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951. Telephone Holders. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to hold a telephone receiver in a convenient position so that lifting and holding it are unnecessary when strength or range of motion is limited. Receiver holder made of a non-tip base, gooseneck from a lamp, and a bar fastened to the top of the gooseneck, with screw clamps to hold the receiver. The telephone buttons are held down with a metal bar when the phone is not in use. Includes drawings. COMMENTS: Developed by the Occupational Therap...[More Information]
     
     
952. Telephone. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Toy telephone to encourage a child to speak. "Telephone" made of 3 yards or so of garden hose with plastic funnels pushed into each end. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 112- 113. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R3463 PAGES (including cover): 2 1983....[More Information]
     
     
953. Telescoping Light Switch Device. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Telescoping rod for reaching light switches. Telescoping radio or television antenna with a small rubber furniture tip on one end and a ring on the other; can be used to push or pull a switch. SKILLS REQUIRED: Assembly. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: Make it Cheap: Volume 3 REF: Middletown, Ohio: Independence Factory NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1183 PAGES (including cover): 2 1976....[More Information]
     
     
954. Thirty Degree Prone Positioning Board for Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Prone positioner for infants, intended to hold the child at 30 degrees after feeding to prevent gastroesophageal reflux. Describes construction of a prone positioner using 24 by 36 inches of Orthoplast bent around and fastened at the corners, creating a 30 degree angle (to allow for the child's weight and compression), with the opening filled with dense foam. An 8 by 20 inch piece of Orthoplast is molded into a cone shape and fastened near the bott...[More Information]
     
     
955. Threaded Bricks. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Frame with dowels and differently shaped blocks with holes in them. Placing the blocks on the dowels exercises the hand. Instructions for building a plywood U shaped frame with three dowel posts on one side and wood blocks with holes in them to be placed on the posts. Includes list of materials needed and drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Pres...[More Information]
     
     
956. Three-Dimensional Aid for Teaching Wheelchair Maintenance. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Visual aid showing the interior and exterior components of a wheelchair. Developed as a training tool in wheelchair maintenance. Describes training tool designed to allow persons with little mechanical experience to see how wheelchair components interrelate. One side represents an exterior view of an intact wheelchair, the other depicts unassembled interior components (i.e., bearings, axles and front post guides). Lists material needed and describe...[More Information]
     
     
957. To Narrow Your Chair. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Describes method to temporarily narrow a wheelchair. Suggests pulling the front or rear posts of the wheelchair together with a strong leather belt or a straightened coat hanger. AUTHOR: Lunt, S TITLE: Handbook for the Disabled: Ideas and Inventions for Easier Living REF: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons: p 212 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1616 PAGES (including cover): 2 1982....[More Information]
     
     
958. Toe Cozy. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Toe cozy to keep toes warm when wearing a walking cast or other leg cast. Semi-sock made of a soft warm fabric with rib knit edging and an elastic strap that goes around the heel to hold it on. Includes pattern and photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press: p 232 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R0866 PAGES (including cover): 2 1978....[More Information]
     
     
959. Toe Toucher. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to enable persons who can't reach their feet to wash and dry their toes. Simple device consisting of a 1/2 inch diameter dowel 18 to 24 inches long, with a 6 inch slit up one end. A washcloth or towel is inserted into the slit and wrapped around the stick to use. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Grainger, S E TITLE: Making Aids for Disabled Living REF: North Pomfret, Vermont: Batsford: p 15 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R1126 PAGES (including cove...[More Information]
     
     
960. Toe Washer. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Washcloth on an extended handle enable those with limited reach to wash feet or other areas of the body. Foot washer made of stiff wire bent into a 2 by 4 inch oval with the ends glued into a length of broom handle or crimped to a length of tubing, and a terry cloth bag made to fit over the loop and tie with a drawstring. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. Assembly. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: Make it Cheap: Volume 3 REF: Middletow...[More Information]
     
     
961. Toilet Bench. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Over the toilet bench the height of a wheelchair seat with an opening in one side to allow a person to slide from the wheelchair and use the toilet. Wooden bench about 3 feet long and as high as a wheelchair seat, with an opening at one end to be positioned above the toilet. Includes photograph. COMMENTS: Submitted by the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bellevue Medical Center, New York University. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. T...[More Information]
     
     
962. Toilet Hygiene Wiper. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Long handled device to hold toilet paper for toilet hygiene. Describes device made of two stainless steel wires bent into 3/4 by 1 1/2 inch ovals, with the ends crimped or glued into a length of 1/4 inch copper or aluminum tubing, the bottom of which is bent into a gentle U shape. The other end can be wrapped with rubber tape. Toilet paper is placed between the two wire loops which are held together with a rubber band. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQ...[More Information]
     
     
963. Toilet Seat for Hemi-Pelvectomy Patients. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Toilet seat to enable persons with a hemipelvectomy to use the toilet independently. Describes a seat for a toilet located in an alcove so the seat can be attached to one wall and be pulled down over the toilet to rest on a bar on the opposite wall. The seat is made of 5/8 inch plywood, 15 inches deep with a D shaped hole, padded with foam (extra on the side of the amputation, for support) and covered with washable vinyl tacked on with carpet tacks...[More Information]
     
     
964. Tool Clip. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Aluminum strip, bent to fit around the palm and back of the hand, with a strap to go around the handle of a short-handled tool, to facilitate holding the tool. Instructions for constructing a device to help hold a tool made of a plastic coated aluminum strip, hook and loop velcro, two 1/2 inch rivets and a 2 inch metal rectangular ring. Lists materials; includes diagram and drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Beems, J TITLE: Adaptive Garden E...[More Information]
     
     
965. Toothbrush Holder for Cleaning Dentures. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple device to hold a toothbrush stationary so a person with one functional hand can clean dentures. Device made of small blocks of wood, one to be held in place with suction cups, the other with a hole drilled longitudinally to fit the toothbrush handle, and both drilled with a small hole so a nail can be slipped through the blocks and the hole in the toothbrush handle. Includes photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. TITLE: Self-Help Devices ...[More Information]
     
     
966. Toy Fence. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Small three sided fence to keep toys from rolling out of range of a child with limited movement. Describes small fence made with 4 pieces of 3 by 16 inch plywood hinged together to make a 3 sided barrier that can be folded together for storage. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Aids for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 104. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARI...[More Information]
     
     
967. Toy Hanger. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Toys can be hung on the plastic tubing at exactly the correct height and distance from the child. The child may lie under the hanger or sit in front of it for stimulation or to play with various types of toys that may be attached with tape. Hanger baseboard is made of plywood cut to 6 by 24 inches. End blocks are contructed of softwood 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 by 2 inches and mounted on plywood base. A 3/4" diameter piece of stiff plastic tubing 4 feet 6 inc...[More Information]
     
     
968. Toy Modification Note: Build it Yourself Battery Interrupter: Revised 1986. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Describes the use of battery interrupters for toys for disabled children and provides instructions for building three types of battery interrupters. Information on construction and use of battery interrupters, or switches, for regular cylindrical batteries, for 9 volt transistor radio type batteries and for use with cassette tape recorders and other devices with a "remote" jack. Includes drawings, a list of sources of information on switches, and a...[More Information]
     
     
969. Transistor Radio Cheek Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple cheek switch may be attached to transistor radio to enable child to turn it on with a slight movement of the head. Device is constructed of transistor radio, subminiature lever switch, large bobby pin, plastic coated wire, plastic lid from food container or tennis ball can, cardboard and rosin core solder. COMMENTS: Can be used to teach simple cause and effect relationships to child who has very limited movement. SKILLS REQUIRED: Soldering. ...[More Information]
     
     
970. Trapeze Pull Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Trapeze switch which can be suspended above a child to encourage working on grasping or pulling skills; pulling the switch activates a toy, tape player or light. Pull switch requires 3 feet of sturdy chain, 15 inches of 3/4 inch dowel, 2 metal rings to go through holes drilled in dowel, 6 inches of conductor wire, a subminiature size plug, 3 "quick links" size 2, sewing elastic and masking tape. Explains how to build the trapeze, including solderin...[More Information]
     
     
971. Triangle Chair ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Triangle chair to provide back and side support and to keep a child's legs apart. Describes chair made of 3 quarter-circles of plywood fastened together to make seat and support sides; 2 dowels are fastened to the front of the seat to keep the child's legs separated. This can be used on the floor or fastened to a standard chair. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Finnie, N R TITLE: Handling the Young Cerebral Palsied Child at Home REF: New York:...[More Information]
     
     
972. Trousers with Zipper in the Side Seam or Inseam of the Leg. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Trousers with inseam zipper for persons who wear incontinence appliances, or with zippers on the outside of the leg for persons who wear braces. Instructions for altering trousers by adding zippers. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University of Alberta Press: p 24-25 NARIC CALL NUMBER: R0866 PAGES (including cover): 3 1978....[More Information]
     
     
973. Trunks with Envelope for Catheter Bag. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Men's swimming trunks have zippers on each side for ease in dressing. Includes a fold of fabric used to hold a catheter bag. Instructions for adapting swim trunks by adding two side zippers so the garment can be opened flat, and a fabric holder for a catheter bag sewn to the inside of the waistband. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Unive...[More Information]
     
     
974. Tub Frame. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Tub frame serves as a bathboard, allowing a parent to bathe the child without straining to lift it out of a deep the bathtub. Instructions for constructing aluminum or wooden models of a tub frame. The aluminum frame is made with 1 1/2 inch diameter aluminum tubing, welded together to form a rectangular frame as wide as the distance from the bathtub wall to the outer edge of the ledge, minus approximately 2 inches, and as long as the tub. Strips of...[More Information]
     
     
975. Turning Door Lock Knobs Made Easy. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Adapted door knobs provide additional leverage for those with limited hand function. Two door knob adaptations are described. The first involves drilling a hole in a crutch tip using a drill bit, inserting a small wooden rod, wrapping the ends of the rod with rubber or electrical tape and placing the crutch tip over the doorknob. The second model involves simply putting a crutch tip over the doorknob to increase the surface area. SKILLS REQUIRED: A...[More Information]
     
     

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