enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistive_technology

   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 ...

3. Adaptive equipment - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_equipment

   Examples of adaptive equipment or assistive technology are wheelchairs, lifts, standing frames, gait trainers, augmentative communication devices, bath chairs, and recreational items such as swings or tricycles." [1] A growing market for adaptive equipment is in the use of mobility vans. In this case, adaptive equipment, also known as assistive ...

4. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_(mobility)

   A walker (North American English) or walking frame (British English) is a device that gives support to maintain balance or stability while walking, most commonly due to age-related mobility disability, including frailty.

5. Category:Assistive technology - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Assistive_technology

   "Any item, piece of equipment, or system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is commonly used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities." -TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1988 AS AMENDED IN 1994, US Public Laws 100-407 and 103-218.

6. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activities_of_daily_living

   Occupational therapists often evaluate IADLs during patient assessments. The American Occupational Therapy Association identifies 12 types of IADLs, which may be performed individually or as co-occupations with others. [13] Care of others (including selecting and supervising caregivers) Care of pets; Child rearing; Communication management ...

7. Nursing home - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home

   Occupational therapy will focus on activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming. Occupational therapy also assists with instrumental activities of daily living, which include home and financial management, rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. Occupational therapists work to allow the person ...