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What is EnabletechOur MissionRequesting HelpHow to JoinHow to DonateLinks
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Representative ProjectsEnabletech projects support individuals and organizations in their quests for:
Much of the work that we do as volunteers directly relieves school systems and government agencies of expenditures that would be necessary from their already under-funded budgets. We also conduct research and development of products for which there appear to be significant need in the disabled community. Our clients include:
Example ProjectsOur projects cover a wide range of custom technology adaptations in the areas of independent living, work, sport and entertainment, and education, in support of individuals. But we also aid caregivers, rehabilitators, educators and businesses in the support of those with disabilities and in meeting the requirements for such support established by governments. Follow the links below to learn more about these projects.
SamSam is the computer network administrator for a small company. He has cerebral palsy and his physical dexterity is limited. At the request of a state organization, we created a special work station for him that included the ability for him to sort, to install into and to remove from his computer the media disks required for supporting the network.
David
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| Another expectant mother, also in a wheelchair from the effects of CP, needed an accessible crib. We had modified several commercial cribs in the past to provide accessibility, but they were not as well suited as a "purpose designed" accessible crib would be. For this case, we designed and fabricated a crib for wheelchair accessibility, and subsequent conversion to a standard crib or youth bed. We are currently studying the potential methods for making either the design or the crib available to others. | |
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Scott is a 14 year old who has CP
and other disabling conditions. He is mainstreamed in a local public school
system. They had purchased a commercially available posture chair for him
at considerable expense, but his therapists at a local rehabilitation
hospital concluded that it needed many modifications in order for it to
fully satisfy the requirements for him. We were also told that when at
home he lived on the floor, because there were no available funds, to
purchase even the less than appropriate seating for him. As we
investigated the situation at the school, we also learned that he
habitually pushed away from or upset the chair or work table with which he
was served. Working with the therapist, we designed a chair to meet his
requirements and an attachable work table that could be firmly fixed to or
removed from the chair, so that he could not upset either when joined. We
also built him a set for his home so that he, for the first time in almost
12 years, does not have to live on the floor.
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