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The tractor hand control lever assistive technology allows people with lower limb impairments to operate foot pedals by hand. Foot pedals on farm tractors, lawnmowers, and large equipment cannot be operated by people with leg amputation, spinal cord injury, knee and hip replacements, and arthritis. This lever is made from 1-inch square steel tubing with […]
You say it is difficult to balance while lifting pumpkins from the ground to waist level? The pumpkin/squash lifter helps people who cannot bend down to pick up melons, squash, and other bulky items from the ground. It is built with conduit and pitchfork tines. It is a piece of ¾-inch metal conduit 36-inches long […]
A powerlift step uses a 12V electric linear actuator to raise a worker to a utility tractor operator’s station without climbing. The steps up to the operator’s stations are steep and tall. Workers often cannot safely climb and lift themselves with one leg, especially when they have knee surgery. They can use a powerlift step […]
Farmers with leg impairments can access their tractor even easier with a 4th step lower to the ground. The 4th Step will enable a farmer with a prosthesis to access their tractor easier due to the 4th step being lower to the ground. Contact us to purchase: Fold-Up Tractor Step Instructions for home-made […]
Can you lift a leg high enough to step up onto a bar stool? Skilled tradesmen are forced to do that each time they climb onto heavy machinery. Powerful machinery saves labor and allows skilled trade workers to complete difficult tasks safely and efficiently. Workers with disabling illness or injury need these machines more than ever, but struggle to access the operator station. We will discuss how skilled tradesmen use heavy machinery and the typical methods to climb into the operator station. With custom designed folding ladders, skilled workers with disabling illness or injury can safely climb to the operator’s station and continue their careers.
Could you build me a ___________? Custom Assistive Technology is an idea built to your specifications for individual workers! Have you dreamed of a product ‘If only I could have a …” ???
This article will explore the use of powered door operators to make equipment or “garage” entrances to work places and outbuildings accessible to people with disabilities. There is no reason a person who can enter and exit their home with ease should be shut out of the workshop.
Regular lawncare and landscape maintenance is a great way to spend time on balmy summer days. Some say that Americans have a love affair going with landscaping and pretty lawns! Retired folks in particular have more time to spend on their yards and gardens. It is a common way to keep active and enjoy the beauty of God’s creation at the same time. Arthritis can be a major opponent to older people who would like to continue such activity, but there are ways to combat it.
A man and his 2 mules are making their way across the country to honor our veterans. A Vietnam veteran himself, Charlie Peters is traveling 1,100 miles from Michigan to Oklahoma. He thanks the veterans he meets along the way and posts about them on his Facebook page. He chose Oklahoma as his destination, so […]