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Lifestyle > Independence
Life Skills Milestones for Children with Cerebral Palsy
...how these skills are learned, what adaptive strategies support them, and which...independently by age three but need adaptive equipment for toileting well into...independently by age three but need adaptive equipment for toileting well into elementary...or assistance make that possible. Adaptive strategies aren't consolation prizes....
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...Medicaid doesn't: personal care attendants, respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, day programs, and supported employment. These are the services...doesn't: personal care attendants, respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, day programs, and supported employment. These are the services that allow...
Legal > Government Benefits
Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits
...use benefits for education expenses, therapy not covered by insurance, adaptive equipment, and recreational activities that support your child's development....benefits for education expenses, therapy not covered by insurance, adaptive equipment, and recreational activities that support your child's development. What...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Harassment at Work: Recognizing and Reporting Hostile Behavior
...interfering with your use of approved accommodations (hiding assistive equipment, moving mobility aids, unplugging adaptive devices) Making assumptions...accommodations (hiding assistive equipment, moving mobility aids, unplugging adaptive devices) Making assumptions about your capabilities and reassigning your...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...Assistive technology is any device or equipment that helps a person with a disability...devices like wheelchairs, walkers, and adaptive bikes; communication devices including...specialized software; positioning equipment such as standers and adaptive seating;...positioning equipment such as standers and adaptive seating; plus orthotics, prosthetics,...
News > Lifestyle
The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.
...families don't know adaptive sports grants...or specialized equipment. CAF fills that...Program funds adaptive sports equipment,...adaptive sports equipment, prosthetics,...expenses, and equipment maintenance. Grant...include vendor equipment (sourced through...funding toward equipment from other vendors....alpine skiing, adaptive climbing, swimming,...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Bath Chairs and Shower Seats for Children with Disabilities
...isn't just the right equipment. It's understanding why...particular piece of equipment fits where you are right...you. What Different Equipment Does. The category "adaptive...Does. The category "adaptive bath chair" covers a...under-buying, where equipment won't hold your child...price point. It's the equipment that meets your child...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Racing Wheelchairs for Kids: Getting Started in Adaptive Sports
...or just the feeling of moving quickly, a racing wheelchair opens a door most parents don't realize exists. Getting started doesn't require owning equipment or committing to a season. Many programs offer loaner chairs and trial sessions specifically for kids who want to try wheelchair racing before investing...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Adaptive Strollers vs. Wheelchairs: Which Mobility Device Does Your Child Need?
...transition from your child's adaptive stroller to a wheelchair....conversation is about: matching equipment to your child's current...someone else set. What Adaptive Strollers Do Well. Medical...prescribed durable medical equipment built for children who...families who need to fit equipment in a standard vehicle,...strollers as durable medical equipment, typically for children...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Rifton Pacer vs. NF-Walker: Comparing Top Gait Trainers for Children
...Device. The Rifton Pacer is manufactured by Rifton Equipment, a U.S.-based company specializing in adaptive...Equipment, a U.S.-based company specializing in adaptive equipment since 1977. Their reputation among therapists...a U.S.-based company specializing in adaptive equipment since 1977. Their reputation among therapists...
News > Technology
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...people with mobility equipment, augmentative and alternative...communication devices, and adaptive technology based on their...the gateway to getting equipment covered by insurance,...goals with specific equipment. A comprehensive evaluation...assessment of where the equipment will be used (home layout,...caregivers on how to use the equipment The Frazier lab uses...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
...with their peers. Adaptive sports equipment...Adaptive sports equipment (racing wheelchairs,...mono-skis, handcycles, adaptive golf clubs) rarely...participation equipment, not medically...Insurance covers equipment prescribed as medically...for alignment. Adaptive sports equipment...Adaptive sports equipment serves a different...consistently show that adaptive sports participation...