DEVELOPMENTAL AIDS
Other aids
Many aids not yet described in PART 3 have been described in other parts of this
book. Here is a brief summary of some of these to give you basic ideas and tell you
where to look. We also give a few ideas of aids not shown before.
EATING AND DRINKING AIDS
577
p. 112
p. 189
TOILETING AIDS
p. 223
p. 230
p. 326 p. 330
p. 331
p. 331
p. 431
p. 189
p. 342
p. 343
p. 343
p. 343
p. 344
p. 344
HOLDING AND REACHING AIDS (Also see p. 6, 223, 230, 335, 336, 431, and 507.)
key holder
wash cloth mitten
for washing dishes
(or self)
button
fastener
aids for working with feet
SPIRAL HOLDING AID
Cut a
piece of
heavy
rubber
tube
like this.’
Bolt it to
a piece of
plastic pipe
or bamboo.
Use it
like this.
spiral attached
to washstand
Note: For larger
objects such as a
knife or ruler, the
spiral can be made
of garden hose.
REACHING TOOL
sheet metal
or heavy tin
From Don Caston
and Joan Thompson.
ALL-PURPOSE TOOL
pole comb mounted
firmly on pole
WRITING AIDS (Also see p. 189, 223, 230, and 501.)
This end serves as
pusher, a collector,
and for combing hair.
This end serves
as a hook.
pencil in
a large
gum eraser
loop of car
inner tube
leather or thick cloth
Velcro
bamboo or
tube or hose
rubber or
plastic tubing
disabled village children