Use of Mobility Aids

Equipment that can be attached to scooters includes carrying bags/pouches, cane/crutch holders, oxygen tank holders, cupholders, eating trays, writing/reading trays, carrying baskets, trailers, rear-view mirrors, umbrellas and headlights.

Adjustable school desks and workstations allow the furniture height to be adjusted. Depending upon a particular product, the furniture may be adjusted using a hand crank, electronic motor, or wing-nuts. They may also allow an individual to alternate between sitting and standing positions or use various types of chairs to be more comfortable.

Tables that can adjust at different angles and elevations to comfot guests as well as masseuse and massage therapists at a reasonable posture.

Desks and tables that are adjustable allow individuals who use mobility aids, have to alternate between sitting and standing positions, or use various types of chairs to be more comfortable. Adjusting a working surface to meet individual needs increases their comfort and access.

Adjustable / accessible workstations are desks and tables that are adjustable and allow individuals who use mobility aids to access them. They may also allow an individual to alternate between sitting and standing positions or use various types of chairs to be more comfortable.

Automatic door openers are available for a variety of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and transportation applications. Many have emergency egress features and operate on microwave and infrared sensors. There are a variety of door opening mechanisms ranging from fully automated to power assist to entirely manual. For specifics, we recommend you contact the manufacturer directly.

Aids to assist individuals with opening doors are available. Door knobs can be difficult to grip or turn for those with fine motor or upper extremity limitations. Door knob grips and handle extenders can be low-cost alternatives to installing an automatic door opener.

Individuals with neck, back, shoulder, and upper extremity limitations may benefit from using ergonomic hand and power tools. Ergonomic hand tool designs allow users to maintain neutral postures while minimizing wrist deviations. Users also have an easier time keeping shoulders relaxed by using lightweight tools. Mechanical stressors such as misaligned finger grooves, sharp edges, and single finger triggers should be avoided. Vibration from the tool should be minimized, and heavier tools can be suspended from tool balancers when possible. Spring loaded returns on tools such as scissors and pliers are also a part of good ergonomic design.

Emergency evacuation devices are available to help remove individuals with mobility impairments from buildings. These devices typically help individuals quickly move people with mobility limitations down the stairs or across rough terrain.

Employees who experience limitations in concentration may need a flexible schedule in order to work optimally during hours of increased attentiveness. Flexible schedules can also be used to have a period of mental rest in order to refocus and reorient into his/her work. Examples of a flexible schedule would be adjusting starting and ending times of the workday, combining regularly scheduled breaks to create one extended break or dividing large breaks into smaller segments, and allowing work to be completed during hours when the employee is most mentally alert.

Height adjusters are hydraulic height adjustable legs that can be attached to an existing workstation. By working the hand crank, a workstation can be raised, lowered, or have the angle adjusted.

Job coaches are individuals who specialize in assisting individuals with disabilities to learn and accurately carry out job duties. Job coaches provide one-on-one training tailored to the needs of the employee. They may first do a job analysis to identify the job duties, followed by developing a specific plan as to how they can best train the employee to work more and more on his/her own until completely self-sufficient and able to perform job duties accurately and effectively without assistance.

Attachments for light switches that make them easier to use for individuals with physical impairments.

Monitor risers allow a computer monitor to be adjusted to different heights or to be moved out of the way. Combined with a height adjustable keyboard tray, monitor risers may allow a sit-to stand workstation from a stationary desk.

These are devices that help individuals into and out of pool water.

Easily transportable wheelchair ramps to allow effective transportation and accessibility on the go.

In order for an individual with walking or climbing limitation to access an entryway or elevated area in the workplace, a ramp may be needed. Ramps are available in a wide variety of sizes and materials and can be custom designed to fit an area.

Individuals who are mobile may have difficulty climbing or walking down stairs. Stair lifts will elevate or decline an individual along the stairway.

Telework, within certain fields, can be an excellent alternative for employees who have conditions that make it difficult for them to leave their home or reliably travel to a place of work. Employers should consider if a job can be made compatible with telework for their employees and communicate their expectations and requirement for the job to be performed out of home. Allowing work from home during worksite or office construction; extremely hot, cold, or inclement weather; or parking renovations could be a reasonable accommodation.

Small ramps that can be installed over door thresholds without getting in the way of the door.

Products and services offered that can alter vans to make them accessible for individuals with physical disabilities.

Lecterns that are height adjustable and accessible for individuals who use wheelchairs.

These carts and trailers are attachments that allow their users or their assistants to support carrying objects with them where they go on a following wheel cart.

Individuals with mobility impairments who use aids such as scooters, wheelchairs, and power chairs typically use some type of lift to access upper and lower levels of buildings. Individuals with mobility impairments may also be limited in climbing. Lifts may also maneuver individuals between floors or over steps. The vendors listed below provide a variety of options to meet household, industrial, and commercial needs.

Work platforms are adjustable height workstations that can be adjusted to optimum heights or fixed height platforms used to raise workers to the working level. Some platfoms provide access for wheelchair uses where the use of ramps is not possible.