Category: At Home

No-Slip Grips for Phones, Remote Controls

Post author By gearability
Post date January 20, 2007

egrips appliques are hard to beat for making objects easier to grasp. Adding these rubberized adhesive strips to phones, remote controls and even nail clippers makes them less slippery without creating any additional bulk.

The IT crowd — at least those who aren’t cavalier about their equipment — use the same strips on PDAs and phones to avoid those potentially disasterous fumbles.

Available in all sorts of shapes and colors to customize just about everything. University of Texas fans can plaster their very own UT steer anywhere they like. Get them online, or at larger computer stores.

Silverware for Hands With Grasp Impairments — Dining With Dignity

Post author By gearability
Post date January 15, 2007

I was happy to see Bob and Debbie Bayton at the WCD Expo, and to get another chance to look at Bob’s clever invention. Bob has taken ordinary tableware and adapted it for use by people with various grasp impairments. Two flexible metal loops attached to the flatware handles give diners the leverage and grasp needed to eat without being fed — and using flatware similar to ordinary nice tableware. Individual adjustments are easy to make, and the flatware now comes in smaller sizes, too, for children or small adults. See it all at Dining with Dignity.

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Innovative Cane — Walkin’ Strong

Post author By gearability
Post date January 11, 2007
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At the WCD Expo this past fall, I tried out a new cane from Strong Arm Mobility. ~~The site’s designed badly with a flash screen to discourage you, but~~ this link will get you to a description of the innovative design.

Essentially, it serves the function of a standard cane, but relying on forearm support rather than just the wrist. It’s kind of a cane/forearm crutch hybrid, without the clumsiness of a forearm crutch.