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126. BUSINESS CARDS FOR LEARNING BRAILLE --- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY --- PURPOSE: To help a first grade Braille student learn to read and spell Braille words. To convert an unused business card to this purpose, punch a hole in the top left corner and cut off the upper right corner of the card. Then, braille and print the word to be learned on the card. Finally, attach the card to a metal ring by putting the ring through the hole in the upper left corner. The ring can be attached to the student's bookbag. TITLE: Business Cards for Learning...[More Information]
     
     
127. BUSY BOX ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Board on which objects are fastened to give a child experience in manipulating everyday items. Pictures a board with play or practice items on it, including a sliding door, telephone dial, hinged door fastened with a hook lock, material with buttons, buttonholes and snaps, a matchbox with small items in it, a threading block with string and a large needle, a large bolt mounted horizontally with screwing nuts, and thread spools that can be put on an...[More Information]
     
     
128. BUTTON ADAPTATIONS ---- DO IT YOURSELF ENTRY ---- PURPOSE: To adapt clothing for easier dressing for seniors or individuals with arthritis or fine motor, grasping, neurological, or upper extremity disabilities. This illustrated article, included in a chapter entitled "Bedroom & Getting Dressed," discusses options to replace buttons on clothing. The option chosen should be based on the abilities of the wearer and include using large hooks or snaps, Velcro, or extending buttons with elastic. A detailed description a...[More Information]
     
     
129. BUZZ BOARD ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Board with a battery operated buzz and light unit (operated by the parent) used to reward a child for performing certain relational play skills such as hammering, placing pegs, putting objects into containers and building towers on the board. Includes instructions for making a buzz board and pieces to go with it. The board is made with a one foot square of white veneered chipboard shelving with pieces of wood fastened to two edges to keep the board...[More Information]
     
     
130. Baby Prone Board. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Tilted prone board for a young child with head control; it leaves the hands free to play while helping to keep the hips and knees straight. Plywood board with a cutout for the toes and a footrest. The front end of the board is higher than the rear. Includes drawing and photograph. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Aids for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 62-63. Also available from Pre...[More Information]
     
     
131. Band Saw Table. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Extended table for a band saw; the increased work surface makes it easier for a person with unsteady hands or arms to slide or balance large pieces of wood to be cut. Extended band saw table made of 3/4 inch plywood. Includes drawing and diagram with measurements. COMMENTS: For further information contact Dr Ken Brewelheide, Department of Industrial Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: G...[More Information]
     
     
132. Bathroom Door Modification. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Curtain used instead of a door to allow a wheelchair through the doorway. Bathroom (or other) entrance widened by removing the door and installing an expansion rod, with material soft enough to gather and heavy enough to ensure privacy hung from it with shower rings. The curtain can be drawn back and held open with a tieback fastened with velcro. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. Assembly. AUTHOR: Hamilton, L TITLE: Why Didn't Somebody Te...[More Information]
     
     
133. Beach Chair Supports Child With Cerebral Palsy. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Posture chair with a wide base to allow stability on uneven ground. Chair made with plastic water pipe and fittings, with the deep seat made of nylon mesh, pop riveted to the frame. There is a chest high bar which can be fitted across the front. Designed for an active child with cerebral palsy. COMMENTS: Working drawings of the chair are available from: Technical Aid to the Disabled, 227 Morrison Road, PO Box 108, Ryde, New South Wales 2112, Austra...[More Information]
     
     
134. Bean Bag Throw Game. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Board with holes through which the child throws beanbags. Plywood board 18 by 24 inches with 5 holes large enough to throw a beanbag through, numbered for scoring, and bags made of canvas or other strong material filled with 4 to 6 ounces of filling (i.e., dry large grain sand). Board can be leaned against a wall or piece of furniture to use. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. Sewing. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child...[More Information]
     
     
135. Bed Ladder: Easy to Make Aids for Your Handicapped Child. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Rope ladder fastened to the bottom of a child's bed to allow the child to pull up to a sitting position. Describes bed ladder made of 5 or 6 pieces of 1 inch dowel, 12 inches long and drilled through each end; and two 6 foot pieces of 1/ 4 inch rope. Lists materials and diagrams for construction. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. Assembly. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Bed Ladder: Easy to Make Aids for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir P...[More Information]
     
     
136. Bed or Chair Block. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Blocks to elevate furniture to facilitate sitting and rising. Describes construction of blocks to elevate furniture, made of a solid block of wood slightly larger than the furniture leg to go on it and at whatever height needed, with a shell made of 4 pieces of plywood 1 1/2 times as tall as the block, firmly fastened to the block to provide stability. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Independence Factory TITLE: How to Make it Cheap Manual: Vo...[More Information]
     
     
137. Bed to Commode Lift Increases Independence. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Device to assist someone with rheumatoid arthritis to transfer from bed to commode and back without using legs or requiring assistance from others. Materials include standard garage door opener, A-frame and sling for lift, 2 by 4 board, and lag screws. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Alexander, L TITLE: Bed to Commode Lift Increases Independence JOURNAL: Accent on Living REF: Vol 23 No 4, Spring 1979: p 108-109 PAGES (including cover): 3 1979...[More Information]
     
     
138. Beef Burger Food Puzzle. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Puzzle in a food design to help teach shapes and sizes and how to place them on pegs. Puzzle in the shape of a beef burger constructed of softwood and dowels and painted realistically. Includes instructions and drawing. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 30-31. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R3463 PA...[More Information]
     
     
139. Bib-Front Dress. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Child's dress or blouse with detachable bib to alleviate the need to change the entire garment when the front becomes soiled. Instructions for a blouse with interchangeable snap-on (or velcro fastened) bib sections which can be lined with terry toweling or plastic. Includes photographs. Also describes a tie-on bib. SKILLS REQUIRED: Sewing. AUTHOR: Kernaleguen, A TITLE: Clothing Designs for the Handicapped REF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: University ...[More Information]
     
     
140. Bicycle Pedal Modifications for use in a Physical Therapy Department. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Adaptation to the pedal of an exercise bicycle to hold the patient's foot on the pedal. Pedal adaptation consists of a cast boot screwed to a piece of wood cut so that it can be slipped on and off the pedal. The patient's foot is strapped into the boot. Includes photographs. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. Assembly. AUTHOR: Handling, K A TITLE: Bicycle Pedal Modifications for use in a Physical Therapy Department JOURNAL: Physical Therapy REF: Vol 62 ...[More Information]
     
     
141. Big Switch Calculator ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Calculator designed with large control keys and display for use by persons with severely involved hands or limited vision. Calculator is modified using a MM5737 calculator chip with additional space made between keys of the keyboard. Calculator display is enlarged to an inch high using a IEE1720 seven segment display. COMMENTS: For further information contact: The Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation, Rehabilitation Engineering Center, P.O. Box 8217,...[More Information]
     
     
142. Block Head. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple toy intended to teach parts of the head. A 3 inch cube of softwood with different sized holes drilled to represent mouth, nose, eyes and ears with corresponding sized dowels to be fitted into the appropriate holes. Should be painted as realistically as possible. Includes drawing. COMMENTS: AN 000183 describes an instructional toy which incorporates this and includes a body. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make ...[More Information]
     
     
143. Block Jigsaw Puzzle. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple jigsaw puzzle. Suggests building a nine-square jigsaw puzzle of 1 1/2 inch blocks of wood with a picture of something that interests the child drawn or glued on it to encourge persistance in putting the puzzle together correctly. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 132-133. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARIC CA...[More Information]
     
     
144. Block Man Numbers 1 and 2. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Two simple toys to illustrate basic body parts: head, body and legs; and to then add arms and parts of the head as described in AN 000196 - Block Head. Toy 1 is made of three blocks cut and painted to represent the head, trunk and legs which can be fitted together by fitting dowel projections into drilled holes on the appropriate piece. The more complex toy adds a dowel through the trunk section for arms, and has the head drilled to represent eyes,...[More Information]
     
     
145. Blow Switch. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Switch activated by blowing on an index card attached to a battery device, intended to help a child develop breath control and blowing skills. This switch is made with a metal bandaid box, 3/16 inch wood dowel, two large paper clips, 12 inches of 24 gauge stranded wire, four inches of 2 conductor 22 gauge stranded wire and two index cards. Provides instructions and diagrams on cutting slots and holes in the box, soldering wire to the paper clips, a...[More Information]
     
     
146. Boat and Car. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Simple table top toys for a child to drive or sail on a table top. Intended to encourage fine manual dexterity and rational play. Can be used in counting and matching games. Instructions for making simple toys using offcuts of 1 by 2 inch wood stock, wooden clothes pegs, lollipop sticks and scraps of felt. The clothes pegs are cut down to make people who can ride in the boat or car. Briefly discusses use of the toys. Includes drawings and photograp...[More Information]
     
     
147. Book Rest ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Easel-like book rest to hold books at a convenient angle for reading. Describes construction of a book rest made of hardboard or plywood, 8 by 10 inches, and hardwood strips for the fiddle on which the book rests. The support is attached with a dowel so it can be made to lie flat against the plywood to carry or store the device. Includes diagram and photographs. COMMENTS: Can be used with page restrainers (000373) to hold paperback books open. SKIL...[More Information]
     
     
148. Book Rest. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Book rest made to the angle preferred by the reader. Provides list of materials needed, instructions and diagram for building a simple book rest of wood. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Aids for Elderly People REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 86-87. Also available from Prentice-Hall, Englewoods Cliffs, NJ. NARIC CALL NUMBER: R3460 PAGES (including cover): 3 1985....[More Information]
     
     
149. Boot Threader. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Wood frame shaped like a boot with holes through which a child can practice lacing and tying shoes. Two plywood pieces 4 by 5 inches are cut into boot shapes with holes drilled in appropriate places; the two pieces are fastened at the "sole" to a wood strip 2 by 4 inches in size. Includes drawings. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Caston, D TITLE: Easy to Make Toys for Your Handicapped Child REF: London, England: Souvenir Press: p 85-86. Also ...[More Information]
     
     
150. Bowl Holder. ------- "DO IT YOURSELF" ENTRY ------- PURPOSE: Holder to anchor bowl for stirring or mixing. Hole is cut in piece of plywood large enough for bowl to rest in without tipping; this piece of board is attached to two other boards which serve as legs. COMMENTS: Adding a thin strip of rubber to inside of cutout and on bottom of supports will make unit steadier. SKILLS REQUIRED: Woodworking. AUTHOR: Garee, B TITLE: Single Handed Devices and Aids for One Handers and Sources of These Devices REF: Bloom...[More Information]
     
     

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