The most common products are:
Adult diapers
Amplified speaker phone
Bath lift
Bed extenders, raise the bed a few inches to an easier height to sit on.
Blood pressure monitor
Canes
Clapper or light touch switches.
Easy grip items with big handles like a big knife.
Easy-to-use thicker handles on knives, toothbrushes, kitchen and grooming implements.
elevators
Jar openers, mounted and accommodating a
Jar openers.
Keyholders that provide an easier grip on small, hard-to-turn keys.
Lever handles
Lift chairs. help getting in and out of chairs.
Lightweight vacuum cleaners
Long-handled shoehorns
Mobility equipped vehicles, either to drive or transport someone has mobility ramp)
Personal monitoring device/ alarm
Portable ramp
Raised toilet seats, designed to fit over existing toilet bowl.
Raised toilet seats-designed to fit over existing toilet bowl, raise the seat to 20cm, can be purchased with side railings for easy use.
Ramps
Rocker or light touch switches.
Scooters
Seating products for wheelchairs like cushions
Shower seats.
Side railings for toilet.
Stairlift
Walkers
Wheelchairs
Some seniors will not want to use a walker or cane so don’t buy it if they refuse to use one.
Assistive devices are tools, products or types of equipment that help you perform tasks and activities if you have a disability, injury or are a senior. Assistive devices may help you move around, see, communicate, eat, or get dressed/ undressed.
Assistive devices for mobility/ ambulation can also be referred to as ambulatory aids. Ambulatory aids are canes, crutches, walkers, etc.
An assistive device could be a wheelchair, reacher, or a disability product that allows you to use a computer.
Some advanced technology products are:
Advanced walking aids
Standing products to support people in the standing position
Seating products that assist people to sit comfortably and safely
Walking products
Wheeled mobility products: wheelchairs and scooters.
Eyeglasses
Hearing aids
Magnifying glasses
Bath seats
Joint support bandages
Pill organizers
Special telephones
Assistive computer devices
Assistive hearing devices
Disability visual aids
Hand controls driving
Household products and aids
Lift chairs and seating
Medical products
Mobility aids
Prostheses
Transfer hoists and lifts
Universal design
Wheelchair ramps
Computers for disabled people
Voice recognition systems
modified keyboards and computer mice
If you think you could benefit from using an assistive device, start by consulting a health care professional, such as your doctor, pharmacist, or an occupational therapist.
State Assistive Technology Offices
Many states have assistive technology programs and centers to help disabled people get the equipment they need. Go to the state government disability website.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
RESNA
1700 N. Moore St.
#1540
Arlington, VA 22209-1903
703-524-6686
resna.org
Contact list of state financing programs for assistive technology.
cat.buffalo.edu/newsletters/comp_recycle.htm, national and state assistive technology exchange and donation programs.
ataporg.org, information about the assistive technology programs
resna.org/taproject/at/statecontacts.html
arkansas-ican.org/ican.htm
atnet.org, california
gtradeonline.org, gtrade, georgia's assistive technology equipment exchange program.
uiowa.edu/infotech/uers.htm, iowa program for assistive technology (ipat) used equipment referral service.
katsnet.org/atex.html, kentucky assistive technology service
admin.state.mn.us/assistivetechnology, system of technology to achieve results (star), minnesota.
pat.org/classi.html, partnerships in assistive technology at exchange post, north carolina.
Alabama
STAR, Statewide Technology Access and
Response for Alabamians with Disabilities
602 S. Lawrence St.
Montgomery, AL, 36104
(800) 782-7656, In AL
(334) 613
Adult diapers
Amplified speaker phone
Bath lift
Bed extenders, raise the bed a few inches to an easier height to sit on.
Blood pressure monitor
Canes
Clapper or light touch switches.
Easy grip items with big handles like a big knife.
Easy-to-use thicker handles on knives, toothbrushes, kitchen and grooming implements.
elevators
Jar openers, mounted and accommodating a
Jar openers.
Keyholders that provide an easier grip on small, hard-to-turn keys.
Lever handles
Lift chairs. help getting in and out of chairs.
Lightweight vacuum cleaners
Long-handled shoehorns
Mobility equipped vehicles, either to drive or transport someone has mobility ramp)
Personal monitoring device/ alarm
Portable ramp
Raised toilet seats, designed to fit over existing toilet bowl.
Raised toilet seats-designed to fit over existing toilet bowl, raise the seat to 20cm, can be purchased with side railings for easy use.
Ramps
Rocker or light touch switches.
Scooters
Seating products for wheelchairs like cushions
Shower seats.
Side railings for toilet.
Stairlift
Walkers
Wheelchairs
Some seniors will not want to use a walker or cane so don’t buy it if they refuse to use one.
Assistive devices are tools, products or types of equipment that help you perform tasks and activities if you have a disability, injury or are a senior. Assistive devices may help you move around, see, communicate, eat, or get dressed/ undressed.
Assistive devices for mobility/ ambulation can also be referred to as ambulatory aids. Ambulatory aids are canes, crutches, walkers, etc.
An assistive device could be a wheelchair, reacher, or a disability product that allows you to use a computer.
Some advanced technology products are:
Advanced walking aids
Standing products to support people in the standing position
Seating products that assist people to sit comfortably and safely
Walking products
Wheeled mobility products: wheelchairs and scooters.
Eyeglasses
Hearing aids
Magnifying glasses
Bath seats
Joint support bandages
Pill organizers
Special telephones
Assistive computer devices
Assistive hearing devices
Disability visual aids
Hand controls driving
Household products and aids
Lift chairs and seating
Medical products
Mobility aids
Prostheses
Transfer hoists and lifts
Universal design
Wheelchair ramps
Computers for disabled people
Voice recognition systems
modified keyboards and computer mice
If you think you could benefit from using an assistive device, start by consulting a health care professional, such as your doctor, pharmacist, or an occupational therapist.
State Assistive Technology Offices
Many states have assistive technology programs and centers to help disabled people get the equipment they need. Go to the state government disability website.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
RESNA
1700 N. Moore St.
#1540
Arlington, VA 22209-1903
703-524-6686
resna.org
Contact list of state financing programs for assistive technology.
cat.buffalo.edu/newsletters/comp_recycle.htm, national and state assistive technology exchange and donation programs.
ataporg.org, information about the assistive technology programs
resna.org/taproject/at/statecontacts.html
arkansas-ican.org/ican.htm
atnet.org, california
gtradeonline.org, gtrade, georgia's assistive technology equipment exchange program.
uiowa.edu/infotech/uers.htm, iowa program for assistive technology (ipat) used equipment referral service.
katsnet.org/atex.html, kentucky assistive technology service
admin.state.mn.us/assistivetechnology, system of technology to achieve results (star), minnesota.
pat.org/classi.html, partnerships in assistive technology at exchange post, north carolina.
Alabama
STAR, Statewide Technology Access and
Response for Alabamians with Disabilities
602 S. Lawrence St.
Montgomery, AL, 36104
(800) 782-7656, In AL
(334) 613
