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301. Delay Timer. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Delay timer allows switch to stay on for one to eleven seconds even if the switch is only activated briefly. A simple electronic circuit is constructed on a micro miniature prepunched perfboard and placed into a small box. Twenty-two gauge stranded wire is arranged on the perfboard and soldered into place. Resistors, 9 volt battery, electrolytic capacitor, audio transistor, potentiometer and mini relays are also soldered into place. The circuit boa...[More Information]
     
     
302. Denture Cleaner. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Aluminum hand and arm clip device with loops to hold a toothbrush to clean dentures, for person with arthritic or flaccid hand. Aluminum hand and forearm " bracelets" connected with an aluminum bar fastened with rivets, with loops into which a toothbrush, comb or razor can be inserted. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. TITLE: Self-Help Devices for Rehabilitation REF: Dubuque, Iowa: Wm C Brown NARIC CALL NUMBER: R3360 PAGES (inclu...[More Information]
     
     
303. Deodorant Holder. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Reach extender for a deodorant applicator. Deodorant applicator holder made of strips of aluminum (about 17 1/2 inches total) in three pieces, held together with three riveits and wood handle pieces. Includes drawings. COMMENTS: Developed by the Occupational Therapy Department of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society, Vancouver, British Columbia. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: Make it Cheap: Volume 3 REF:...[More Information]
     
     
304. Design and Construction of a Laptray: Preliminary Notes. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Outlines construction of laptrays, particularly for use as communication boards. Describes and provides drawings of various styles of laptrays, discussing size, materials, shape, fabrication measuring, tools and cutting procedure. Discusses wheelchair mounting for laptrays (velcro tape, and wooden runners), and laptrays used as communication boards. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Vanderheiden, G C TITLE: Design and Constru...[More Information]
     
     
305. Design for a Soft Orthosis. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple soft orthosis for patients with footdrop and minimal spasticity. The orthosis consists of three straps of 1 inch webbing with Velcro fasteners, to fit the calf just below the knee, just above the ankle and around the foot near the toes; and a long nylon lace which is fastened to the toe strap, pulled up on either side of the foot through a loop on the front of the ankle strap, adjusted to the proper tension, and anchored to the leg strap. Di...[More Information]
     
     
306. Device for One Armed Angler. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Enables the line and the hook to be held firmly for hook tying and baiting by a one armed angler or fisherman. Diagonal slit is cut in round rubber washer which is fitted over fishing rod and holds line firmly. AUTHOR: Water Sports Division: British Sports Association for the Disabled TITLE: Water Sports for the Disabled REF: East Ardsley, England: EP Publishing limited: p 31 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R2531 PAGES (including cover): 2 1983....[More Information]
     
     
307. Device for Opening Milk Cartons. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to open cardboard milk cartons for persons with little finger strength or dexterity. Illustrates device made of a three-tined hand gardening tool with the tines cut off so they are about the same length. The middle tine is slipped under the peak of the carton with the other tines on top, and the handle is pulled upwards. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: Make it Cheap: Volume 3 REF: Middletown, Ohio: Independ...[More Information]
     
     
308. Device for Star Shaped Water Faucets. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device enables those with limited hand function to turn faucets on and off. Partially straighten out a steel S hook and saw it in half. Saw a U bolt in half. Weld half of the S hook to half of the U bolt. Drill a 1/4 inch hole in the top of a number 2 size file handle. Epoxy the file handle to the end of the U bolt. Includes diagrams. SKILLS REQUIRED: Welding. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: Make It Cheap Volume 3 REF: Middletown, Ohio: Indepen...[More Information]
     
     
309. Device for Stretching Spastic Hip Adductor Muscles. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Positioning device to increase hip abduction is useful for those with decreased range of motion or spasticity. Describes a device intended to stretch hip adductor muscles and keep the thighs separated, based on a screw jack available from Mazda Motors. Thigh cuffs made of Kay-Splint to conform to the patient's thighs are attached to the jack with banding metal, and foam padding and Velcro straps are glued to the cuffs. The device can be placed betw...[More Information]
     
     
310. Device for Stretching the Hamstring Muscles. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device for passive stretching of hamstring muscles. Describes and provides drawings of a device which could be made of plywood, adjustable shelving track and a quadriceps board. Describes method of use. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Dubuc, W E; Bohannon, R W TITLE: Device for Stretching the Hamstring Muscles JOURNAL: Physical Therapy REF: Vol 65 no 3, Mar 1985: p 352 PAGES (including cover): 2 1985....[More Information]
     
     
311. Device to Pull Up Slacks, Pants and Clothing. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Hook device to pull up pants and other clothing. Instructions for a device made of a strong wire bent double with the wires 1/2 inch apart, the end bent again to form a hook. The other end is crimped into a piece of 5/8 inch tubing. The hook end is fastened through loops on pants and the pants can be pulled up without bending over. Loops may need to be sewn on other items of clothing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Metalworking. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITL...[More Information]
     
     
312. Dictaphone Switch for Use by a Paraplegic. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Switch adapter to allow operation of a dictaphone with a floor switch by a paraplegic typist. Describes a hand operated push-button switch designed to replace a foot operated rocker switch for a dictaphone machine. The switch includes a push-on push-off button and a single pole double throw momentary push button to control the rewind mode. COMMENTS: For further information contact: The Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation, Rehabilitation Engineering ...[More Information]
     
     
313. Digital Readout Numerical Counter. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Digital counter and display unit capable of both sequencing numbers and correctly placing numbers in columns to assist aphasic employee to emboss license plates. Counter includes 5 digits capable of counting any sequence between 0 and 99,999. As the count increases, the number is displayed in a specified format. Counter is initially set up to indicate correct numbers of the snapper dies to be inserted into press. Operator checks counter readout and...[More Information]
     
     
314. Distal Support Sling for the Hemiplegic Patient. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Sling for a hemiplegic patient which supports the hand and allows the arm to swing during ambulation. Sling made by adding a distal support component to a Bobath roll, modified roll sling or shoulder saddle sling, all of which involve a strap around the chest and affected shoulder. The modification consists of 1 inch webbing measured to fit the patient which attaches to the front of the shoulder strap and to the hand piece, made of a cone with a pi...[More Information]
     
     
315. Do-It-Yourself Mat Table. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wall-mounted fold-down mat table to hold two large mats. Briefly describes a do-it-yourself plywood mat table for physical therapy departments which may not have the space or money to buy one. Suggests modifications to allow the table to double as a movie screen, cork board or work space for people in wheelchairs. COMMENTS: For further information contact the authors at Marquette University, Program in Physical Therapy, 2611 West Wisconsin Ave., Mi...[More Information]
     
     
316. Dominoes. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Dominoes made for various uses: color matching, picture matching, number learning and dominoes with raised dots for visually impaired children. Instructions for making dominoes of wood strip, hardboard or plywood, matchboxes, and wood, split pea and string for the raised dot version. Suggests activities. Includes drawings and photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: McConkey, R; Jeffree, D TITLE: Making Toys for Handicapped Children: A Gui...[More Information]
     
     
317. Door Handle Opener Aid. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Adaptation of a standard round doorknob includes a lever to make it easier to use by a person with hand weakness. Illustrates doorknob adaptation made with 2 round junction box covers, 2 1/2 inch bolts and nuts (4), and a strip of aluminum. One of the junction box covers has a slot cut to allow it to be slipped over the narrow part of the doorknob near the door; the other has a circle cut out of the center so it won't slip off the face of the knob....[More Information]
     
     
318. Double Cheek Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Double cheek switch can activate two toys or other devices at the same time teaching the child to discriminate or make choices between two activities. Touch switch rests on child's chest and is tied in place. One loop of a wire coat hanger is placed on either side of the child's head. By moving the head from side to side, the child can activate one switch or the other with the cheek. Includes diagrams. SKILLS REQUIRED: Soldering. AUTHOR: Burkhart, ...[More Information]
     
     
319. Double Directional Head Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Head operated switch which turns on if head is held upright and off if the head tilts too far forward or back, to encourage a child to keep her/his head in an upright position. Materials include 2 glass mercury switches, 4 feet of 2 conductor, 22 gauge stranded wire, a subminiature size plug, a strip of cardboard, soldering iron, and hot melt glue with applicator gun. Describes and diagrams construction of the switch. The switch may be attatched to...[More Information]
     
     
320. Double Switch Box. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to permit two switches to be hooked up to a single toy or tape player so that a child has to do two things at once to turn it on. Instructions for building a double switch box using a small plastic jewel or watch box, 2 subminiature size jacks, one subminiature size plug, 4 feet of two conductor, 22 gauge stranded wire and 3 inches of single conductor, 22 gauge wire. Includes diagrams. SKILLS REQUIRED: Soldering. Electronics. AUTHOR: Burkhar...[More Information]
     
     
321. Double Weight Bearing Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Weight bearing switch consisting of side by side platforms which must by pressed together to activate a toy or tape player, encouraging a child to bear weight evenly on both sides. Describes construction of the switch, which needs 4 pieces of masonite or hardboard 7 by 10 by 1/8 inch, 2 large disposable aluminum cookie sheets, 1 subminiature size plug, 5 feet of conductor, 22 gauge stranded wire, double sided tape, masking tape, foam mounting tape ...[More Information]
     
     
322. Dowel Pin Aid. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Dowels with hooks on one end to pull up clothing which has had loops sewn on the sides, for someone with arthritis or difficulty in bending down. Two pieces of dowel about 2 feet long and the best diameter for ease of grasping, with cup hooks screwed into one end, to be used to pull up clothing, such as pants and skirts, which have had fabric loops sewn into them. Includes drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Sargent, J V TITLE: An Easier Wa...[More Information]
     
     
323. Drawing Board. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Small stand or easel that sits on a table to hold paper for a child to draw or paint. Plywood board 10 by 10 inches which slides into a base made of 8 by 10 inch plywood with two battens (1 by 1 by 10 inches) fastened on leaving a gap between them of about 5/16 of an inch; the distance between the boards determines the tilt of the easel. This can be painted flat black and used as a blackboard, or paper can be tacked to it. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodwork...[More Information]
     
     
324. Dress with Detachable Front Panel. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Child's dress with detachable front panel which can be changed without removing the dress, and which enables the dress to be more easily put on or removed. Instructions for constructing a front panel for a child's collarless dress which attaches with buttons, snaps or velcro fasteners. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alber...[More Information]
     
     
325. Dress with Detachable Sleeve. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Child's dress with detachable sleeves which can be changed when soiled without changing the dress. Instructions for adapting a dress so that the sleeves can be attached with buttons or with velcro fasteners. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press: p 151-153 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R0866 PAGES (including cover): 4 1978....[More Information]
     
     

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