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Assistive & Adaptive Technology including: Occupational & Physical Therapy Products

ABLEDATA Database
ABLEDATA is an electronic database of information with listings of assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available in the United States. It contains over 22,000 products with detailed description of the item, company contact information and distributor listings. New products added daily. Their Web site also provides Fact Sheets and Consumer guides on various types of assistive technology and equipment.

 

Adaptivation
Generally low-end switches, including a one-button, single-function radio frequency device; pressure-activated pads and switch mounts, also.

Adaptive Technologies & Research, Inc.Adaptive Technologies & Research, Inc.
Enabling those with spinal cord injuries and others with little or no hand movement to "hold" and "release" everyday objects such as utensils, brushes, cups, razors, toothbrushes, etc.  Also offers other unique products help improve the quality of life for our customers.

Altimate Medical
Manufactures standing frames and mobility aids for people with disabilities. Disabled individuals who stand on a regular basis can become more independent while improving their overall health and quality of life. 

APT Technology Inc.
Single and dual switches (tongue, rocking lever, and sip/puff).

 

Assisted Living Store
Independent living products and gifts for Seniors. Unique "Ask a Gerontologist" page. Visitors can receive answers to Gerontology/Aging related questions free of charge.

 

Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Assistive TechnologyEastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Assistive Technology
Dedicated to helping people with disabilities, caregivers, and healthcare professionals find and share information on assistive technology.

 

Enabling Devices
This company’s very extensive line of products is highlighted by the Ultimate Switch - it requires only 10 grams of force to activate, yet can withstand gross body movements or severe blows. Other switch types include: sip and puff, rocking plate, grip, foot, string, button, pillow, leaf, tilt, head, photocell, pressure pinch, movement, wobble, vibration, air cushion, overhead pull, and twitch (the latter activated by a small muscle movement, such as wrinkling the forehead). They have a line of specially created Plate Switches, also. And they offer switch assessment kits for therapists.

 

HydroWorx International, Inc.HydroWorx International, Inc.
HydroWorx - The Most Versatile Pools On Earth.  Manufacturers a very unique line of therapy and conditioning pools. Our units have produced tremendous results for SCI patients. Please visit our web site to view our moveable pool floors and underwater treadmill systems.

 

Inclusive Technology Ltd.
This U.K. company sells Ablenet switches; also has articles on switch fundamentals including "Choosing the Right Switch," "Choosing a Switch Movement," and "Developing Switch Skills" (see top of this page). Sells switch mounts, too.

 

Independent Living Products®
Assistive Devices that help seniors, caregivers, elder mature adults, geriatric, and disabled people achieve a quality, independent lifestyle.
 

InterAct Plus
Sells dual-switch sip-and-puff, rocking plate, jelly bean, and tongue switches for use with its Imperium 200H environmental control system. (The Imperium 200H uses any dual switch or two single switches connected to a “Y” adapter.)

 

Jenkins Comfort System
The Eliminator Vest is a personal thermal system that can help you maintain your comfort level in both hot and cold environments.

 

Life with Ease
An Internet store that sells products to prevent injuries and to allow people with injuries and impairments to improve their self-reliance and ease of daily living. They provide information, informative links, and quality aids. They also provide a free monthly newsletter with articles on health and wellness.

 

Luminaud, Inc.
Has a variety of specialty switches: Pressure, Mercury (tilt), Finger Flex, Magnetic Finger, Clamp-on Bump, and Latching Pneumatic.

 

Maxi-Aids Products Catalog
Maxi-Aids is one of the largest distributors of products for people with Special Needs. We have several thousand products for daily living. From Sewing needles to Voice Recognition Computer products.

MedCatalog.Com
MedCatalog.Com is a free medical catalog request service for medical products and supplies
 

North Coast Medical
Offers a wide range of Assistive technology products.

 

Prentke Romich Co.
Has "rocking lever," tongue, and sip and puff dual switches; also joystick, wobble and other switches and mounting devices. (Note: The hyperlink above is to the Switches page from their catalog - an 82kb .pdf file requiring the Adobe Acrobat Reader.)
 

RehabTool.comRehabTool.com
Leading edge assistive and adaptive technology products and services for people with disabilities. Free product search and referrals. Augmentative and alternative communication devices, computer access equipment, multilingual speech synthesis and voice recognition software, on-screen keyboards, cognitive rehabilitation tools adapted to the special needs of the physically challenged.

 

Spinal Cord Injury Peer Information Library (SCI PILOT)Spinal Cord Injury Peer Information Library (SCI PILOT)
Consists of the stories of individuals with quadriplegia who have incorporated assistive devices into their own lives. Each story is based on an in-depth interview. Offers advice and strategies from those who have first hand experience in getting and using assistive devices, and descriptions of practical, homemade inventions that solve real-world problems.

 

Switch-It
This company can interface its Heads Up or Hands On control system and specialty switches to give access to environmental controls and augmentative communication devices or to control power chair functions.

 

TASH International, Inc.
This Canadian company offers a variety of single-, dual-, and multiple-switches and switch mounts. Selections include sip and puff, rocker, button, leaf, tip, pillow, proximity, and grasp switches, among others
 

 

Whitmyer Biomechanix, Inc.
Both contact and non-contact switches, plus wobble switches and mounting hardware.

 

Words+
With the Infrared/Sound/Touch Switch, users can operate a variety of communication devices and software with virtually any kind of body motion - even the blink of an eye.

 

Zygo Industries Inc.
Sells different types of single switches: leaf, lever, pneumatic, plate, pushbutton, touch, thumb. Several mounting systems and hardware, plus a simple tutorial. Also sells a Therapist's Switch Evaluation Kit in a fitted case.

 

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