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176. CHEST OPERATED SEWING MACHINE. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Provides ability to operate a variable speed sewing machine without the use of hands. A mounting arm was developed with a chest pad to operate the lever switch of the sewing machine. By using the chest it allows hands to be free to control the fabric in the machine. Includes picture. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. AUTHOR: David law, Jr., Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center, Rehab. Engineering Dept., Fishersville, VA 22939, 703-885-9724. TITLE: Tools, Equip...[More Information]
     
     
177. CLAMP ON HOLDER. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Table or stand holder for supporting horn or other wind instruments. The holder is made from a standard harmonica brace (available commercially). A horn-to-holder adapter is made of wood, hard felt, pressboard, or molded plastic. A hole is cut in the middle which fits snugly on the horn just behind the mouthpiece. The holder is angled correctly using screw adjustments at the base of the brace. The holder is fitted to an expandable bar that is attac...[More Information]
     
     
178. CLASSROOM GATE ----DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To enable classroom doors to be left open while preventing children with cognitive or other disabilities from leaving rooms without assistance. Made of pine for light weight, the gate is designed to fit the width of the door frame. The frame is made of pine lumber and vertical pine dowelling fills the center. The dowels are placed closely enough together to prevent children from getting their heads caught. Lift in/lift out hinge fittings are attached to th...[More Information]
     
     
179. CLOSET ADAPTATIONS ---- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To make an existing closet accessible to seniors and individuals with arthritis, balance disabilities, or mobility disabilities. This illustrated article, included in a chapter entitled "Bedroom & Getting Dressed," discusses various inexpensive modifications. Included are lowering the clothes rod, adding shelves at usable heights, storing items on the floor in baskets, and replacing the closet door with a curtain or lighter weight folding door. AUTHOR: Gre...[More Information]
     
     
180. COAT ADAPTATION FOR THE WHEELCHAIR BOUND. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Long coat has the lower back removed to make it easier to put on and off and avoid sitting on heavy folds of fabric. The side seams of the coat are opened and the back of the coat is cut off below the waist. The opened edges are finished. This reduces the bulk of a heavy coat but also covers the front of the legs for warmth. Includes drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR:Bowar, M. TITLE:Clothing for the Handicapped, Fashion Adaptations for Adult...[More Information]
     
     
181. COAT. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Adapted coat for easier dressing. The side seams of a purchased coat are opened as far as the cuffs, which are left intact. Matching bias tape is sewn to the opened seams, then large snaps are added to the seams. The coat can be easily unsnapped to fold to the back of the wheelchair when going in and out of buildings. Includes diagram. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: TITLE: Letters to the Editor, "Dressing Made Easier". REF: Journal article: Excep...[More Information]
     
     
182. COLLAPSIBLE LAP TRAY. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wheelchair lapboard folds and stores on back of chair. Lightweight lapboard attaches to full length wheelchair arms. It folds in half and can be used as a short lapboard, or removes and stored easily on the back of the wheelchair. Includes picture. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking AUTHOR: Bob Warren, UCP of Akron, 318 Water STreet, Akron, OH 330-376-6041. TITLE: Tools, Equipment and Machinery Adapted for the Vocational Education and Employment of Handi...[More Information]
     
     
183. COMBO READING --- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To aid a student who became low vision after learning to read standard print to learn Braille by reinforcing Braille words learned and demonstrating the efficiency of Braille reading. Enlarge a simple text (e.g., a recipe) to 72 point double-spaced type, and transcribe the equivalant text in Braille below each line. The Braille text should contain words that the student already knows. Separate the lines with puff paint. TITLE: Combo Reading (in Springboard)...[More Information]
     
     
184. COMMUNICATION BIB OR BOLO ---- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To create a communication bib and bolo that a parent or service provider can wear for use with a child with intellectual and communication disabilities. The bib and bolo are made from material that accepts hook Velcro. Pictures or symbols are backed with the Velcro and attached to the bib or bolo. To construct the bib, round off the four corners of a piece of material and fold the material in half vertically. Cut a slit approximately 2 inches into mater...[More Information]
     
     
185. COMMUNICATION BOARD ---"DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable individuals with communication disabilities to communicate. To make this device, cut piece of cardboard or other stiff material to size. Place the cardboard in the center of the display material and cut the material, leaving enough for the sides to fold over the front of the cardboard. Apply hot glue to the perimeter of the cardboard and fold the material over. Cut excess to allow fabric to lay smoothly. Be sure to have Velcro-sensitive side of t...[More Information]
     
     
186. COMMUNICATION BOARD ---- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To enable individuals with little or no verbal communication ability to convey messages and participate in conversations. This basic device can be printed on a board or on standard paper. The board is designed with six rows: Row one has the letters A through E; row two has the letters F through J; row three has the letters K through O; row four has the letters P through T; and row five has the letters U through Z. The sixth row includes standard messages t...[More Information]
     
     
187. COMMUNICATION BOARD. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Provides a display of vocabulary items representing thoughts the user is unable to express verbally. Shows examples of simple laptray communication boards. suggests materials used be sturdy (e.g., plywood) and that items on board be covered by clear, protective plexiglass sheet. Diagrams show boards fitted on a wheelchair, on a standing frame and with extensions. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR:Golbin, A. TITLE:Cerebral Palsy and Communication...[More Information]
     
     
188. COMMUNICATION CAN ---- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To create a communication can for use with children with intellectual and communication disorders. Pringles Torengos (potato chips) come in a triangular shaped can. Empty and clean the can and remove the label. Cut a piece of self-stick felt (available at most craft stores) to cover the outside of the can. This creates the communication device or choice board. Attach two-inch communication symbols (made with Boardmaker software; see entry) with Velcro ho...[More Information]
     
     
189. COMMUNICATION NOTEBOOK ---"DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable individuals who are not able to speak to communicate. To create the book using a computer, using a word processing program, set up a document with half-inch margins on all four sides and set the page orientation to landscape. Create a table that is 10 cells wide and 10 cells high. Format cells to be about 0.7-inch tall so that all ten rows fit on one page. Adjust as necessary. Using the template or personal design, create an alphabet and commonly...[More Information]
     
     
190. COMMUNICATION TRAY ---- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To create a conversation tray for assistance in conversation skills for children with intellectual and communication disabilities. Take an old, round cleaned fruit/vegetable tray and use construction paper to differentiate the various conversation topics on sections of the circle. Topics can include anything a child might have an interest in (animals, family, friends, movies). Using Velcro, attach topic pictures (using BoardMaker communication symbols) ...[More Information]
     
     
191. COMMUNICATOR / COMPUTER STAND --- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with aphasia as a result of a stroke to conveniently use a communicator. A surplus, commercially available computer support arm capable of 360-degree rotation and cantilever extension was mounted atop a 70-pound steel cone that had been adapted to receive the table clamp on the support arm, and to sutain the leverage generated by the fully extended arm. TITLE: The Computer Stand. WEB SITE: Workshop Solutions at http://www.workshopso...[More Information]
     
     
192. COMPUTER / COMMUNICATOR TRAY --- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual who uses a laptop with speech software and a wheelchair to access the computer screen and control switch while leaving the surface of the wheelchair tray free. Hardware from a standard roll out under desk keyboard shelf was modified to provide a platform for the laptop. Only the switch controlling the software is exposed on the tray surface, preventing inadvertent hitting of keys. The screen can be folded down and the complete unit st...[More Information]
     
     
193. CONNECT FOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE ---"DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To provide a simple, low-cost communication board. The game's vertical frame enables players drop black or red disks into rows. The object is to get four of one color disks in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally before the opponent. To adapt it as a communication device, glue pictures or letters to both sides of the disks and drop them into the frame. Selections can be made by pointing. It can also be used as an educational tool by gluing shapes...[More Information]
     
     
194. CONSTRUCTION OF ADAPTED ARCHERY BOW ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Aid to facilitate holding an archery bow by a person without the ability to grip. Device consists of a 3/16 inch thick aluminum reinforcement on the belly of the bow attached to a leather and aluminum strip (3/4 inch wide by 1/8 inch thick and approximately the length of the user's forearm). Forearm grip held on with velcro strips. Includes drawing. COMMENTS: The person for whom this device was designed used a prosthetic hook to pull and release th...[More Information]
     
     
195. CONTAINER AIDS ---DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To enable an individual with Friedrich's ataxia to dispense various items that come in spray containers requiring a button to be depressed with the index finger. Purchasing spray bottles with trigger levers, which can be filed with body spray, hairspray, conditioner, etc. for easier application. MATERIALS: Trigger spray bottles. AUTHOR: Labbe, A. TITLE: Quest Extra: Doing It Yourself. JOURNAL: Quest. WEB SITE: http://www.mda.org/publications/quest/extra/qe1...[More Information]
     
     
196. CORK NEEDLE STABILIZER -----DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ----- PURPOSE: To stabilize needles for threading. Corks can be used to stabilize needles during threading. Applying purchased self-adhesive cork circles to each end of a spool of thread creates a ready-to-use needle stabilizer. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Paskin, N. TITLE: Put a Cork on It! JOURNAL: RE:view. REF: Vol. 34 no. 1, Spring 2002: p. 26. PAGES: 1 2002....[More Information]
     
     
197. COSMETIC CHEST STRAP. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Shirts are modified to hide chest strap in wheelchair. Shirts and sweaters have small slits made at the appropriate height on each side. The straps are inserted through the shirt and secured in the correct position. The shirt is then buttoned over the chest strap to provide a better appearance in the wheelchair. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: TITLE: Clinical Forum. REF: Newsletter: Volume 1, No 1, Fortress Scientific, 61 Miami St, Buffalo, NY 142...[More Information]
     
     
198. COUPON HOLDER COMMUNICATION DISPLAY --- “DO IT YOURSELF” ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To create a coupon holder communication display that can be used with children and adults with intellectual or communication disabilities. Take a magnet backed coupon holder (can be found at a dollar store) and place it on the refrigerator where it can be easily reached. Using 2 x 3 inch cards create picture/symbol cards for the user of foods, juices, etc. and to represent actions such as want, eat, like, thirsty, hungry, done, etc. Place the appropriate ...[More Information]
     
     
199. CRADLE PICK. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Pick for persons with arthritis, spasticity, hypotonia, burned or scarred fingers, or partially amputated fingers. Pick is attached to a piece of orthoplast that is shaped around the finger. Can be applied to dorsal or ventral surface of the finger with a velcro strap. Includes drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: assembly. AUTHOR: Clark, C; Chadwick, D. TITLE: Clinically Adapted Instruments for the Multiply Handicapped, A Sourcebook. REF: Book: St louis; Mag...[More Information]
     
     
200. CRADLE TO HOLD BIKE IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Cradle is designed to hold the front tires of two bicycles in a pickup truck but it could also be built to hold the two tires of a wheelchair. Wooden rack made from plywood and dowels. Twin cradles are mounted on a flat piece of plywood that lies on the truck bed. the base can be notched to fit any ribs in the truck bed. Includes photograph and drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. TITLE: Cradle holds bike in back of a pickup. REF: Article: Sunset...[More Information]
     
     

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