Equipment: Shopping for Your Child's Special Needs
Shopping takes on a whole new meaning when you're looking for equipment for your child with special needs. Where do you find a desk that will accommodate a wheelchair, a spoon for a child who has feeding problems, medical equipment for caring for a child at home, a surgical brush to provide sensory therapy for a child uncomfortable in his own skin? Find the best resources for all your child's special equipment needs.
Equipment Created by Parents
Looking for equipment for a child with disabilities? Consider these online stores run by parents of children with special needs. They've taken what worked for them and marketed it to help other parents; maybe their discoveries will work for you, too.
Looking for equipment for a child with disabilities? Consider these online stores run by parents of children with special needs. They've taken what worked for them and marketed it to help other parents; maybe their discoveries will work for you, too.
Special Needs Swim Gear
Children with special needs may face special challenges when it comes to water play -- from keeping ear tubes dry to finding extra-large swim diapers. Here's the gear they'll need to stay cool in the pool.
Children with special needs may face special challenges when it comes to water play -- from keeping ear tubes dry to finding extra-large swim diapers. Here's the gear they'll need to stay cool in the pool.
10 Special-Needs School Tools
Help your child sit stiller, write better, and read easier with these cool school tools for students with learning disabilities, fine motor delays, sensory integration challenges, or a bad case of the wiggles.
Help your child sit stiller, write better, and read easier with these cool school tools for students with learning disabilities, fine motor delays, sensory integration challenges, or a bad case of the wiggles.
Wheelchair Accessories
Cool clothing and accessories for kids in wheelchairs make great gifts for holidays, for birthdays, for any day you want to say, "You're special."
Cool clothing and accessories for kids in wheelchairs make great gifts for holidays, for birthdays, for any day you want to say, "You're special."
AlphaSmart Offers Easy Word Processing
Light, compact and rugged, an AlphaSmart is a great little word processor that's cheaper, easier to use, and way less distracting than a loaded-up laptop.
Light, compact and rugged, an AlphaSmart is a great little word processor that's cheaper, easier to use, and way less distracting than a loaded-up laptop.
What Is a Papoose Board?
Definition of a device used to immobilize children for medical procedures.
Definition of a device used to immobilize children for medical procedures.
An iPod Can Help Calm Your Child
Use the portable sound machines to distract, de-stress
Use the portable sound machines to distract, de-stress
Use a Laminator to Make Paper Kid-Proof
Add a laminator to your collection of equipment for creating kid-friendly, kid-proof learning, behavior, and play materials.
Add a laminator to your collection of equipment for creating kid-friendly, kid-proof learning, behavior, and play materials.
Special Child Exchange
An e-mail group on which parents can sell, exchange, or seek or offer used medical equipment.
An e-mail group on which parents can sell, exchange, or seek or offer used medical equipment.
ABLEDATA
A database of assistive technology products.
A database of assistive technology products.
Make a Sensory Room
Instructions from the KidPower site on putting together a sensory integration/gross motor room to provide kids with lots of good sensory input and exercise.
Instructions from the KidPower site on putting together a sensory integration/gross motor room to provide kids with lots of good sensory input and exercise.