Handwriting Tips for Low Vision or Blind

Heard on Twitter about this informative article from @VisionAware. The article offers tips and techniques on how to keep your handwriting skills and signing your name if you are losing or lost your vision. They offer excellent pictures on how to make raised line paper. Many of the tips may be helpful for children who have difficulty with spacing as well. Well worth a look! Read Signing Your Name and Handwriting in You are Low Vision or Blind.

Homemade Assistive Devices

Workshop Solutions is jammed packed with information about homemade assistive devices for people with disabilities which I heard about from Barbara Boucher website Therextras. There is a full list of mobility and communication devices that two men have compiled. There are many photos to support the text which describes various pieces of mostly homemade equipment. Some of the photos and ideas are a little dated but the creativity and ingenuity is fun to view.

I did not look at every one but here are some of my unique favorites:

1. Toilet table - a table to encourage a child to sit on the toilet for longer.

2. Quick Knickers - adapted underwear

3. Swingboard - homemade platform swing

4. Customized walker - homemade tiny gait trainer

5. Mini wheelchair - great retro photos.

Make sure you have ample time to explore this website if you are interested in adapting equipment.