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276. DIY PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE PROSTHESIS -------- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --------- PURPOSE: To create a do-it-yourself below-the-elbow prosthetic device suitable for light-duty activities for individuals with arm amputation in low-income countries. This technique is intended for use by trained prosthetists, it is intended to be performed only using a plaster cast of the residual limb. Step 1: Remove the bottom of the bottle and place over the plaster model. Then apply heat to the lower portion to form the trimline. Step 2: Heat the bottl...[More Information]
     
     
277. DIY SNOW TIRES ------- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --------- PURPOSE: To create do-it-yourself snow tires for manual or powered wheelchair for individuals with mobility disabilities. Acquire sturdy/plastic wire ties that are long enough to go around the thickness of the wheelchair’s tire and wheel (approximately 6.5 to 8 inches and 50 pound strength or more). Depending on the size of the wheelchair’s wheel and tire, tie approximately 25 to 30 ties evenly around each wheel and tire of a manual wheelchair. Power wheel...[More Information]
     
     
278. DIY TALKING SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER BOTTLE -------- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --------- PURPOSE: To create a do-it-yourself auditory alert for a shampoo or conditioner bottle for the elderly and/or individuals with visual impairments. The bottle plays an auditory message (e.g., "shampoo" or "conditioner") when the lid is opened. The message is intended to help someone differentiate or identify bath products when in the shower or bathing. Step 1: Record a message onto a recordable greeting card. Open and close the card to check that the messa...[More Information]
     
     
279. DIY WII-MOTE MODIFICATION -------- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --------- PURPOSE: To create a do-it-yourself rewired Wii remote to function using a switch witbigger buttons for individuals with disabilities. This DIY allows individuals with disabilities to use the Wiimote by not having to press the small buttons on the remote but rather use the buttons that have been rewired—A button, B button, the directional pad (up, down, left, right), and the home button. Step 1: Gather and set up soldering equipment. Step 2: Disassemble t...[More Information]
     
     
280. DOOR CLOSER --- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To provide a means for individuals with arthritis or upper extremity, balance, or mobility disabilities to close doors. Included in a chapter entitled "Housekeeping & Getting Around," this article provides detailed instructions and illustrations for creating a door closer using basic materials. Screw eyes are screwed into the door and the doorframe and a heavy, smooth cord is tied to them. A heavy ring-shaped handle is tied to the end to the end of the cord ...[More Information]
     
     
281. DOOR HANDLE PULL ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with limited grasp to opene a door. Form a loop large enough to fit over the door handle at one end of a length of parachute cord (available in hardware stores) Secure the loop around the handle and knot the remaining cord into a large loop to act as a pulling aid. MATERIALS: Parachute cord. AUTHOR: Labbe, A. TITLE: Quest Extra: Doing It Yourself. JOURNAL: Quest. WEB SITE: http://www.mda.org/publications/quest/extra/qe14-5_diy.html REF...[More Information]
     
     
282. DOOR HANGER --- DO IT YOURSELF --- PURPOSE: To enable individuals to create simulated braille on ornaments or door hangers. Fabric paint applied to a precut craft foam or wooden door hanger creates a tactile image. Using a Simulated Braille Technique (see entry), a braille message can be added to the hanger. Required supplies include fabric paint in a variety of colors, wood or foam door hanger, foam shapes or other tactile pieces (numbers, letters, shapes, or designs), and a glue gun. Write a name or messa...[More Information]
     
     
283. DOOR LOOP. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Loop on door handle to use forearm to open or close a door. A large loop of webbing or other strap is placed on a door handle to allow a poerson to use their forearm to open or close a door rather than using their hand. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Lorig, K; Fries, J. TITLE: The Arthitis Helpbook: what You can Do For Arthritis. REF: Book: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Reading, MA: p 69. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R2178. 1979....[More Information]
     
     
284. DOOR SECUREMENT HOOKS ----DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To prevent children and adults with cognitive disabilities and poor impulse control from repeatedly slamming doors. This project was designed to prevent a child with Down Syndrome from slamming French doors, reducing noise and breakage. The solution was use 75 millimeter cabin hooks to hold the doors firmly against the existing white plastic door stops. The hooks were screwed to the skirting board behind the doorstops in a position too difficult for the ch...[More Information]
     
     
285. DOOR STOPPER. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to prevent door from closing completely. Inexpensive stopper to prevent door from closing and latching. A snap closing plastic shower curtain ring is wrapped around the edge of the door above the knob. The knob prevents the ring from slipping down the edge of the door. AUTHOR:Idea was in Better Homes and Gardens magazine. REF:Article. 1990....[More Information]
     
     
286. DOUBLE HANDLED COOKING POT ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Second handle is added to a cooking pan so it can be picked up using both hands. Illustrates a second handle for a pan made with a 5 inch aluminum tube riveted to two 4 inch hose clamps. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: How to Make it Cheap Manual: Volume 2 REF: Middletown, Ohio: Independence Factory: p 12 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1182 PAGES ( including cover): 2 1980....[More Information]
     
     
287. DOWEL PICK. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Large pick for persons who has palmar prehension but not fine grasp. Wooden dowel 6 to 8 inches long with a slit at one end to hold standard pick. A bicycle handgrip can be put on other end of dowel to help grasping. Pick is grasped in palm and held by fingers without thumb, or can be held like pencil. can also be inserted into a palmar utensil holder. Includes drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Clark, C; Chadwick, D. TITLE: Clinically Ada...[More Information]
     
     
288. DRAWER AND CABINET PULLS ---- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To enable individuals with upper extremity disabilities or tremors, arthritis, or grasping or fine motor disabilities to open cabinets and other doors. Included in a chapter entitled "Kitchen & Meal Time," this article describes how cabinet door knobs and drawer pulls can be replaced with D-shaped handles to facilitate grasping. A D-handle can also be attached to the door of a front-loading dishwasher for easier opening. Attaching a loop of rope or webbing...[More Information]
     
     
289. DRAWER PULLS ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with limited grasp to open drawers with knob pulls. The knobs can be removed and a length of parachute cord (available in hardware stores) threaded through the holes and knotted inside the drawer. In lieu of removing the knobs, cut a length of cord several inches longer than the distance between the two knobs, then form and knot a loop at each end large enough to slip over the knobs. MATERIALS: Parachute cord. AUTHOR: Labbe, A. TITLE:...[More Information]
     
     
290. DRESSER DRAWER HANDLE ---- DO IT YOURSELF --- PURPOSE: To make dresser drawers easier to open for senior and individuals with arthritis, use of only one hand or fine motor or grasping disabilities. The existing knobs can be removed and replaced with a small towel bar, creating a single handle that extends across the drawer and enables the user to open the drawer with one hand. MATERIALS: Small towel bars. TOOLS: Screw driver and drill. SKILLS REQUIRED: Basic carpentry skills. AUTHOR: Greenstein, D. TITLE: Dressers an...[More Information]
     
     
291. DRESSER DRAWER KNOBS ---- DO IT YOURSELF --- PURPOSE: To make dresser drawers easier to open for senior and individuals with arthritis or fine motor or grasping disabilities. Drawers with small round knobs can be difficult to open. For easier grasping, the knobs can be removed and replaced with larger knobs intended for use on cabinet doors. Cabinet knobs are available in a range of styles and sizes, so can be selected to make grasping easier for the intended user. For example, a larger square knob may be more acces...[More Information]
     
     
292. DRESSER DRAWER PULL ---- DO IT YOURSELF --- PURPOSE: To make dresser drawers easier to open for senior and individuals with arthritis, use of only one hand or fine motor or grasping disabilities. The existing knobs can be removed and replaced with eye bolts with a piece of soft rope or cord tied between them, creating a single handle that extends across the drawer and enables the user to open the drawer with one hand. A modification of this option would be to leave the existing knobs in place and tie the rope betwe...[More Information]
     
     
293. DRESSING STICK ---"DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable individuals with upper extremity disabilities, arthritis, or mobility disabilities to dress independently. To make this device, pre-drill starter holes in each end of dowel. Insert dowel into pipe insulation, if desired. Put a dab of glue in one hole of in the dowel. Twist the cup holder into hole, being careful not to split dowel. Put a dab of glue in open hole at other end of dowel. Twist the hat/coat hook into hole, being careful not to split ...[More Information]
     
     
294. DRESSING STICK ---- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To enable individuals with upper extremity disabilities, arthritis, or mobility disabilities to dress independently. The dressing stick can be used to pull up trousers, pull a shirt or sweater up onto a shoulder, an pull socks up. This illustrated article, included in a chapter entitled "Bedroom & Getting Dressed," provides detailed instructions and illustrations for making a dressing stick from materials readily available at hardware stores: a dowel and a...[More Information]
     
     
295. DRESSING TABLE -- DO IT YOURSELF -- PURPOSE: To make daily grooming tasks more accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs or who are unable to stand for long periods. This article, included in a chapter entitled "Bedroom & Getting Dressed," provides suggestion for creating an accessible vanity and personal grooming area. Suggestions include using a small, sturdy table with a comfortable seated height and sufficient knee clearance for a dressing table. If needed, select a chair that meets the user's specific...[More Information]
     
     
296. DRILL PRESS JIG. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Work holding jig to uniformly position location of object to be drilled by a blind operator. Work holder is placed in drill press vice, positioned so drill bit will center and drill desired location. Includes drawing of assembly. May be available from developer for $25, template cut to customer design. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Gugerty, J.; Tindall, L. TITLE: Tools, Equipment & Machinery Adapted for the Vocational Education & Employment...[More Information]
     
     
297. DRILLING JIG FOR IMPROVED ACCURACY. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Jig for positioning items when using a drill press. The jig assists in positioning parts for accurate drilling. It is made with a simple angle iron support to keep it level and a fixed stop to assure the hole will be drilled in the same at the same angle each time. Includes photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Charles Eckles, Independent Consultant, CA Dept. of Rehab. TITLE: Tools, Equipment and Machinery Adapted for the Vocational Educat...[More Information]
     
     
298. DRINKING STRAW TRAINER ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To assist children with severe disabilities in transitioning from bottle feeding to straw drinking. The tip was cut off a pacifier and the pacifier was attached to a cup with a built-in straw. The remainder of the pacifier was kept intact to provide the needed tactile stimulation to aid the child in remembering to suck. MATERIALS: Pacifier and cup with straw. TOOLS: Scissors. SKILLS REQUIRED: Cutting. AUTHOR: Chambers, M. TITLE: Assistive Technology Ideas tha...[More Information]
     
     
299. DRYER DOOR PULL ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with limited grasp to open a dryer door with recesed handle. Drill a small hole at the top and bottom of the handle. Thread a length of parachute cord (available in hardware stores) through the holes and knot it in a loop. MATERIALS: Parachute cord. TOOLS: Drill. SKILLS REQUIRED: Basic shop skills. AUTHOR: Labbe, A. TITLE: Quest Extra: Doing It Yourself. JOURNAL: Quest. WEB SITE: http://www.mda.org/publications/quest/extra/qe14-5_diy.h...[More Information]
     
     
300. DUCT TAPE CRUTCH POCKETS --- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To adapt crutches with pockets for storage of everyday items such as a book, eye glasses, Kleenex, etc. for persons with mobility disabilities. The pockets are made of videotape boxes cut in half and spliced together; although, duct tape alone or other thin-type boxes can be substituted for shape and structure. To make pockets for the crutches, tape across a nice-sized box, straight around the crutch frame. Taping on a diagonal keeps the pockets stable. ...[More Information]
     
     

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