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2. Assistive eating devices - Wikipedia

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   Cups and mugs, and even a standard disposable straw can be considered assistive drinking devices. They are used by people when they have difficulty eating or drinking independently. These devices are typically used for people with disabilities, but can also be used for children or people that have poor dexterity. They can promote independence ...

3. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation), eating ...

4. Switch adapted toys - Wikipedia

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   A crowd funding page Toys for Tots [2] through The Cerebral Palsy Alliance exists to generate funds needed to create a supply of switch adapted toys for use in a number of designated local libraries in Perth, starting a programme offering the toys to eligible children in locations closer to their homes.

5. These chic adaptive utensils were made for people with ... - AOL

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   Cutlery brand Amefa created adaptive utensils for people with disabilities and older people who have dexterity issues.

6. Adeli suit - Wikipedia

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   Reasoning that the effects of weightlessness were very similar to the physical problems seen in motor disorder patients, they decided to modify the suits for use with patients with cerebral palsy. At the Pediatric Institute of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, a team developed the first therapeutic suit in the early 1990s. [ 9 ]

7. Woman Paralyzed by Falling Tree Can Move Again Thanks to ...

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   Related: Groundbreaking Use of AI Technology Helps a Paralyzed Man Begin to Move Again "It allows us to pass current through the skin to activate the sensory nerves as they enter the spinal cord ...

8. Management of cerebral palsy - Wikipedia

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   Commonly used technologies for people with cerebral palsy can include patient lifts, electric wheelchairs, orthotics, seating systems, mealtime aids (such as large-handled cutlery and slip-resistant mats), mobility aids, standing frames, non-motorised wheelchairs, augmentative and alternative communication and speech-generating devices. [43]

9. 'The best of humanity': 16-year-old with cerebral palsy helps ...

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   St. Monica Academy's Mateo Escovar, who has cerebral palsy, swam in the first-ever adaptive heat at Southern Section prelims. (Steve Escovar) His life, 16-year-old Mateo Escovar said, can be one ...