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Thank you for coming! Families from around Idaho have helped to create this page about assistive technology devices, strategies, and homemade creations that have made a difference in their lives. If you have an idea for this page - click here to let us know! Artificial Coughing Devices - Cough Assist Machines
Handheld Devices -
PDA's - Helping with shopping, work & more! Our thanks to Ashley and her mom Louise for telling us about a device Ashley is using everyday to make her work and homelife easier. Ashley has a hand held device - some people call them Palm Pilots, Smartphones, or their Blackberry, which are all different brand names. Ashley has found that as a young adult with her own place and own job, her hand held helps her remember to do important things. Ashley uses a program called 'Bug Me' which is a reminder program that her hand held operates for her. She can set her hand held device to alert her that it is time to do something - like clock out of her job. Ashley likes her job and sometimes doesn't realize it's 5 o'clock. Louise let us know that the 'Bug Me' program can be tried out to see if it's something you like before you buy it. You can visit the company that makes the Bug Me program online by clicking here. Louise let us know of another helpful hint that Ashley likes to help with grocery shopping. They found a grocery store that offers online shopping help with menus, shopping lists, store sales and more. Many grocery chains now offer things like this - see below for a list of links to check out. Ashley can adapt the shopping list to reflect what she usually needs - or take out what she doesn't need at all. For example, she took off Pet Food from her list because she doesn't have a pet. Then she prints off the list and uses as her list when she goes to the store. Louise and Ashley like this because Ashley can adapt it and it helps Ashley make sure she gets everything she needs. If you wanted you could even load the list into a hand held device - but Ashley doesn't like that. It would be a lot to scroll through while shopping - and the paper version works just great!
HEB (Here Everything's
Better)
www.heb.com/mealtime/groceryList.jsp
Artificial Coughing Devices - Cough Assist Machines
http://www.jhemerson.com/coughassist.htm
http://store.noahsarkhomecare.com/coughassist.html
"I wish we had known about this a year and a half ago. Our son would have been out of the hospital and avoided ICU as well as coming close to death. Another friend with an adult child recently had her life saved by this device. I understand that it is Medicare approved which usually means Medicaid approved also. Thought it could go somewhere in your data base." - Jim in Boise Nov. 05 Weighted Blankets and Vests Weighted Blankets http://www.quietquilt.com/index.html Weighted Vests Many families have need in these types of products. We have heard from families in Region 2 through our Resource Center how helpful they can be. If you have experience with making or purchasing a blanket or vest, let us know what worked well for you. The websites above are just a small sampling of what is available through the Internet. To find more, enter "weighted blankets" into your search engine and you will find many options. From what we have heard, it can be much more affordable to make a blanket or vest than to buy one. - Tina at Region 2 Family Resource Center Nov. 05.  return to top
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