Technical aids for people with diversity are devices that facilitate the performance of daily tasks that a person cannot do on his own when he has a mobility, communication or sensory deficit.
Currently, more devices are emerging to make life easier for our elders, and allow them an increasingly real independence, prolonging their stay in their homes for a longer period of time.
Depending on the limitations of the person we can distinguish between:
Mobility aids
- Cane with anatomical support for both hands, height adjustable and foldable.
- Height-adjustable forearm crutch with cushioned support.
- Cushioned auxiliary support crutch, equipped with handle and non-slip fabric.
- Height adjustable walker.
- Height adjustable walker with four wheels and two anatomical handles.
- Manual, attendant-controlled, scissor-folding wheelchair.
- Electric wheelchair driven by a joystick.
- Portable device for transferring a person from wheelchair to bed or other surfaces.
- Crane for lifting heavy weights.
Cooking aids:
- Cutting board with anti-slip supports and stops.
- Lid lifting device for canning containers.
Food subsidies:
- Spoon with extension.
- Plastic device used to help hold tetrabriks.
- Thick handle cutlery set.
Adaptation for household furniture
- Height adjustable bedside table with variable tilt table top.
- Portable catapult seat that, when placed on the couch or chair, makes it easier to sit down and get up more safely.
- Non-slip floor plate.
- Non-slip slippers for washing your feet in the shower and not bending over.
- Toilet seat with armrests. They are fixed and can be graduated in 3 heights, and the armrests can be removed.
Communication aids:
- Vibrating control that alerts of alarms such as telephone, doorbell, etc.
- Icon communicator for people with speech difficulties.
- Keyboard with large keys.
- Mouse adapted to a joystick.
Vision aids:
- Portable electronic magnifier that magnifies images and characters.
- Screen magnifier for computer or television.
Aids for handling utensils
- Cylindrical device for squeezing toothpaste tube
- Long reach gripper for picking up very small objects
- Tool for turning knobs and keys.
- Fastens buttons and zippers.
Support for leisure time
- Automatic card shuffler.
- Semicircular letter holder with a central notch for placing the letters
- Page turner with adaptable angle
- Beach wheelchair that can float on water (amphibious chair)