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701. PVC PENCIL HOLDER --- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To create a pencil holder from PVC for use by individuals with grasping disabilities. First, drill a quarter-inch hole into a PVC tee at the center where all angles meet. Second, assemble the pencil holder by attaching a PVC tee to each end of a PVC nipple. Third, thread the thumb screw into the drilled hole. Fourth, place pencil, marker or paint brush into the tee and tighten with the thumb screw until secure. MATERIALS: Two half-inch PVC pressure tee con...[More Information]
     
     
702. Page Restrainer. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Devices to clamp on either side of an open book to hold it open. Describes construction of a page holder made of a paper clamp, wire from a coathanger, a 1/4 inch nut and bolt, and a rubber band. Includes drawings and photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Grainger, S E TITLE: Making Aids for Disabled Living REF: North Pomfret, Vermont: Batsford: p 21-23 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1126 PAGES (including cover): 4 1981....[More Information]
     
     
703. Page Turner. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device enables individual to turn pages of a book unassisted. Paper clips are attached to each page of book and a piece of thread is slipped through each paper clip. The thread is wound around spool placed at the side of book. A rod is fastened to the spool. To use page turner, individual turns or swats at rod which will wind up thread and turn page. Includes photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: New York University Bellevue Medical Center...[More Information]
     
     
704. Page Turner. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple device that allows pages to be separated and turned by a person with limited reach or manual dexterity. Page turner made with a piece of wire coathanger with a cork on each end. On one end the cork is rounded on top and a rubber thimble is pulled onto it, and a thumb tack is pushed part way into the side of the cork just below the thimble. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Grainger, S E TITLE: Making Aids for Disabled Liv...[More Information]
     
     
705. Page Turning Device. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to turn the pages of a book for someone with limited hand function. Illustrates a page turner made with a spring type (flexible) doorstop with a rubber tip screwed onto the end of a length of dowel or broom handle for varying sized pages. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: How to Make it Cheap Manual: Volume 2 REF: Middletown, Ohio: Independence Factory: p 5 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1182 PAGES ( including cover): 2 198...[More Information]
     
     
706. Peanut Cushion. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Bolster cushion with narrowed center section for use by persons with limited head control; keeps the neck slightly flexed and prevents the head from falling to the side. Describes two ways of constructing a peanut cushion: making a fabric cover and filling it with crushed foam or polystyrene balls; or wrapping tape around the center part of a bar of foam and covering as desired. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. Assembly. AUTHOR: Hartrick...[More Information]
     
     
707. Pediatric Adjustable Table. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Table which can be folded against the wall and can be adjusted in height from 18 1/2 to 32 1/2 inches so it can be used by children and adults. Describes hinged table which moves up and down a track on a backboard on the wall. The table can be adjusted by one person. Includes a drawing and photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Rousseau, Y TITLE: Pediatric Adjustable Table JOURNAL: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy REF: Vol 51 no...[More Information]
     
     
708. Pen and Pencil Holder. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to hold pens and pencils in such a way that fingers can be slipped under them to pick them up, for persons with poor pinch, grasp, or hand function. Pictures a holder made of a strip of foam packaging material with grooves cut to hold pens and pencils; this is held in place with double-stick tape or other friction material. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Mallik, K; Shaver, E M TITLE: Jobs and Self-Sufficiency REF: Washington DC: George W...[More Information]
     
     
709. Penholder. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Pen or pencil holder for quadriplegic with use of arms but not hands. Penholder made of a piece of aluminum bent like a bracelet or nail brush to fit around the palm with a piece of tubing on one side to hold the writing implement. The aluminum should be wrapped with tape; the pen is held in place with a rubber band. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. AUTHOR: Gugerty, J J; Tindall, L W TITLE: Tools, Equipment and Machinery Adapted...[More Information]
     
     
710. Penny Pincher Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Penny pincher touch switch enables a child to activate a toy or light by pinching two pennies between thumb and forefinger, and is useful in developing pincher grasp and pointing skills. Child activates battery operated toy or other device by pinching two copper pennies; when pressure is released, the switch turns off. The switch is made by soldering a subminiature plug to two strips of 5 inch conductor wire, and soldering a copper penny to the oth...[More Information]
     
     
711. Phonation Level Sensor. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Sensor to indicate visually voice loudness level to a deaf student. Describes audio amplifier and dual comparator system to monitor the level of a deaf student's voice. Red and green lights indicate when the voice is within or above the desired, predetermined level, to enable the student to maintain a normal sounding voice. Does not include instructions for building this device. COMMENTS: For information contact: Roy H Norris, Cerebral Palsy Resear...[More Information]
     
     
712. Picture Puzzle Cubes. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Cubes with parts of pictures on them intended to be put together as puzzles, to help a child learn to extract information from pictures. Puzzles range from two pieces to six or more. Instructions for making puzzle cubes using 1 1/2 inch balluster, with partial pictures and plain colors on them. There is also a frame for the blocks to fit in. Discusses using the blocks to teach parts making a whole, top and bottom, left and right. Includes photograp...[More Information]
     
     
713. Picture and Word Cards. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Picture cards to teach object recognition. Card stock with pictures from magazines of common objects glued on, lightly varnished to help them last longer. The name of the object could be printed as well. Includes drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 114-115. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R3463 P...[More Information]
     
     
714. Pivoting Vise. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device that clamps to a chair leg and can hold a small desk, easel, embroidery frame or other object to be worked on. Intended as an aid for people with limited or no use of one arm. Instructions for constructing a pivoting vise or clamp to hold objects to be worked on. The device is made of 1 1/2 inch diameter plastic water pipe, plywood, clamp bars, various screws, nuts and bolts and a clamp. Provides patterns, drawings, diagrams and a photograph...[More Information]
     
     
715. Plastic Food Holder. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Plexiglass holder assists those unable to eat food such as sandwiches and toast normally held in the hands. Holder is constructed of 3 pieces of plastic. Handle is a strip 1 inch wide by 1/8 inch thick by desired length. Main holder is made from two half circles (one slightly larger) of plastic. The larger is riveted to the handle, the other is attached using a rubber band inserted through 1/8 inch holes. An attachment for foods such as hard boiled...[More Information]
     
     
716. Plastic Notebook Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Very flat switch that can be activated by light pressure on most of its surface. Can be used to activate toy or cassette player. Instructions for building a switch using an inexpensive plastic notebook, 2 large foil cookie sheets, 1 subminiature size plug and 4 feet of 2 conductor 22 gauge stranded wire, plus tapes and soldering. Includes drawings and photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Soldering. Assembly. AUTHOR: Burkhart, L J TITLE: More Homemade Batt...[More Information]
     
     
717. Play Tray. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Tray to protect table top or floor while child plays. Plywood tray 12 by 24 inches with 2 inch edging around 3 sides, and strips cut from a cork tile glued on the underside. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 158-159. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R3463 PAGES (including cover): 2 1983....[More Information]
     
     
718. Pneumatic Attachment Plus Control Valve Relocation. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Adaptation to an engraving machine to allow a person with no use of one arm and partial use of the other to operate it. A commercially available pneumatic air attachment was fitted to an engraving machine with the control valve close to the stylus control knob so the worker could operate the stylus and the cutter control lever with one hand. Includes photograph. COMMENTS: Developed by the Work Preparation Center, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, 7601 Ea...[More Information]
     
     
719. Pocket Apron Pattern. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Suitable for those with use of only one hand, this apron is easy to put on and take off and includes pockets to carry household suppplies. Apron is sewn from fabric cut one yard square. Two 8 inch folds are made on the right side to form pockets. Each side is hemmed and a 1 inch casing sewn across the top of the apron. Apron clip is inserted into the casing. Includes diagrams. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Bowar, M T TITLE: Clothing for the Hand...[More Information]
     
     
720. Pointing Training Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Board with touch switches which turn on a light, music or toy, used to train a child to point to a picture as a prerequisite to using a language board. Device takes 2 pieces of masonite or hardboard about 18 by 8 by 1/4 inches, 2 sheets of aluminum about 17 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches, 4 feet of two conductor, 22 gauge, stranded wire, 1 subminiature size plug, double sided carpet tape, masking tape and foam mounting tape or strips of foam insulation. Provi...[More Information]
     
     
721. Pop Top Can Opener for Zip Top Cans. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to pry the top off of flip top cans for persons with little finger strength or dexterity. Illustrates construction of a ring top opener using a U bolt with one leg cut off and the other bent, with the end flattened, to which a small metal pin is welded about 1/2 inch from the end. This is fastened to a file handle; a notch is put in the bolt to steady it on the rim of the can. The tip of the bolt is slipped under the ring and a downward moti...[More Information]
     
     
722. Portable Abduction Boards. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Abduction board to keep a child's legs from crossing while sitting on the floor. An A shaped abduction board made of plywood with sides 4 by 16 inches and a crosspiece 4 by 4 inches. The sides are drilled at one end and about 1/ 3 of the distance from the other end; the crosspiece drilled at both ends. The sides and crosspiece are then laced together. A strap to go around the child's waist to keep the board from slipping away can be added. SKILLS R...[More Information]
     
     
723. Portable Back Rest. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Lightweight back rest with a waterproof sitting area. Backrest made with 2 pieces of plywood 12 by 16 inches drilled at the top and strung together with strong twine, 2 pieces of twine on the bottom end of the boards so they open to the proper angle, and a piece of plastic coated cloth glued to the bottom of one of the boards for the child to sit on. COMMENTS: Suggests working with a therapist to determine proper angle and any necessary harness. SK...[More Information]
     
     
724. Portable Braille Computer Terminal or Braille Word Processor. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Single handed braille keyboard and two-dimensional display in a portable unit which allows users to type and proofread at the same time. Describes prototype device and how it is used. COMMENTS: Device designed by Peter Wung, Summer Design Inc., 73 North Street, Suite 15, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201. Not in production (4/2/87). Received the 1985 Industrial Design Excellence Award from the Industrial Design Society of America. AUTHOR: Wung, P TIT...[More Information]
     
     
725. Portable Half Step. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Portable half step provides extra support and reduces effort required to climb stairs. A broom handle-like stick is attached to the outer side of a small rectangular wooden block. To use the climbing aid, the user places his right foot on the half-step, transfers his weight onto the right foot and then places his left foot on the next step. Using the handle, the user then lifts the half-step to the second step and repeats the process. To descend th...[More Information]
     
     

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