ALS Adaptive Equipment Internet Resources FAQ


Websites are organized into these categories:

A.General sites: offer a wide range of
Disability/Medical Products
B.Specific Equipment Sites:
1.Bathroom: Commodes, Shower Chairs,
Bathing and Toileting
Aids
2.Bedroom: Beds, Bedding, Positioning Aids
3.Personal Security/Call Systems
4.Clothing
5.Computer Devices, Programs
a.Easy to Activate Switches
b.Input Devices
i Dictation
programs
ii
Keyboard/mouse/joystick Replacements
c.Remote Controls (appliances,
lights, etc.)
d.Speech Synthesis
e.Voice Activated/Dictation
Programs
6.Elevators, Stair Lifts
7.Lift Chairs (Recliners)
8.Lifting and Transfer Devices
9.Ramps
10.Remote Controls/Environmental Controls
(Not Computer Based)
11.Respiratory
12.Vehicles
13.Wheelchairs, Scooters
14. Miscellaneous
computer desks
drinking aids
C.Sites for Buying/Selling Used Equipment

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A. General Sites: Offer a wide range of
Disability/Medical Products

http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/search.htm.
Information on assistive technology and rehabilitation
equipment available from domestic and international
sources

http://www.blvd.com/
Well organized links to hundreds of disability product
websites

http://www.homehealthdepot.com/ Fairly
large line of products, especially wheelchairs and
commodes etc.


http://www.comforthouse.com/comfort/index.html
Somewhat limited selection of disability related items
but many are hard to find items or innovative versions
of the usual equipment.

http://www.economymedical.com/index.html
Wheelchairs, scooters, ramps, lifts, bath and bedroom
aids

http://www.maddak.com/ Complete line of
adaptive products/equipment

http://www.medque.com/ Complete line of
medical and adaptive products

http://www.ncmedical.com/ Complete line
of adaptive products

http://www.scooterdepot.com/ Scooters,
scooter lifts, large line of medical and adaptive aids

http://www.medsell.com/ New & Previously
Owned Medical Equipment, Assistive Devices & Services

B. Specific equipment sites:

1. Bathroom: Commodes, Shower Chairs,
Bathing and Toileting Aids


http://www.pvcdme.com/index.html
bath transfer chairs,
equipment


http://www.homehealthdepot.com/ Fairly large line of
products, especially wheelchairs and commodes etc.

http://www.rdequipment.com/
Tub Slide Shower Chair: wheeled chair which allows
user to be moved over the edge of a tub without
lifting or pulling. Also serves as a commode or can
be wheeled over toilet


http://www.cleversolutions.net/easydoesit.html Easy
Does It Bath Transfer System is portable


http://www.economymedical.com/index.html

http://www.usabidet.com/
converts toilet into a bidet for washing after
toileting

http://www.lubidet.com/
transforms any toilet or commode into a bidet, warm
water wash and warm air drying


2. Bedroom: Beds, Bedding, Positioning
Aids

http://www.economymedical.com/index.html

3. Call Systems/ Personal Security

http://www.dwyerprecisionproducts.com/main.html
Nurse call sytems requiring
minimal strength, or breath pressure activated. Home
use monitor.
4. Clothing

http://www.anitavee.com/
Adaptive Apparel


http://www.professionalfit.com/ Professional Fit
Clothing

http://www.rexjack.com/
Clothing for disabled men

5. Computer Devices, Programs

a. Control of lights,
appliances, etc


http://www.x10.com/ Control household lights and
appliances from your computer or with an included
palm-sized remote.


b. Easy to Activate Switches

http://208.42.36.167/web/homesite.nsf?open
Ablenet disability products


http://www.words-plus.com/products/input/inputs.htm

c. Input Devices:

i Dictation
Programs

ii
Keyboard/mouse/joystick Replacements/

EZ Keys XP is designed for users who have at least a third-grade reading level and cannot speak or for users who speak and desire adapted computer access
http://www.words-plus.com

Head Mouse
For Portables

http://www.orin.com/access/headmouse/phm.htm


http://www.orin.com/access/dragger/index.htm
Dragger On
Screen Mouse software program (demo avail,)
automatically enters a left mouse button click after
the mouse pointer is motionless for a set length of
time.


http://www.animax.no/ joystick replaces mouse

http://www.prentrom.com/access/hm2000.html Headmaster,
eyegaze control of cursor

http://www.gusinc.com/ On-screen keyboard, replace
mouse with Scanning Cursor or joystick, improve typing
speed with Word Prediction


http://www.eyecan.ca/ Keyboard operated by eye
movements.


http://www.eyetechds.com/ Replaces the mouse by
moving the cursor according to the user's eye
movements


http://www.eyegaze.com/INDEXdis.htm Eye movements
control keys displayed on a computer monitor

d. Speech Synthesis

http://208.42.36.167/web/homesite.nsf?open
Ablenet disability products


http://www.eyegaze.com/INDEXdis.htm


http://www.gusinc.com/ Voice Output


http://www.speakeasily.com/ PC-based communication
aid for a speech impaired person


6. Elevators, Stair Lifts
http://www.bruno.com/

http://www.wheelovator.com/
Vertical platform lifts, stairway chairlifts & private
residential elevators

http://disabilityexpo.com
Lifts, elevators, pool lifts

7. Lift Chairs (Recliners)

8. Lifting and Transfer Devices

http://www.easypivot.com/
EasyPivot Transfer Machine and Personal Folding
Standers

http://bfl-inc.com/ Barrier
free lifts Ceiling mount or floor lifts

http://www.surehands.com/
Ceiling or wall mount or floor lifts, includes lifts
for transfer into pool

http://disabilityexpo.com/


9. Ramps


http://www.economymedical.com/index.html

http://www.activescooters.com.
Electric scooters, power wheelchairs, fixed and
portable ramps, equipment lifts for
vehicles, etc.

10. Remote Control systems

http://www.x10.com/welcome/firecracker/free_fire_landi
ng1.htm Control household lights and appliances from
your computer or with an included palm-sized remote.

11. Respiratory

http://www.respironics.com/
Ventilators, BiPAP, Cofflator and other respiratory
supplies


http://www.jhemerson.com/inexspec.htm In-Exsufflator
for assitance in coughing


http://www.homehealthdepot.com/ventilatorbackup/
Battery backup for use with Ventilators, BiPAP etc.



12. Vehicles
http://www.freedommotors.com/
Kneelkar, the handicapped wheelchair accessible
lowered floor minivan with a unique rear entry design.


http://www.vantagemobility.com/index.html Full size
and mini vans

http://www.braunlift.com/
Vans, pickups, vehicle wheelchair lifts and carriers

13. Wheelchairs, Scooters

http://www.activescooters.com.
Electric scooters, power wheelchairs, fixed and
portable ramps, equipment lifts for
vehicles, etc.


http://www.homehealthdepot.com/

http://www.lava.net/home/
All-terrain Wheelchair

http://www.flash.net/~redman2/
Standing/ Reclining / Independent Power Leg / Power
Chair

http://www.scooterdepot.com/
Scooters, scooter lifts, large line of medical and
adaptive aids

http://www.bruno.com/
Scooters

http://www.permobil.se/
Power Wheelchairs

http://disabilityexpo.com/
Wheelchairs


http://www.economymedical.com/index.html
Wheelchairs, scooters, ramps, lifts, bath and bedroom
aids

http://www.mydesc.com/
Wheelchair desk trays with storage compartment


http://www.pvcdme.com/index.html beach chair

14. Wheelchair Lifts
http://www.bruno.com/
automobile, truck and van lifts to transport scooters
and wheelchairs


http://www.economymedical.com/index.html

15. Miscellaneous
In bed computer desks, building
plans

http://www.charm.net/~jriley/bed.html

http://www.drinkaide.com/
water bottle with a flexible, positionable tube and
clamp for wheelchair attachment

http://www.camelbak.com
drinking device for hands free use. If you have
insufficient strength to suck through a straw, the
valve only opens when bitten down on so it won't leak
when positioned at or above head level
so those with difficulty sucking through a straw.


C. Buying/selling used equipment

http://www.medsell.com/ Resource Guide
for New & Previously Owned Medical Equipment,
Assistive Devices & Services

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