disabilities (aged 18 and older)
No matter what life throws at you, get back into the garden with these tricks and tools for elderly or disabled gardeners.
This is a guide about organizing your home when you have a disability. Organizing your home and belongings, with your disability in mind, can make everyday activities easier.
Disability Iceberg Sticker. The price on this sticker is slightly raised compared to my other designs, because I myself have a hidden disability. (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) The extra funds from my disability related stickers will go towards my medical expenses, (gas, food, travel related. Braces, meds, PT materials) The reference image shows approximate sizes only. These sizes are chosen in the variations below. *I do not have professional sizing equipment, and I am a one man production. I also have a disability that effects my hand function, which makes it difficult to make exact sizes.
One of the reasons why my mother can never use the tub for a bath is that her acute arthritis and four lower limb joint replacements restrict her movement. With
Discover seventeen adaptive equipment devices for dressing with ease, from sock aids to dressing sticks and portable dressing equipment. Overcome disability and mobility related challenges with daily dressing activities. For best results, work with an occupational therapy practitioner to find the be
From foundations and grants to books, bikes and benefits - a big list of places that can help out with free stuff for kids with disabilities
As a person living with disabilities due to CMT Disorder, the gifts I’ve curated below are ones that I want and that I would be blown away to receive.
The SaeboStretch is a dynamic hand splint designed to improve mobility while also reducing the risk of joint pain for those who are neurologically-impaired.
Learn the vital aspects of a long-term disability claim to help you prepare your application; call Michelle Linka Law in Ontario for expert legal advice when filing an LTD claim.
Can I continue working with gastroparesis? What reasonable accommodations can I get? And what legal rights do I have?
Is your child struggling with pragmatics and other issues, but you just can't find what fits their symptoms? Read about NVLD. It gave many parents that a-ha! moment.
Can I continue working with gastroparesis? What reasonable accommodations can I get? And what legal rights do I have?
Three leading disabled campaigners have backed a petition that calls on the government to force all new large buildings to include a Changing Places toilet. The petition, launched by Lorna Fillingh…
Queensland University of Technology student Ching-Hao Hsu has designed a device to help rheumatoid arthritis sufferers get a better grip on hot cookware
WHERE TO BUY ADAPTIVE FASHION : THE 2019 LIST OF ONLINE RETAILERS
Creating websites, apps and other digital services that are fully accessible and that everyone can use seems to be a no-brainer, but it’s harder than you might think. All credit goes to Karwai Pun…
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The U.S. Census Bureau provides American disability facts for features for the anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26
La société handSteady vise à rendre les petits gestes du quotidien, qui peuvent parfois devenir compliqués, plus faciles en repensant le design de nos objets les plus usuels. Exemple, ce mug dont la poignée est orientable afin d’améliorer sa préhension et de rendre le geste de boire un café ou un...
Try using a seat or a perching stool at the cooker or worktop. (pictured) A kitchen trolley can be useful for moving items around safely. It can also be used in other rooms to carry several items at the same time. (pictured) A good pair of kitchen scissors can be great for opening packets or
Updated 11/09/2015 This is an update of the post listing online switch activities for learners with multiple or significant special needs. The activities listed are chosen because they can be used with switches, they are simple and they are enjoyable. The activities listed are free. Some activities may require set up by an assistant before switch use. Although care has been taken not to include switch activities with any violence or graphic images teachers and others still need to check activities for age and general appropriateness before use. Cause and Effect (and Press to Play): Cause and Effect Sensory Light Box Carbon Lehigh School District Fisher Price Infant Games* Help Kidz Learn* Hiyah* Ian Bean* (Downloads) Kneebouncers* Priory Woods Videos Revamped* Owlie Boo* (any of the activities under "Pressing Keys" with switch set to space bar or enter) Rock Paper Scissors Mother Goose Bugs Musical Monkey Transportation NGFL Switch User Activities SEN/Switcher* Sensory Stories (Downloads) Shiny Learning Silly Books (look for the "click through books" and set mouse arrow over "next") Special Bites* Build a Snowman Christmas Stocking Magic Discover What is in the Garden Humble Brussel Sprouts Penalty Shoot Out One Switch Wonder Roast the Turkey Rudolph Gets a Fright Rudolph Melts the Snowman Single Switch Scanning/Timed Single Switch Response (sites may include some cause and effect games as well): A Sliding Puzzle for Helen (download)* Bullseye CBBC (UK only) CBeebies (UK only) Cow Jumped Over the Moon Doorway Online Pelmanism (memory) Same or Different? Moving Targets ePlayground (four completely accessible games) Help Kidz Learn* Ian Bean* (Downloads) Learn about the Rainforest Mother Goose Jack Be Nimble My Switch Games by Scott McKay* NGfL Papunet* Priory Switch Juke Box Priory Woods Kids Only* Penalty Shoot Out (Soccer) 10 Fat Sausages African Sounds Bugz Farmyard Sounds Find Out About Shapes 5 Little Ducks 5 Little Speckled Frogs 5 Naughty Monkeys Tooting Reindeer Sarah Greenland Games SENICT Software SEN/Switcher* Shiny Learning * Blast the Pirate Ship Car Crusher Crazy Chicken Fireworks Fly Swatter Special Bites* Baseball Switch Game Baseball and Spikeys Baseball and Pumpkins Switch Recycle Sort Tar Heel Reader (online adapted ebooks) Tar Heel Typer (online switch keyboard) The Great Fish Race (download only) Whiteboard Room Resources Two Switches (unless otherwise noted you must click in the area of the game and then use tab and enter to play): Accessible Book Launcher* Bug Memory Fruit Memory Space Memory Sensory House (tab and enter)* Special Bites* Tar Heel Typer (online switch keyboard) Chrome Apps and Extensions Electra Just Touch Plazma iPad Apps Jane Farrell's List of Switch Accessible Apps Note: using the Puffin Browser app makes many switch accessible websites work on the iPad! Subscription Sites with Free Trials Busy Things is a switch accessible site for young children out of the UK. You can try it out for free for two weeks. Ginger Tiger is another switch accessible subscription based site. Help Kidz Learn Subscriptions are listed here. They DO take PO's. Also be sure to check out Game Base and One Switch for other (usually more advanced) switch games. *Those sites with a star have multiple activities to try out! Wednesday's With Sam lists these by activity instead of website if that is useful for you.
Many people have an unusual form of flexibility known as hypermobility. Physical therapists recommend several hypermobility exercises to manage this condition.
The majority of individuals shower or bathe independently for personal hygiene reasons and as a stress reliever. The calm, peaceful warm shower or tub can be very relaxing and purposeful. When motor skill deficits are present in children, bathing can be a very complicated, arduous task. When you stop and think about bathing and showering, you start to realize it requires extensive fine motor, gross motor, sensory processing and visual perceptual skills. In order to for children to accomplish independence with bathing, breaking the skills down into a step by step analysis can be beneficial to determine where certain skills need to be practiced or modified. Here are 4 different task analysis for independent bathing in children. STEP BY STEP ANALYSIS OF BATHING/SHOWERING – GROSS MOTOR SKILLS Get a towel – walk and carry a towel Get undressed – removing clothing requires balance and coordination skills Turn on water – reaches forward while maintaining balance Transfer into shower or tub – lifts leg high enough to clear tub, balance on one foot and step over the tub Stand in shower – maintains balance on wet surface Sit in tub – lowers body down into tub and positions legs Clean body with soap – reaches down and around to clean body while maintaining balance Rinse body clean – turns body in shower or lowers extremities in tub to rinse Wash hair – raises arms up overhead to wash hair and maintains balance while eyes are closed Rinse hair clean – extends neck to rinse out shampoo Transfer out of shower – lifts leg high enough to clear tub, balance on one foot and step over tub Dry off with towel – reaches down and around to dry off body without losing balance Get dressed – maintains balance and coordinates getting dressed (see previous post on gross motor skills and dressing) STEP BY STEP ANALYSIS OF BATHING/SHOWERING – FINE MOTOR SKILLS Get undressed – manipulate any fasteners on clothing Turn on water – rotation of the hand to turn the faucet on Pick up soap – grasp the soap so it does not slip out of the hand Hold soap – grasps soap while washing body Open shampoo – isolate the muscles in the fingers to open a flip lid or rotation to unscrew a cap Hold shampoo bottle – contract the muscles in the hand to hold the weight of the bottle Squeeze shampoo out – has the strength and graded muscle control in the hands to squeeze an appropriate amount of shampoo out Rubs shampoo into hair – isolates fingertips to rub shampoo into hair and scalp Rinse shampoo out – opens hands to rinse shampoo out Wash with wash cloth – wrings out wash cloth to wipe face Hold wash cloth – grasps wash cloth while wiping face and/or body Turn off water – rotates faucet off STEP BY STEP ANALYSIS OF BATHING/SHOWERING – SENSORY PROCESSING SKILLS Turn on water to proper temperature – determines hot versus cold Hear water running – auditory system tolerates the sounds of running water Wash body – tolerates tactile input of soap Smells shampoo or soap – olfactory system tolerates the smells of shampoo and soap Use wash cloth – tolerates tactile input on skin of wash cloth Leans head back to wash hair – vestibular system tolerates head being tilted back Wash hair – tolerates water on head and over face Wash face – tolerates tactile input to face and closes mouth to avoid soap in mouth (sensation of taste) Towel dry – tolerates the feel of the towel over the body STEP BY STEP ANALYSIS OF BATHING/SHOWERING – VISUAL PERCEPTUAL SKILLS Find hand soap, shampoo, washcloth and towel – visually locates all items necessary for bathing Turn on/off water – uses eye hand coordination to reach for faucet Step into shower or tub – visual spatial skills needed to gauge how high to step over tub Reach for shampoo, soap or wash cloth – requires eye hand coordination skills Use shampoo or conditioner – requires visual discrimination skills to determine which bottle is which Get dressed – requires extensive visual perceptual skills (read more about visual perceptual skills and dressing here) READ MORE about tips and strategies to facilitate independent showering and bathing for a child with special needs. Check out Personal Hygiene Rubrics (includes bathing and showering rubrics) for assessment at initial evaluation and annual reviews, progress reports, establishing entrance or exit criteria for therapy and creating measurable goals. This post is part of the Functional Skills for Kids series is on personal hygiene. This series is a 12-month long series written by occupational and physical therapy bloggers on the development of 12 functional skills for children. Stop by to see what the other occupational therapists and physical therapists in the Functional Skills for Kids series have written on the school day functions. Tips and Tricks for Teaching Hand Washing with Kids | Growing Hands-On Kids I can brush my teeth! Tips for Tooth Brushing and Oral Care! | Your Kids OT Screen Free Quiet Time When Daytime Naps are History | Kids Play Space Tips to Help Kids Learn How to Blow Their Nose | Sugar Aunts Tips to Help Kids Who Hate Haircuts | Mama OT Sensory Friendly Tips for Kids Who Have Trouble Sleeping | The Inspired Treehouse Your Child With Special Needs: How to Conquer Showering Independently | Miss Jaime OT Adolescent Hygiene Challenges | Therapy Fun Zone The post Task Analysis – Independent Bathing in Children appeared first on Your Therapy Source.
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Can I continue working with gastroparesis? What reasonable accommodations can I get? And what legal rights do I have?
