Adaptive seating provides positioning support and allows the child better interaction with their environment. Adaptive car seats and seatbelt guards provide safety and support for special needs kids. Positioning rolls and wedges provide proper positioning for eating, transportation and exercise.
What is a positioning chair?
Our positioning chairs encourage sitting skills while the child is participating in other activities. ... Proper seating allows children to participate with peers at eye level building self-confidence and independence.
What is adaptive equipment and services?
Adaptive equipment is any tool, device, or machine that is used to help with any task associated with daily living. Adaptive devices are generally used by people who have a short or long-term disability.
What is positioning equipment for special needs?
Positioning equipment is used to help children who are not able to support themselves in positions such as sitting, standing, lying down, etc.
What is a medical chair?
Medical chairs are special chairs that have been developed to provide assistance to medical practitioners during surgeries and minor procedures. These chairs keep the comfort of the patient in mind but also provide convenience to the medical staff. They have features that are user-friendly and make them versatile.
What are hospital recliners called?
Geri chair
What disability causes you to be in a wheelchair?
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is one of the most common disabilities that requires wheelchairs, a disorder in the United States with nearly 800,000 people being affected.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Learning Disabilities.
- Mobility Disabilities.
- Medical Disabilities.
- Psychiatric Disabilities.
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Visual Impairments.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
What is considered a mobility disability?
A mobility impairment is a disability that affects movement ranging from gross motor skills, such as walking, to fine motor movement, involving manipulation of objects by hand.
Can someone in a wheelchair have a baby?
Despite their physical limitations, women who are paralyzed can become pregnant and have a vaginal birth. While paralyzed men tend to have some difficulty with sexual function, paralyzed women typically continue to menstruate and experience the same level of sexual desire as non-paralyzed women.
How do you carry things in a wheelchair?
Wheelchair packs allow you to carry or store personal items such as books and groceries. Most backpacks fit on the back of your chair, usually on the hand grips. Totes on the other hand, tend to sit under your seat, or attach to the chairs armrest. Wheelchair totes tend to be for carrying smaller items.