Disability Products and Assistive Devices for the Disabled

Assistive Technology (AT) is a term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices.

AT promotes greater independence for people with disabilities by enabling them to perform tasks they were unable to accomplish or had difficulty accomplishing.

According to disability advocates, technology is often created without regard to people with disabilities, creating barriers to millions of people. In this category we offer submitted reviews and articles on disability products and assistive devices for the elderly, handicapped and disabled, or those with medical conditions and/or injuries.

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Disability and Health Aids Reviews

Infrared Saunas for Pain Relief and Calorie Loss
Thirty minutes in an Infrared Sauna is a comfortable, soothing, relaxing experience-no steam, no oppressive heat. Rather than feeling drained, as in a conventional sauna, you'll feel energized.

Infrared Saunas - Health Benefits
Infrared saunas work using infrared heaters to convert light directly to heat. This heat has the effect of warming nearby objects without raising the air temperature; in others words, a bather in an infrared sauna absorbs heat but the surrounding air does not.

Ugly Ducks a Dry Feet Treatment that Changes Lives
Ugly Ducks are a disposable, moisturizing slipper made of a soft comfortable foam. What makes them special is what’s inside; the finest olive oil, 100% natural bees wax, vitamin A C and E, aloe and an array of essential oils.

HDTV Set Top Boxes and Digital TV Broadcast Information
Digital broadcasting and high definition tv is coming soon. We take a look at what is required for receiving digital TV transmissions and HDTV including cheap set top box options for existing televisions.

Birth Defect Inventor has History of Inventions
Donald Beyette was born in 1949 with Holt Oram syndrome. He never let the slight inconvenience of being born different stop him from living in normal life.

Cheap Apple Laptop Computers
Rumour online suggests that Apple will introduce a Macintosh laptop computer model priced as low as $800 (£475), which would be great news to those on low incomes wanting to obtain a quality Apple laptop notebook.

Automatic Toilet Paper Dispenser
Say goodbye to the annoyances of the TP dispensers of today. No more fumbling to replace a tissue roll, no more premature tissue break-off, no more unsightly tissue hanging off the roll touching the floor.

Accessible Rotating Garden
"Ornamental Brass Works (OBW) presents their new "Rotating Garden". Mr. Don Bundy designed the new Rotating Garden sitting at the kitchen table one morning for his wife (Caroline), who has had numerous knee surgeries, and can't bend like she use to.

Orthopedic Shoes
Some of the most common foot problems that can be treated with specially made shoes are arch pains and bunions. Corns and calluses can be contained within specially carved and padded areas within the inner wall of a shoe so as to relieve the pressure of contact on the afflicted part.

Magnetic Copper Bracelets
Millions of individuals suffering from chronic joint pain, rheumatism and arthritis may finally find relief with magnetic copper bracelets. Several manufacturers have created designs featuring function and fashion with principles that date back thousands of years ago.

Choosing a Wheelchair Lift for Your Van
Read on the following important things you may want to consider before paying for your brand new wheelchair lift. It does not necessarily guarantee that you will find the best wheelchair lift for your van on the market, though it can help you in finding and selecting the best wheelchair lift according to your needs and specifications.

What is an EMR - Electronic Medical Record?
An EMR, or electronic medical record, is a medical record for a patient in a digital format that is stored on a computer or in a computer server. In health informatics, an EMR is considered by some to be one of the different forms of electronic health records, but usually these two terms mean the same thing.

New Free Timer for your Computer
7-128 Software has just released the FREE DarkTimer, a self-voicing computer-based timer.

Genesis Bidet - Disability Bathroom Product
The Genesis bidet is the idea bathroom product for disabled people. It can help improve indepence and self confidence for millions of people.

Colours Wheelchairs Launches Innovation in Wheelchair Wheels
Colours Wheelchairs announces an innovative new product for wheelchair users. The Bite Laced Wheel has a built in brake! This new wheel will be much more convenient for wheelchair users. The Bite Laced Wheel can be purchased in the UK from Kent Mobility.

Paradise Robotics Sells Products for Independent Living
Paradise Robotics sells products that help the disabled live independently.  Many disabled people living in single family homes incur significant expenses for lawn and cleaning services.  Now there are products available that enable elimination of these expensive services: robotic lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners and floor cleaners.  Cat owners have an additional time consuming chore: cleaning the litter box.  Paradise Robotics also sells a self-cleaning cat litter box that reduces the effort to simply taking a garbage bag of waste out of a drawer.

Why Organic Skin Care?
What you put on your skin is absorbed through your skin. To be more precise, the skin absorbs approximately 60% of any substance applied to it. Hence the success of trans-dermal skin patches prescribed by physicians to deliver medications.

Skincare Product Selection Important to Medspas
A rapidly growing trend in checkup practices is the expansion into ancillary services. The rising costs of operating a medical checkup business forced physicians to take a look at how they can expand and better serve their patients. The medical examination spa conception - also known as a medspa - is here to stay and has been implemented in many practices across the United States.

Buy a Patient Lifter Online
Brooke got into a car accident and was heavily wounded. The doctor said that it would take about six months for him to recover completely. Until his body recovered he had to use a wheelchair to move around but that is not what concerned him the most.

Should I get a Diesel or Petrol Vehicle?
There are lots of options for petrol vehicles as compare to the diesel car, but if you want to purchase diesel cars then there are two great options one is Tata Indica Diesel and second one is Tata Indigo Diesel cars. So it’s a race between the two. According to needs and demands of the consumer, their selling is done. We make the choice according to our personal use.

Foot Mouse with Programmable Pedal
Ergonomically designed, Footime™ foot mouse and programmable pedal can help people with hand, arm, shoulder, or, more generally, upper body stresses/difficulties by allowing them to do all PC entries (typing and surfing) by foot.

Knork - New Fork and Knife Combination Utensil
The Knork is a fork and knife combination utensil that is revolutionizing the dining experience! It allows food to be cut easily and lifted to the mouth using only one hand, instead of the two-handed operation needed for a regular knife and fork.

Remove Computer Spyware
A bit off topic but a number of our members have asked us for our opinion on ridding their computer of spyware and adware, the annoying programs that change your homepage or worse - track your surfing habbits and steal your information and saved passwords etc.

Ice packs used to reduce swelling
Even adults, will need to ice an injury like banging your knee against a cabinet or taking the wrong step on an uneven pavement, you will end up needing to reduce the swelling.

Colours Spazz Wheelchair Passes Crash Testing
In order to show that Colours Spazz is not only lightweight and attractive, it is a tough wheelchair, Colours put it through crash testing.

Otoscope and Opthamaloscope
You sit patiently on the exam table waiting for your Doctor to finally open the door and ask how your feel. Of course you tell him, “Not to good.” So he proceeds to listen to your heartbeat and feel your glands to see if they are swollen. Next he grabs the otoscope off the wall, puts on a probe cover and starts looking.

FREE stand-alone on-screen virtual mouse
Point-N-Click is a FREE stand-alone on-screen virtual mouse designed for anyone with a disability that makes it difficult or impossible to click a physical computer mouse. As long as they can move a mouse, trackball or other pointing device.

How do Disposable Diapers Absorb?
Diapers are usually made of plastic, paper and a crystal called sodium polyacrylate.  When this sodium polyacrylate is exposed to water.  It turns into a gel that can absorb a tremendous amount of water.

Home Medical Tests
Health care will only become more decentralized. In-home testing will become more prevalent. In-home medical test kits are affordable, convenient, and give on-the-spot results.

What is a Vital Signs Monitor?
In general, when you have a doctor’s visit, the nurse or doctor always seem to take your Blood Pressure, Pulse, Temperature and sometimes your Pulse Oximetry. Usually the healthcare professional would use 4 diagnostic instruments to measure these vital signs.

Germ Free Hands
Keeping your hands clean is your first weapon in fighting the spread of germs and therefore keeping yourself illness free. A recent study suggested that respiratory illness can cost about $134 per employee and about 144 million school days have been lost due to illness every year.

Bathroom Safety
It is estimated that 12,000 people die from slipping from slippery floors, and the bathroom can become very dangerous if not properly equipped.

Carbon Monoxide Alarms
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 2002, heating systems contributed to 55 percent of the 188 reported (non-fire) carbon monoxide deaths. Carbon monoxide is estimated to be the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the U.S.

Rollators and Wheelchair Ramps
Fixed wheelchair ramps prove to be a real help for physically challenged individuals solving all sorts of personal matters downtown. In addition, a portable wheelchair ramp is just as important for vehicular purposes and other uses. There is a wide variety of wheelchair ramps to choose from, depending on one's needs, utility and financial status.

Mobility Aids - Rollator and Wheelchair Ramps
Gathering accurate information about mobility aids is vital. The market is full of options and deciding which wheelchair ramp is the best is not an easy task. Choose the ramp based on your needs; check the ones than help you negotiate steps and curbs, get smoothly over any transition in height that a doorway may present, and also to load and unload the chair from a vehicle.

The Lift Chair and the Rollator
A useful mobility aid in regaining ones independence and freedom is the rollator. More and more people prefer the customized rollator or wheeled walker because of the additional features offered such as travel bag or cup holder.

Mobility Scooters and Scooter Lifts
One of the best inventions in the medical field that helped both the elderly and the handicapped is the mobility scooter. The world of wheelchairs was revolutionized by the mobility scooter.

Independence in a mobility scooter
There are many models of three-wheeled and four-wheeled mobility scooters you can choose from, depending on your taste and financial status. But regardless of the model, you should know that most of the mobility scooters have a 250 to 300 lb weigh capacity, a drive range of up to 15 miles and off-board or on-board battery charger.

Who Could Benefit From a Stairlift?
This article provides information about choosing the right type of stairlift for your requirements.

Creative Medical ID
If you have a disability or medical condition, and are involved in a medical emergency, wearing medical identification can save your life.

Guide to Riser Recliner Chairs
This article provides a guide to riser recliner chairs, and the benefits that they can provide. Riser recliner chairs can help to provide enormous health benefits to those who are suffering from a wide range of medical conditions, including arthritis, asthma, circulation problems and back pain.

Guide to Mobility Beds
This article provides a guide to mobility beds, and the health benefits that they can provide. On average, a person will spend approximately a third of their life in bed, so using a quality bed and mattress is important.

Pressure Relieving Mobility Aids
This article provides information about pressure sores, and pressure reliving mobility aids.

Home Health Mobility Aids
This article provides information about the various types of home health mobility aids available and how they can help.

Comfort and Dressing Mobility Aids
This article provides information about the various types of comfort and dressing mobility aids available and how they can help.

Fast Funnel a Solution for Males
Searching for a solution that would allow him to use any restroom without having to leave his wheelchair, Mike had the idea of adapting a funnel to help him use a standard toilet or urinal.  But he realized that the product would have to be disposable.

How Bathroom Mobility Aids can Help
This article provides information on how bathroom mobility aids can help. Many disability aids are available to help you get in and out of the bath, and help with bathing once in the bath or shower.  You are sure to be able to find something to meet your requirements, and make bathing more enjoyable again.

Mobility Beds and Chair Aids
Whether you would benefit from a riser recliner chair or a cushion, a mattress elevator or a footboard, you can improve your posture and comfort, whilst sitting or lying bed. This article provides information on how mobility bed and chair aids can help.

How Household Mobility Aids Can Help
This article describes a range of household mobility aids, and how they can help. Here is a list of ten household mobility aids that can make a big difference to your life.

Where to Buy a Mobility Scooter
This article provides information about the different ways of buying a mobility scooter, and what to expect from the different types of vendors. The internet has provided lower priced goods ranging from books and CDs to holidays. In terms of mobility scooters, the internet sellers may look cheap, but the after sales care may be non-existent.

Who Could Benefit From a Mobility Scooter?
This article provides information about mobility scooters, and the health benefits they can provide. By getting an electric scooter, you can open many doors that have been previously closed, perhaps because of a disability or illness - such as going shopping, going out for the day, going for a "walk" with the children or grandchildren.

How To Charge and Maintain Your Mobility Scooter
This article provides information about charging your mobility scooter batteries, and maintaining your mobility scooters performance. Like a car, your mobility scooter will need a service from time to time. The mobility scooter manual will advise you how often your scooter needs servicing.

Recliner Chairs
This article provides information about riser recliner chairs, and the health benefits they can provide.

Gloves for Wheelchair Users
Hands were not designed to withstand the repetitive impact and constant contact with wheelchair pushrims. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize the effects of constant stress and exposure to the hands. Many researchers strongly recommend the use of properly designed wheelchair gloves to minimize hand injury. To meet the unique needs of active wheelchair users Med Services has launched RehaDesign Wheelchair gloves.

Massage and Massage Rollers
When lower back pain hits you, a massage and massage rollers can be very effective in relaxing the tensed muscles. Massage is an ancient pain relieving technique and provides you relief from day-to-day stress, muscle cramps, while easing the back pain and headaches, by increasing blood circulation.

The Comfort Company Announces European Launch
A leading US manufacturer of wheelchair seating and positioning equipment is expanding to Europe. European dealers and distributors of disability products interested in obtaining rights are encouraged....

A Whiplash Injury Claim is no big Deal - Or Is It
Are you aware of how important your compensation for a whiplash injury can be? Too often, a whiplash injury claim is overlooked or is under-compensated. It is often considered minor, but is it really?

Finnish Sauna Etiquette And Customs
Finland is the sauna capital of the world, both because it was invented there and because it thrives as an integrated part of the Finnish lifestyle. Finns think of the Finnish sauna in the same way that other cultures think of meditation, massage, bathing in hot springs or any other tradition of body and mind relaxation.