| Means finding another way to do things. It's partly being creative about solving problems and partly being insistent about getting back to things that are important to you. "Adaptive thinking" involves making changes in your everyday environment. Some examples are: changing how you do certain tasks or activities, changing the "tools" you use to do them or changing the features of places by doing things like adding ramps, widening doorways or getting rid of throw rugs. When you can learn to think "adaptively" you are using the best parts of human nature--resilience and creativity! |
 ADA |
| Americans with Disabilities Act. The civil rights law for people with disabilities passed in 1990, which contain protections for employment, transportation, access to telecommunications, and access to public places. |
| ADAAG |
| Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. Guidelines, issued by Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, which give dimensions and standards to the architectural features required by the ADA. |
| Assistive Steering Devices |
| Assistive steering devices are selected based on the client’s need. They cover a range from reduced effort steering that compensates for reduced strength, to joystick steering that allows one handed control of steering, braking and acceleration, and spinner knobs that allow for steering with one hand. |
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| Recommended Links: Adaptation Wheel Chair |
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