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