Any external product (including devices, equipment, instruments or software), especially produced or generally available, the primary purpose of which is to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and independence, and thereby promote their well-being. Assistive products are also used to prevent impairments and secondary health conditions.
Marblesoft, LLC has produced software for special-education since 1983, specializing in educational programs for preschool and early elementary students. All Marblesoft programs support a variety of input devices for students with physical or learning disabilities. Multiple levels of difficulty and a huge number of options for input, correction and reinforcement allow the teacher or parent to custom-tailor the software to any student's needs.
Many people with spinal cord injury have themselves become experts on their disability. They have been imaginative and inventive when it comes to the tools and tricks for facilitating everyday life.
Dorothee Riedel and Elisabeth Lagerkrans are occupational therapists and have for many years worked with people with spinal cord injury. They have learned much from their “patients” and a large part of their professional knowledge is based on this. They know that the best ideas and tips for everyday life are those that people with spinal cord injury themselves come up with.
Active Hands make gripping aids that gently, yet firmly hold your hand into a gripping shape enabling you to hold tightly onto objects from hammers to garden tools; gym equipment to wii controllers; ski-outriggers to boat tillers; adaptive bike handles to musical instruments; and many more. Our gripping aids are designed so that the user can put them on independently. Our Small Item gripping aid is great for holding smaller items such as make-up brushes, personal care items, cutlery, pens and paintbrushes.
Imagine everything you need, all under one roof! For nearly 40 years, Abilities Expo has been the go-to source for the Community of people with disabilities, their families, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals. Every event opens your eyes to new technologies, new possibilities, new solutions and new opportunities to change your life. Where else can you discover ability-enhancing products and services, play a few adaptive sports, learn new dance moves, attend informative workshops and only scratch the surface of what Abilities Expo has to offer? Register for free today.
Finding the "best fit" between person, environment, and technology is a multi-step process. Prospective consumers and those helping them must carefully gather and evaluate information, and then make informed decisions. This process is important because bad decisions waste time, money, and patience. Poorly chosen equipment may be of little help to the user, or even end up unused in a closet.
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Imagine everything you need, all under one roof! For nearly 40 years, Abilities Expo has been the go-to source for the Community of people with disabilities, their families, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals. Every event opens your eyes to new technologies, new possibilities, new solutions and new opportunities to change your life. Where else can you discover ability-enhancing products and services, play a few adaptive sports, learn new dance moves, attend informative workshops and only scratch the surface of what Abilities Expo has to offer? Register for free today.
Michael Curran and James Teh met as children on a music camp for the blind, where they realised they shared a strong interest in computers. Several years later they decided to join forces to help improve the accessibility of computers for blind and vision impaired people.
"Big Red" is a wired desktop push-button switch of 5-inch dia activation surface.