ADAPTED SPOON
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-------- CUSTOMIZED ADAPTATION --------- PURPOSE: To create a custom adapted spoon for an adult with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and spinal fusion. This individual has limited mobility, can only lift her arms to her chest, and cannot bend her neck. As a result, she has been limited in the types of foods she can eat since she could only use a fork. A temporary solution of taping a dessert spoon and a teaspoon together worked well but was unhygienic, and the tape would come undone over time. A permanent solution was created using a teaspoon of comfortable size and with a handle that would not “twirl.” The head of the dessert spoon was bent to an 85 degree angle and the surface roughened on both spoon handles. The two handles were then glued together using Araldite. Once the glue had set, a two-part epoxy putty was mixed and kneaded, and then molded around the spoon handles. This glue and putty are long-lasting and withstand hot water and the dishwasher. This model is being used to create more “jazzy deco” spoons for use when the individual goes out to eat. TITLE: Adapted spoon and headset. JOURNAL: TAD Journal. REF: Volume 31, Number 2, Autumn 2011: p. 12. PAGES: 2 with cover.
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This product record was updated on November 1, 2011.
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Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD)
TADNSW is a charity organisation that has the authority to fundraise. TAD uses volunteers dedicated to the design, construction and provision of aids for people with disabilities. Members of TAD provide a resource pool comprising a range of design, engineering, rehabilitation, computer, therapy and other professional and technical skills. Aids custom-designed by TAD volunteers are described in the TAD Journal.Locked Bag 2008
Wentworthville, New South Wales 2145
Australia
Telephone: 011-61-2-9912-3400.
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Email: tad@tadnsw.org.au.
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