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HANDICAPPED ASSISTANCE sa BRAILLE sa HEARING AID sa WHEELCHAIR x PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ASSISTANCE Tips for the disabled artist. Easy adaptations and variations on standard studio equipment that can help overcome the challenges. Making the sky accessible. Tips on assisting people with disabilities (and everyone else) to participate in the hobby of astronomy. Criteria for barrier-free rooms for the disabled and wheelchair-bound. Photos show a barrier-free home that was remodeled to provide wheelchair access. Handi-writer. A video note pad for the physically handicapped. Special interface for the TRS-80 computer allows a handicapped person to write messages on a video screen. An Apple talks with the deaf. How to interface a 60-milliampere acoustic coupler to an Apple computer. This will allow communication between the Apple and a TTY (teletypewriter) used by a deaf person. Computers and the disabled. A special issue looks at how computers can aid the deaf, blind, etc. FDA regulation of computerized medical devices. What designers of medically related hardware and software should know. Braille writing in Pascal. How to make a line printer write in braille. Includes the program to convert standard English into standard Form I braille. Adaptive-firmware card for the Apple II. Alternative input techniques give physically disabled individuals immediate access to standard, unmodified software (such as games, Visicalc, Easywriter, etc.). A barrier-free environment. Tips on renovating with a disabled person in mind. Wooden handle designed to fit over small or hard-to-grip faucet knobs provides extra leverage for elderly or arthritic hands. Frequency control readout device allows a blind ham operator to determine the frequency via three mechanical pointers. Crafts for the disabled. Beginning of a series on crafts for the disabled and those who work with them. Includes instructions for making a Moppet (a yarn pom-pom animal). Crafts for the disabled. How to deal with problems of physical limitations such as arthritis and memory or concentration difficulties. TV audio hearing wonder. A simple amplifier circuit helps the hard-of-hearing enjoy television. Tip on increasing the size of a light socket's rotary switch by gluing on a pill-bottle cap. Accessible kitchen remodel. Kitchen ideas for disabled persons. A barrier-free house. Accommodating a wheelchair calls for careful planning inside and out. Includes ideas for making every house more accessible. Opening kitchens to everyone. Careful layout and varied counter heights make kitchens more accessible to people with different physical conditions. Designing furniture for the disabled. Some tips. Gardening for the disabled. Two articles describe strategies that ease access. (1) A spiral garden design. (2) General suggestions on matching the design to the gardener's capacities. Designing a garden without barriers. How to change landscaping to reduce maintenance and overcome barriers to age and physical limitations. House retrofits that make it easier for the handicapped. Some of the best ideas in use today are viewed. Universal kitchens and baths. Tips and specifications for creating accessibility for the physically handicapped and the infirm. How to create space that meets the needs of the least able user. Making a toilet more accessible. Raising a low-slung toilet to standard height will benefit an older or infirm person. Homes that help. Designs that give disabled people mobility and independence. Design ideas and dimensions for accessible entries, kitchens, and bathrooms. Tip: Drawing of a set-up that allows a person with crippled hands to facet with even pressure. Microcomputer hardware for the handicapped. Single-key data entry concept is demonstrated using a PET computer. Use a joystick or switches to program a PET computer. May be applicable to persons with physical handicaps. Mass production of the Sisson Sled kite, a variation of the ubiquitous workshop kite. Description of a technique whereby handicapped school children can easily build their own kite from an 18"x24" plastic bag. How to organize a "touch" display of rocks and minerals for the blind and handicapped. Almost anyone can facet. How to adapt faceting machines for use by handicapped persons. Learn to transcribe into braille using a VIC-20 computer and a simple seven-switch keypad. What handicap? Advice on teaching a deaf person to fly radio-control model aircraft. A light minder for the blind. Simple project detects ambient lighting and audibly signals whether it is on or off. Helps locate direction of light source and can signal light intensities with tones of different frequencies. Tips on learning and using American Sign Language. Lowering old barriers. Sensitive changes that can improve home accessibility for disabled persons. Suggestions on adapting a garden and gardening techniques for a disabled person. Liquid level indicator for the blind. A continuity checker rigged up with a liqid-sensing probe will give an audible signal when a cup, pan, etc. is full. Electronic aids for the handicapped. (1) Light probe for the blind. (2) Color detection circuit for urinalysis. (3) Hearing aid repairs and substitutes. A simple liquid-level indicator for the blind. Electronic circuit will sound an audible alarm and flash a light when it detects the crying of a baby. Useful for a deaf parent. Full-cup detector circuit will tell a blind person when a coffee cup is full. Electronic aids for the blind. (1) Liquid-level indicator for a cup or glass. (2) Light probe turns light into sound. Light detector circuit is designed to help visually-impaired persons pinpoint light sources. Build the Pathfinder, a navigational aid for the visually impaired. An easy-to-build, light-sensing circuit that can be used to sweep an area to locate the direction of light sources. Useful for finding windows and doors. How to modify an AC-powered alarm clock to flash an external lamp in sequence with the pulsating alarm. Ideal for someone with a hearing disability. A home for life. Start planning today for the home you'll want in later years. Planning for wheelchair access, low maintenance, ease of movement, etc. Electronic voice substitute. Amplify a weak voice or whisper up to 1000 times. Use for fun or as a genuine aid for someone unable to talk at normal volume. Flashing-light doorbell circuit is designed to attract the attention of a deaf person. Closed-caption decoder for the hearing impaired. Est. cost: $150. Part 1. Circuit description. Closed-caption decoder. Part 2. Construction. Ideas from a vision-impaired amateur astronomer who uses a CCD camera, computer and a 10" reflector to continue observing deep-space objects. Hand control system for an aircraft replaces rudder pedals. This conversion for a light plane allows a handicapped pilot to fly the aircraft. Remodeling ideas to make it more convenient for a person in a wheelchair to work in a kitchen, get around the house, reach necessities, etc. Suggestions on sewing techniques that make it easier for a seamstress with arthritis. Suggests features to look for when selecting patterns that makes clothes easy to get into and out of. Covers tool selection, workspace, fabric selection, use of fusibles, and fasteners. Hand and machine sewing tips for a person with vision problems. A look at how an experienced weaver can continue when vision is impaired. A suggestion on tools and adaptive modifications that help discern pattern or design placement. Auxiliary handles for power tools make them easier to handle by arthritic woodworker. Alligator clip replaces apron ties to make fastening easier for a person with arthritis. Ideas for toys to make for handicapped children. Guiding hands. Woodwork for disabled children. Includes tips on adapting tools, project ideas, etc. Gadget for holding lathe tools with one hand is ideally suited for a handicapped woodworker. Tip on using a small hydraulic jack to set the cutting depth of a router mounted in a router table. Very useful for woodworkers with only one hand. Home modifications which can make living easier for handicapped people. Woodworking techniques and projects for children with learning difficulties. Accessible workshops. Tool and workshop ideas for handicapped persons. Ideas include movable bench-top tool tables, roll-around workbench, wheelchair-accessible designs, etc. Accessible workshops. Tool and workshop ideas for handicapped persons. Ideas include locking movable clamping table or workbench, arm extensions for reaching, homemade power tools, etc. Workshop ideas for a woodworker in a wheelchair. (1) Rotating circular tool stand (7-ft. diameter) stops at 8 different tool positions. (2) A ferris wheel style tool storage unit (48" diameter). | |||||||||
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