by Ned Stoller Ned Stoller

Access

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Sometimes that is one of the words in our vocabulary as disabled people that we deplore. If you are wheelchair bound, or are short a leg or arm, have arthritis in your knees, or just aren’t strong enough to grab hold of something and pull yourself up.

Let’s look at some situations where you might have a task or job you want to do but are unable to do so because of access limitations:

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Planting Seeds and Sore Backs

Most of us are already well on our way to getting ready for spring planting. Equipment is out, cleaned and greased, and just waiting for dry ground. One thing is for sure, in the spring everyone, from the small family farm to the mega agribusiness, has to wait until conditions are right.

I know for me, one of the best things about spring is the many smells that fill the air. Fresh tilled dirt

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Get the MOST Out of Your CabCam

CabCamPreparing equipment for planting is in full swing in some parts of the country, and planting is going on in many other states.  Let’s take a look at a piece of equipment than can make your job much easier if you have any of these impairments:

Visual impairment – It can be used effectively by workers with one eye.

Injured back or stiff neck – use it to see behind the cab without twisting your back.

Knee or hip arthritis, paralysis and mobility impairments – use it instead of climbing.

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Tractor Seats

Spring again.  Renewal.  Winter is going away, washed away by rains.  Farmers are looking out at their fields, debating how soon they can get out and start working.  Long hours spent in the cab.  Bouncing up and down over all sorts of terrain. Do you remember the old tractor seats?  Maybe you still have one.Old Tractor

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Ten Tools to make Yard Clean up easier

If you are anything like me, then a lot of the yard clean up was left last fall and needs to get done now! I look outside and I see fallen branches, blown in garbage, a lot of gravel thrown up in the lawn from snowplows, gutters full of leaves, and leaves that were blown into my yard after I raked last fall, not to mention a few toys and such the kids left outside in the snow and are now exposed with the snow gone. Spring clean up can be a pain, but there are lots of things that can make the job easier for all of us.

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Easy Lift Harness: Revisited

Easy Lift HarnessRemember how we talked about the Easy Lift Harness back a few months ago? Perhaps you didn’t catch it as it wasn’t something you had a need for. Well, spring is just around the corner now and the whole country will finally hit warmer months. Whether you are a professional landscaper, tree trimmer, groundskeeper, or even just someone who has a decent amount of trimming to do, it’s time to start thinking about pulling out that equipment to make sure it is in good working order. 
Well, if you are one of those mentioned above and you have some sort of limiting disability or injury, why not look into something to make your job easier, or even possible?

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The Shocking Truth about Religion and Disabilityworktools

GolgothaWe here at Disability Work Tools are dedicated to helping you – the working person – to maximize your potential and be able to continue your job regardless of disability, injury or disease.   We also like to think we can help by encouraging folks to look on the inside– inside our hearts – where we are all wounded and hurt to some extent or another.  We encourage you to look to God for those hurts.

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