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326. POWERED KITCHEN STOOL --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with short stature and paralysis of the legs to access counters and the stovetop for cooking. Because the user lacked mobility, she had used a standard kitchen stool fitted with casters, but that proved unsafe. A custom stool was created with a frame of welded rectangular hollow steel. The stool was equipped with an electrolinear actuator that raises and lowers the seat. The actuator is an electric motor with a worm reducer that drives a...[More Information]
     
     
327. POWERED OVEN LIFTER ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with only partial use of the left hand and balance disabilities to transport food from the stove or oven to the counter or the table. The foundation of the lift was an existing overbed table that was rebuilt for kitchen use. The table section was relocated to allow for continuous elevations from 19 to 37 inches from the floor. The original top was removed and a new top fitted to the original brackets, after they were cut and rewelded a...[More Information]
     
     
328. POWERED PERSON-LIFTER --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To provide a means for a caregiver to lift an individual with multiple sclerosis from the floor after a fall. This lift has a frame made of welded rectangular hollow steel and a three-sided base which is closed at the rear of the device and open at the front. Casters were installed on the two closed corners and on the two open ends, with the casters on the open ends set outside the frame to leave room for the lift seat to move. The rear casters are equipped wit...[More Information]
     
     
329. POWERED WHEELCHAIR FOOTREST ----CUSTOM ADAPTATION ---- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with multiple sclerosis and severe footdrop to use a wheelchair without assistance. The woman is unable to lift her feet up to conventional footrests. A pair of powered footrests were designed and fabricated using automobile power window motors and switches. The footrests detach when not needed and can be mounted on the wheelchair while the user is seated in it. Both footrests lower to ground level, enabling the user to slide her feet ...[More Information]
     
     
330. PRAM (STROLLER) MODIFICATIONS -------- CUSTOMIZED ADAPTATION --------- PURPOSE: To create a custom adapted pram (stroller) for a mother with cerebral palsy. The individual chose a pram that was heavy in the front so that it did not require any extra weight or other anti-tilt mechanisms. However the pedal brakes were still a problem, as the individual could not lift her foot to operate them without the risk of falling over. The brakes were converted to a hand operation while making sure that the changes didn’t interfere with ...[More Information]
     
     
331. PROTECTIVE COVER FOR WHEELCHAIR CONTROLS --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To protect powered wheelchair controls from rain. See-through plastic covers were sewn with a slit in the top for access to the joystick. The covers function like bottomless boxes and fit snugly over the controls and the joystick anchors them in place. The covers were bound with bias tape in a color of the child's choice and decorated with glitter. The covers can be put on and removed as needed. TITLE: Under Cover. JOURNAL: TAD Journal. REF: Vol 22 no 1, Autum...[More Information]
     
     
332. PULLOUT SINK -------- CUSTOMIZED ADAPTATION --------- PURPOSE: To provide a custom adaptation to use a sink in a small apartment bathroom for users of wheelchairs. This adaptation uses a small RV sink, flexible pressure hose and a set of drawer runners, to be able to bring the sink out from the wall. An RV sink is shallower than a typical sink and would need to be much higher than a lap. The RV sink has a 2-inch diameter drain. The 2-inch elbow needed for under the sink may be difficult to find, but may be f...[More Information]
     
     
333. PUPPET BOX --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To provide a child with multiple disabilities with access to hearing testing. This box is used with children who are unable to understand instructions to signify when they hear certain sounds or are physically unable to do so. Instead, the child is taught to turn his/her head when a certain sound is heard, an instruction that is reinforced by lighting a puppet in the box. The box is painted with blackboard paint for a matte finish that does not reflect light. A...[More Information]
     
     
334. PUSH BUTTON HEATER CONTROL AID --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with rheumatoid arthritis to operate the lighting controls of a space heater. In order to light the space heater, two recessed buttons needed to be depressed simultaneously and held for several seconds. A tool was fashioned from the handles cut from a stroller. A wooden block with a slightly rounded end was glued into each handle. The user blaces the rounded blocks against the buttons while grasping the handles and using her body weight ...[More Information]
     
     
335. PUSH HANDLE EXTENSIONS --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable a tall parent to push a child's wheelchair. The existing pish handles were sawed off the chair and new ferrules were fixed inside the exposed tubes with Loc-tite. Two new L-shaped handles were fashioned from metal tubing and one end of each was fitted into the new ferrules. The new handles were painted red to match the rest of the chair and finished with rubber bicycle-style handgrips. TITLE: Bicycle and Beyond. JOURNAL: TAD Journal. REF: Volume 26, ...[More Information]
     
     
336. RACING WHEELCHAIR STABILIZER ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To facilitate transferring a child to a racing wheelchair. The unit has a plywood base with a pipe frame at the front to hold the front wheel; the front wheel is further secured with a Velcro strap. This stabilizes the racing wheelchair for ease of transfers in and out with one person assisting. The half-inch thick plywood base is made to the size of the wheelchair, and excess material is removed to create a lighter weight base. The pipe frame consists of one...[More Information]
     
     
337. RAILS FOR BUS -------- CUSTOMIZED ADAPTATION --------- PURPOSE: To create custom adapted rails for bus for an individual with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. This individual has a rare syndrome which has resulted in developmental delay and challenging behaviors, and gets very anxious if she doesn’t feel secure. The home which the individual lives has a bus which is used to take the residents to their day placements and on outings at the weekend. Most of the residents use wheelchairs and are lifted in and out of th...[More Information]
     
     
338. RAISED HEIGHT SHOWER CHAIR --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable a caregiver to provide bathing assistance without bending. An existing shower chair was adapted by extending the stainless steel frame under the seat. Equipped with casters, the chair legs were extended outwar approximately 100 millimeters and given additional bracing for stability and strength at the increased height. DIMENSIONS: The seat height was raised 250 millimeters. TITLE: Shower Chair Raised. JOURNAL: TAD Journal. REF: Vol. 21 no. 2, Winter...[More Information]
     
     
339. RAMP TO TILT WHEELCHAIR TO COMFORTABLE EATING POSITION --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair with tilt-in-space seating to eat independently. The user's disability prevents upright sitting, so a low-level ramp was constructed to raise the wheelchair's rear wheels. Seventeen millimeter lightweight plywood was used to construct the sloping portion of the ramp, and five slats of 50 x 25 millimeter wood were used to fashion a gutter to hold the rear wheels in place. The same type of wood was...[More Information]
     
     
340. READING STAND FOR BED --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with quadriplegia to read in bed. This device is attached to saddle-style mountings which rest on the bed rails. The holder can be moved closer to or farther from the user by sliding it along the rails. Tri-stud adjustments on either side permit up and down adjustment. The lectern surface is mounted on a 19 millimeter stainless steel frame, and the angle can be adjusted using a tri-stud clamp at the back. Movable elastic bands tied aroun...[More Information]
     
     
341. RECEPTION AIDS --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with use of one hand to perform office tasks. A multi-function board made of nine-millimeter plywood to enable the user to open envelopes, remove envelope contents, fold papers, staple papers, and stuff envelopes. The board has a flat piece that rests on a desk or table and is slightly larger than A4 size. A slot placed at a ninety-degree angle to the flat piece rests against the edge of the table; if needed, the user can lean against th...[More Information]
     
     
342. RECORDER HOLDER --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To provide a means for a child with cerebral palsy to play the recorder. A two-part holder was creared using clear acrylic. The first part of the holder was a column of two-millimeter wide acrylic disks joined by a thin strip of acrylic. Each disk has a hole in the center, varying slightly in size to adjust for the instrument's tapered shape, creating frets about eight millimeters in diameter to guide the player's fingers. The finger guide was nounted on a stan...[More Information]
     
     
343. RECUMBENT TRICYCLE --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with spastic quadriplegia and vision and intellectual disabilities to cycle for exercise. The basic structure of the three-wheeled cycle was created using the front half of a 12-inch bicycle and the back half of a 16-inch bicycle. The single back wheel was replaced with two wheels on an additional frame made of steel pipe. The seat was made from a full-size Namco plastic seat shell mounted to the new cycle frame. Pressing a small lever u...[More Information]
     
     
344. REINFORCED BED WITH ENCLOSURE -------- CUSTOMIZED ADAPTATION --------- PURPOSE: To create a custom-made bed for a child with Angelman syndrome to provide a safe and protected environment during sleep and periods of restlessness. The child had outgrown her previous modified cot and the new bed was needed to withstand the strenuous shaking the child applied during her periods of sleeplessness. The new design involved moving the child to a single mattress and building safety railings high enough so that she cannot climb over th...[More Information]
     
     
345. REINFORCED CHAIR ----CUSTOM ADAPTATION ---- PURPOSE: To prevent children with cognitive disabilities and poor impulse control from rocking or throwing the chair. The chair frame was made from tubular steel and fitted with a steel seat and back. The backrest was slightly angled and curved for comfort. The legs were welded to steel plates which were bolted to metal floor plate with Tekscrews, creating a firm, immovable base. The chair was also equipped with a lap belt. TITLE: Reinforced Chair. JOURNAL: TAD Jou...[More Information]
     
     
346. REINFORCED CHAIR --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To provide seating for a child with multiple disabilities, including cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities, who rocked when seated. The chair needed to be strong enough to be difficult to rock and to be able to withstand any rocking motion generated while providing the needed positioning for eating and other activities. The chair base and frame were made of solid Tasmanian oak, with joints that are both screwed and glued. The seat, back, and base coverin...[More Information]
     
     
347. REINFORCED KITCHEN GATE ----CUSTOM ADAPTATION ---- PURPOSE: To prevent an older child with learning disabilities from entering the kitchen unsupervised. An existing lattice gate that was not strong enough to deter a 7-year-old boy can be reinforced. The Gate was mounted on solid wood boards firmly screwed into both sides of the doorway. The lattice was renforced by a wooden bar mounted on a hinge on the same side of doorway to which the lattice collapses. The bar folds down onto the top of the closed gate and fastens t...[More Information]
     
     
348. REMOTE ELEVATOR CONTROL --- CUSTOMIZED ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To create a remote control for a school elevator for a student with mobility disabilities. In order to keep the general school population from using the elevator, a security lock was installed. The student’s disability prevented him from using the key to that lock, preventing him from using the elevator. A customized adaptation was created using a battery-operated radio remote switch which was installed to bypass both the security switch and the call button...[More Information]
     
     
349. REMOTE HOLDER ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with upper extremity disabilities to operate a Logitech Harmony Universal Remote for an entertainment system. This remote has a touch screen and many small buttons near its edges. The individual is unable to hold the controller, but he can push the buttons. The user needed a holder for the controller that he could operate by himself, placed where he could get to it in his wheelchair and where it would point to all the devices to be con...[More Information]
     
     
350. REPLACEMENT SHOWER SEAT --- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with spina bifida to shower independently. An existing shower seat had been custom built and mounted to the side wall of the shower at a slight angle to promote damage. The unit had a wooden seat covered with plastic, but over time water had penetrated the wood, causing it to rot and eventually break. A new seat base was made from 12 millimeter high-density polyethylene with rounded corners. Glued to the base was a sheet of closed-cell ...[More Information]
     
     

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