Occupational therapists use a range of
methods or strategies to enable people to engage or re-engage in meaningful and
health promoting occupations, as well as to improve people’s occupational
performance, including reducing their risk of harm while engaging in the
occupation. During one of my fieldwork
placements last year I got the opportunity to see how occupational therapists
change people’s lives with a simple piece of equipment. It was great to observe:
·
the clients joy when they could perform
activities of daily living (ADLs) more easily and with reduced discomfort;
·
the clients relief and happiness at being
able to perform ADLs independently again.
It was also great to hear clients say how
they felt safer and more confident about engaging in occupations without
assistance, as well as hearing family members say they feel less worried about
their loved ones being home alone.
To help explain and demonstrate the use and
benefits of adaptive equipment in occupational therapy I have provided links to
several on-line videos. I hope you find them as informative, interesting, and
inspiring as I did.
The first link takes you to a youtube clip of
a Quadriplegic typing on a computer using adaptive equipment. Quadriplegic Typing on Computer with Adaptive Equipment
The second link takes you to a youtube clip
of an occupational therapist demonstrating and providing information on how to
move around the kitchen safely using adaptive equipment. Using Adaptive Equipment to Move Around the Kitchen
The third link takes you to a youtube clip
which provides peoples personal experiences of living with a spinal injury. Aspire
The fourth link takes you to a youtube clip
of how a car can be adapted for wheelchair users. Ford Mobility Car and Adaptive Equipment Demonstration
The fifth link takes you to a youtube clip
which provides a mother and her disabled son’s personal experience of water
skiing. Mother and Son About Disabled Water Skiing
Karyn
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