Photos of Adaptive Equipment, etc.

Bath Chair

This bath chair is from Rifton, Inc. and is made out of PVC pipe and a mesh webbing.  There are loops at different heights to slip the Velcro strap through.  Two buttons on the top back allow for adjusting the angle of the back from horizontal to a 90 degree angle.  It is light weight , easy to clean, and stores easily.  This bath chair can also be used at the beach or in a child's wading pool, all with supervision of course. This chair suits Emily fine and allows plenty of room for growth.  It also comes with a frame on wheels so it can be used as a shower chair as well.  However, the Velcro strap is the only means of trunk support so I would be cautious of this chair if your child requires a great deal of trunk support.  Too, Emily can easily undo the Velcro strap which leaves her extremely vunerable to frightening, and potentially fatal, bath tub accidents.  Luckily, she knows not to undo the strap so the chair remains a good choice for us.  There are a variety of other styles of bath chairs available so be sure to shop around, and consult professionals, prior to purchasing.

Corner Chair

This is about when we were first introduced to the corner chair.  One of Emily's service providers brought us this chair and tray to use.  It was so wonderful to see Emily on the floor playing with her brother,or playing with toys on the tray without me having to be sitting with her. This photo was taken shortly after we had a litter of bunnies born and Dad couldn't resist bringing them all in the house for a visit.  We had little white bunnies everywhere!  As you can see from the photo, Emily loved having the bunnies hop on her tray and check out her toys. The tray was very useful at the time, however, in a few months it was hardly being used so we returned it.  The corner chair, on the other hand, has became invaluable.  When Emily out grew this one, we traded it in for a larger one.

The corner chair, being made out of wood, cleans easily so there is no reason to restrict its use to indoors.  The pads are covered with vynle so they also clean easily.  This photo was taken by preschool special education summer school staff during a trip to the beach.  They also have a corner chair for Emily in her classroom and took it with them for this trip. One of Emily's achievements was attaining enough sitting balance so she did not require the use of the Velcro strap.  Sometimes, though, when digging in the dirt or playing on the cement patio, we use the strap so she feels confident enough to reach for items without fear of falling over.  At age five, she tells us when she wants the strap and when she doesn't.  Sometimes, I feel she should have it and then find that she has taken it off!  In such instances, I trust that she knows whether she needs it or not, but there are time swhen I negotiate with her.

Christmas presents are opened in the corner chair.  And after the opening, they are played with in the corner chair.  This remote control backhoe solved the problem of Emily not being able to drive the trucks far due to her limited reach and inability to crawl with them. I think what I like most about the corner chair is that it enables Emily to play on the floor with her brother and other children -- or bunnies, dogs, etc.

We are a working class family and our vacations consist of weekend trips to a local campground.  The corner chair is a necessity that goes camping with us.  Emily sits for hours playing in the sand with Jimbo.  Buckets, shovels, dump trucks, loaders, watering cans, and other such toys keep the kids very content -- as long as Emily has her corner chair. Even if we could afford a vacation to anywhere in the world, Emily's corner chair would have to go with us.  I can not think of a single thing to say as a drawback for this piece of adaptive equipment -- at least, not for the support Emily requires.

Yup, she's in the sand again!  I don't have a picture, yet, of her digging in the dirt, but Emily and her corner chair also spend a lot of time in real dirt, not just sand.  Even mud cleans off the corner chair easily.  And we have had many water fights with Emily in her corner chair too!  This chair is extremely durable and I highly recommend a corner chair for any child who needs extra sitting support. It's funny, too, that when other children are around and Emily is not in the corner chair, the other kids can't help but climb into it.

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