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Daily Living Equipment

Many people with a disability will already know what items of equipment can help them. If you have recently acquired a disability, or are generally “slowing” down as you get older, you may wish to find out about the useful gadgets and adaptations that exist to make everyday tasks easier and help you to remain independent. These items are today known as daily living equipment or assistive technology and for more electronic equipment Telecare. There are four main types of equipment: 1. Items designed specifically for older or disabled people to overcome a particular difficulty, e.g. a wheelchair, bath board, raised toilet seat; 2. Standard equipment with a particularly helpful feature, e.g. an electric tin opener, vacuum cleaner, food processor or computer. All of these can take the physical effort out of an activity; 3. Standard equipment that has been adapted, e.g. an extension on a comb for a person with limited reach, or suckers on a nail brush for someone who has the use of only one hand; 4. Custom-made items specially designed for the particular needs of one person. This could be home or commercially made, or produced by a local REMAP group with volunteers who will make one-off items for individuals.