People have limitations
that result in difficulty gripping or pinching objects. Accommodations
may involve the office, industrial, service, and medical industries,
and accommodations can extend to personal needs. Options include:
Office
Providing alternative
telephone access: auto-dialers,
gooseneck
telephone holders, hands-free
telephones, shoulder
rests for telephone handsets, and computer-telephone
integration
Offering filing
modifications such as modified
filing trays, Lazy-Susan
carrousels, and automated
filing systems
Providing grip aids such as reachers
and door
knob grips
Providing page
turners and book
holders
Industrial
Providing ergonomic
tools and other adaptations such as power tools instead of handtools;
tools that can be used in either hand;
tools without single finger activation; tools that have pistol shaped
handles for power grips
Reducing palm
stress by providing tool
wraps to pad long handles
Providing newer
tools with access to tool
balancers/positioners
Service
Providing ergonomic
knives and food service equipment
Using money
counters and bill handlers
Using ergonomic
and spring-loaded scissors
Providing cake
decorating syringes that use plungers
Using ergonomic
mop buckets and mops
Providing adjustable
carts (e.g., motorized,
multi-purpose)
and compact
lifting devices
Personal
Obtaining independent
living aids
Medical
Using large handles and other adaptations for microscopy work: PC
scopes, pipettes,
and test
tube holders
Using ergonomic
dental and surgical instruments