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An assistive device is an appliance or device which helps an individual in caring for themselves or performing work or leisure activities.

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  1. Education and Care - Coping with Wandering
    Alzheimer's Foundation of America
  2. Ramps and Accessible Thresholds
    By Katherine Belknap, AbleData
    For most wheelchair and scooter users, just one step may as well be a mountain. Ramps are key to eliminating ground level differences.
  3. Tips for Traveling with an Older Adult
    This checklist offers suggestions when you are traveling with an aging adult.
  4. Home Care Schedule and Activities Record
    Use this form to provide instructions to a caregiver and to document what occurred during the shift.
  5. Factsheet on Scooters
    AbleData
    Scooters can be a great option for people with mobility disabilities.
  6. Tips for Preventing Falls
    This checklist offers tips for modifying the home to prevent possible falls and other accidents.
  7. Tips for Safe Medication Use and Storage
    This list offers suggestions for safely managing, storing and using medications.
  8. Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
    AbleData
    For people with disabilities, a dwelling must be fully accessible to become a home.
  9. Falls and Fractures
    National Institute on Aging
    A simple fall can change your life. Just ask any of the thousands of older men and women who fall each year and break a bone.
  10. Disabled Renters' Housing Rights
    Nolo
    If you have a disability, you should understand the laws when you rent a house or apartment.
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