Gifting Gadgets to Those in Need
As the holidays approach, you may find yourself tasked with finding a gift for a person with a disability. Technological advances allow for the release of new and improved gadgets and gizmos every year, all with the purpose of simplifying difficult tasks and making day-to-day challenges a little easier to handle. Here are a few ideas to ease your holiday shopping anxiety:
Trabasack offers a few wheelchair friendly innovations to offer assistance in toting around electronic equipment.
Wheelchair Lap Tray
The easy-to-wipe clean all-purpose tray comes fully assembled and offers an ideal space to rest your laptop, paper and pen, books and anything else you need leveled on your lap while in your wheelchair. Trabasack has a lightweight design that even unzips to offer storage space and can be strapped and stowed on the back of your chair.
iPad Mount
Trabasack’s Connect Surface provides the perfect place to plug in your iPad while you’re on wheels. Combined with Trabasack Hook Tape, your iPad will remain safe and secure.
Keep Tabs
The Tab Grabber Tablet Holder also helps hold your iPad or any tablet device in place while on-the-go.
Stay Slick
Stay put on slick surfaces with a 5 Cleat Ice Pick for Cranes and Crutches. This pick keeps you from slipping and can be flipped to return to normal use.
Poncho Power
Stay snug and dry with the Granny Jo Poncho, perfect for wheelchair users. Poncho design makes for easy on and off whenever a chill is in the air.
Light Work
The Lomak offers those with disabilities adaptive mouse and keyboard functions, operated by light, head movement and more, depending on the severity of disability.
Fun Stuff
Stick to the lighter side of gifting with lighthearted and fun stickers, cases and other inspiring accessories made with those with disabilities in mind.
This mobility safety update has been brought to you by NMEDA – the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association. Need some information on how to make your vehicle wheelchair accessible or upgraded with the latest and most convenient features? Contact a NMEDA dealer in your local area. Your local NMEDA member is a mobility equipment and accessibility expert!