Types of Assistive Technology

A partial list of Assistive Technologies available at Outpatient Rehabilitation at WFBMC.

Mobility Aids

• Portable wheel chair ramps

Aids to Daily Living

• Easy-to-use scissors
• Devices to hold a week’s supply of pills
• Light controls
• Entertainment controls
• Electrical appliances

Telephone Access

• Remote-control speaker phone
• Telephones with built in amplifiers

Recreation Assistive Technologies

• Golfing
• Bowling
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Cycling
• Gardening
• Crocheting
• Sewing
• Card playing
• Photography

Augmentative Communications Devices

• Small portable amplifiers
• Devices for telephones
• Devices for radios, TVs, and stereos to allow one listener to use headphones, etc.
• Radio transmitter devices for use in group settings

Vision Aids

• Simple hand-held magnifiers
• Computer scanner/reader setups
• Computers/Software