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Farm workers with back, leg, and arm impairments struggle to carry hay bales across uneven ground. A hay bale dolly moves the bale on wheels to enable the farmers to do necessary tasks in spite of their medical conditions.
Lifting hooks make it easier for workers to lift and carry buckets and bins. Whether it’s tendonitis, arthritis, golfers elbow, or carpal tunnel our weight lifting hooks can help take the strain off so that you can continue to be active. Moving buckets and bins is a daily chore for many workers. Lifting hooks will […]
A kneeler bench supports a worker’s back when kneeling, helps them stand up from a kneeling position, and provides a stool to sit on. It is versatile assistive technology for workers with lower back pain, back injuries, total knee replacement, hip replacement, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, and many other lower extremity impairments. Workers […]
Building adaptive garden spaces to productively overcome physical limitations. The key to long term enjoyment and productivity of your garden space is proper preparation. Taking the time to plan your garden layout, bed heights, and container styles to address your limitations will save you lots of hassle and work in the future while reducing the […]
Adaptive garden seed planting techniques to productively overcome physical limitations. Small seeds can be difficult to plant and space accurately in a garden, especially for those with arthritis, loss of motor skills, and injuries to their hands. There are a number of options available to overcome these challenges and to precisely plant seeds in picture-perfect […]
Adaptive garden tools to productively overcome physical limitations. Fresh air, sunshine, and getting your hands dirty while gardening is therapeutic and a fantastic way to boost mental health and physical well-being. Gardening can save you money, it can provide food security, and it can provide loads of vitamin-rich food to keep your family healthy. Studies […]
Overcoming disability challenges when mounting and dismounting a lawn mower. Spring is well underway and it’s time to fire up our lawn tractors and mowers for another season of lawn care. For some people, mowing the lawn may seem like just another chore that must be done. For others however, mowing the lawn provides an […]
We know there is still plenty of winter to come, but we thought now would be a good time to talk about some solutions to getting onto a lawn mowing when the user has a leg disability. We meet and talk with several people each year who want to keep doing their own lawn mowing, but have difficulty getting onto the mower, or operating the foot pedals. Read on to see of the solutions we have suggested over the years.
A billboard along the highway caught my attention this past week. I think it was for a furniture store or antique store. It was the tagline that caught my attention. It read, “Old is New”
The work of a farmer is never over, but there are certainly seasons that are more or less busy. Now that the frenzy of preparing soil and planting is behind us, the month of July can allow just a little bit of a breather while we wait and pray for a good harvest.