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2. Adaptive clothing - Wikipedia

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   Adaptive clothing is clothing designed around the needs and abilities of people with varying degrees of disability, including congenital disabilities, acquired disabilities (such as the result of an injury, illness or accident), age (elderly people may have trouble with opening and closing buttons [1]) and temporary disabilities, as well as physical disabilities.

3. Adaptive equipment - Wikipedia

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   Adaptive equipment are devices that are used to assist bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care activities that are including in the spectrum of activities of daily living (ADLs). Jennifer McLaughlin Maly a P.T./ D.P.T. in her article located in the journal Exceptional Parent gives a more complete definition of adaptive ...

4. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   A hearing aid or deaf aid is an electro-acoustic device which is designed to amplify sound for the wearer, usually with the aim of making speech more intelligible, and to correct impaired hearing as measured by audiometry. This type of assistive technology helps people with hearing loss participate more fully in their hearing communities by ...

5. Assisted living options for wheelchair users - AOL

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   The VA also covers the costs of mobility aids for those who qualify. Read up on government aid options or look into long-term care insurance or reverse mortgages to help with assisted living costs.

6. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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   Wooden cane. An assistive cane is a walking stick used as a crutch or mobility aid.A cane can help redistribute weight from a lower leg that is weak or painful, improve stability by increasing the base of support, and provide tactile information about the ground to improve balance.

7. What Is Ableism? The Sneaky Assumption That Hurts Disabled People

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   Ask any disabled person: they likely have a script or standard way of responding when someone asks a rude or insensitive question, grabs their mobility aids or tries to pet a service dog or tries ...