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1051. Wheelchair Cart. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Assists with difficulty in operating chest level machines when seated in a wheelchair. Cart base is made of plywood and pine boards, wheels are two bicycle wheels and two locking casters. COMMENTS: Developed by Dr Ken Bruwelheide Department of Agricultural and Industrial Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717 (406) 994-3201. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Gugerty, J J; Tindall, L W TITLE: Tools, Equipment and Machinery Adap...[More Information]
      
      
1052. Wheelchair Lifter. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wheelchair lifter permits servicing of wheelchair wheels, tires, bearings and belts without requiring the occupant to get out of the chair. Describes a lifter which can lift one side of a wheelchair about an inch off the ground. Includes drawing. COMMENTS: For information contact: Jim Anderson, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center, Rehabilitation Research Development Center, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304. AUTHOR: Guge...[More Information]
      
      
1053. Wheelchair Reading Board. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wheelchair tray with a hinged section that tilts up to support reading material; can be swung out of the way or easily removed. Lists materials needed and provides drawing and diagram for a wheelchair reading tray, made of wood with aluminum bar stock and pipe tube. COMMENTS: For information contact: Dr Ken Bruwelheide, Department of Agricultural and Industrial Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworkin...[More Information]
      
      
1054. Wheelchair Wrap With Front Panel. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wheelchair wrap designed like a bunting bag. Instructions and pattern for sewing a bag- like wrap that opens with two full length zippers and has slits for the hands. Can be made with fleece lining. Lists materials needed; includes photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press: p 173-176 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R0866 PAGES ( including co...[More Information]
      
      
1055. Wheelchair-Attachable Deltoid Aid. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Pulley device attached to a wheelchair to support the forearm of a person with some shoulder and elbow movement but too much arm weakness to lift the arm unaided, allowing more independent activities. Instructions for building an arm support using an overhead suspension rod and three pulleys, two on the horizontal bar and one on a small piece of rod welded onto the vertical part of the rod. This is clamped onto the back upright of the wheelchair. R...[More Information]
      
      
1056. Window Opening Aid. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Small block and tackle rigged to allow a person with downward but not upward arm strength to open a window. Block and tackle pulley device attached to a window to allow it to be opened by a person with little upward movement arm strength. The device also reduces the force necessary to open the window. Includes drawing. COMMENTS: For further information Contact Leonard Anderson, Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Rehabilitation Engineerin...[More Information]
      
      
1057. Wire Letters and Numbers. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Plastic coated wire for a child to bend into the shapes of letters and numbers, intended to help with letter and word recognition and to aid dexterity. Plastic coated heavy one strand copper wire cut into lengths from 1 1/2 to 8 inches long that a child can bend into the shapes of letters and numbers, initially to a pattern drawn on a large sheet of paper. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Ch...[More Information]
      
      
1058. Wire Puzzle. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Bent wire and hook game to test the steadyness of the hand. Wire from a wire coat hanger, fastened onto a wood base 1/2 by 4 by 8 inches, and bent into up and down shapes; and a wire hook with a diameter of 1 inch pushed into a handle of 1 inch diameter dowel. The hook is looped around the wire and moved along it with the object of not touching it. Includes instructions and drawings. COMMENTS: Could be modified to buzz or cause a light to flash whe...[More Information]
      
      
1059. Wooden Trolley. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wooden trolley to help with walking, kneel at for playing in, and to carry things. Instructions for building the trolley, a box made of chipboard or plywood, four wheels, and metal rods for axles and handles. The handles can be made adjustable using wing nuts. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. Soldering. AUTHOR: Hartrick, J TITLE: Equipment to Make: A Guide for Parents with a Child who has a Physical Disability REF: Melbourne, Austra...[More Information]
      
      
1060. Work Top. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Lightweight, portable working surface for the top of a table or counter, held in place with battens. For use in the kitchen or where else needed. Plywood tray covered with formica with a raised edge in back and battens to hold it in place, either one to keep it from sliding back, or two to hold it in a corner. Provides instructions and drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Aids for Elderly People REF: London,...[More Information]
      
      
1061. Working Table ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Table can be shaped like half a donut for persons with limited reach. Describes a work table made of wood or other sturdy material, 64 by 32 by 5/8 inches in size, cut in a half-circle with a semicircular indentation on the flat side to accommodate the person working. Suggests using the type of folding legs used on banquet tables. Table folds up for easy storage. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Mooney, J TITLE: Working Table JOURNAL: Accent o...[More Information]
      
      
1062. Worktable with Support for Standing. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Adjustable work table provides extra support and balance needed to prevent employees from falling. Particularly useful for lower extremity amputees. Wooden table top consists of wide hinged armrests and a safety belt. Four adjustable 7/8 inch metal pipes run through standard work bench to serve as legs. Includes photograph and diagram. COMMENTS: Submitted by the Occupational Therapy Department, Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New...[More Information]
      
      
1063. Wrist Straps for Sticks. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wrist strap to suspend a cane from the wrist. Describes two styles of wrist straps: strap and seizing, where a leather strap is bound to the cane with seizing; and the Turk's Head, with stout cord fashioned into a knotted strap. Includes photographs and detailed drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Grainger, S E TITLE: Making Aids For Disabled Living REF: North Pomfret, Vermont: Batsford: p 42-44 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1126 PAGES ( including c...[More Information]
      
      
1064. Writing Template for the Blind. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Template designed to enable a blind employment interviewer to fill out standard forms. Describes need for and development of a copper-laminate template using standard methods for producing printed circuit boards, involving development of positive and reverse films and photochemical etching. Described as being more expensive than hand cutting plastic or cardboard forms, but easier to duplicate for mass production. COMMENTS: For information contact t...[More Information]
      
      
1065. Y SHAPED BILATERAL PICK. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Pick for persons who need to use elbow or shoulder abduction or adduction motion. A pick is inserted into the end of a Y shaped bilateral beater (a Y shaped dowel assembly). Includes drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. Simple woodworking. AUTHOR: Clark, C; Chadwick, D. TITLE: Clinically Adapted Instruments for the Multiply Handicapped, A Sourcebook. REF: Book: St louis; Magnamusic-Baton: p 28. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R0272. 1980....[More Information]
      
      
1066. ZIPPER PULL ---"DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable people with fine motor or grasping disabilities to use a zipper. Cut 6 to 8 inches of fishing line and thread it through the hole in the zipper pull. Tie the ends together. The loop can be used to pull the zipper up and down and can be tucked into the zipper facing when not in use. MATERIALS: Clear fishing line. TOOLS: scissors. SKILLS REQUIRED: Cutting and tying. TITLE: Ten Dollar Tech. NEWSLETTER: TECHtalk, Illinois Technology Assistive Technol...[More Information]
      
      
1067. ZIPPER PULL ADAPTATIONS ---- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To adapt clothing for easier dressing for seniors or individuals with arthritis or fine motor, grasping, neurological, or upper extremity disabilities. This illustrated article, included in a chapter entitled "Bedroom & Getting Dressed," discusses options for managing zippers. Options include attaching a key ring or chain to the existing tab, using a ribbon or nylon string loop, or replacing the existing zipper with a larger one. The article also discusses...[More Information]
      
      
1068. ZIPPER PULL. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Helps to pull up a hard to reach zipper. Recommends turning an ordinary heavy gauge metal coat hanger into a zipper pull by holding the hangar's base, placing the V section over a door knob and pulling on the base until the hangar forms a long handle. Then wrap tape around the hangar's upper mid-section for support. To use, insert the hook into the zipper tab and pull up on the hangar. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: TITLE: Accent on Living REF:...[More Information]
      
      
1069. Zipper Pull ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Hook to pull up long zippers or back zippers. Illustrates device made of a length of 30 to 50 test monofilament fastened on one end to a plastic drapery ring or bone crochet ring, and on the other to a small size cup hook, using an electrical crimp wire connector. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: How to Make it Cheap Manual: Volume 1 REF: Middletown, Ohio: Independence Factory: p 35 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1181 PAGES (incl...[More Information]
      
      
1070. Zipper Pulls. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Hooks on handcuffs to pull zippers for persons with little or no finger strength or dexterity. Pictures three zipper pulls: 1) a metal strip to fit around the hand riveted into a loop, with a piece of wire bent into a hook riveted to it; 2) plastic wire or any suitable cordlike material looped to fit the hand and fastened with a piece of 1/4 inch tubing, crimped, attached to to a short piece of bent wire with a small electrical butt splice; 3) a 3/...[More Information]
      
      
1071. “BASEBALL CAP” ORTHOSIS ---- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To create a simple device to help individuals with dropped head syndrome (DHS) maintain their head in the upright position. The “baseball cap orthosis” is made using a well-fitting baseball cap without an adjustment buckle in the back. The system consists of two bands with strips of Velcro at the end. One band is permanently attached to the back of the cap. That band is then be inserted under the clothing to a level below the rib cage. The second band f...[More Information]
      
      

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