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Equipment for Disabled Parents

BIME - Bath Institute of Medical Engineering have a developed prototype for a baby carrier that will attach to the front wheelchair carrier. Website: www.bath.ac.uk/bime/products/mt_products.htm#5

DEMAND - Demand (Design & Manufacture For Disability - Design and manufactures one-off pieces of equipment. Website: www.demand.org.uk

DisabilityNet - Have an adaptive equipment section on their website. Website: www.disabledparent.net

DIALability - Oxfordshire Centre for Enablement - Has a nursery containing useful equipment and information for disabled parents. Website: www.dialability.org.uk

DPPi - Has a wide range of information for disabled parents. Website: www.dppi.org.uk

Lookinglass.org - Have an adaptive equipment section on their website. Website: www.lookingglass.org

REMAP - Technical Engineering for disabled people ' Can adapt mainstream equipment free of charge. Website: www.remap.org.uk

Ricability - Produces various guides for Disabled Parents. Website: www.ricability.org.uk/reports/report-childcare.htm

Equipment Ideas and Reviews from Disabled Parents

The Bean Bag Cushion for Breast Feeding

Variable Height Maternity Cribs

Equipment from Mainstream Suppliers

The equipment information page includes a list of mainstream suppliers that you may also find useful.

Do you know of any other useful organisations or equipment? Please Contact Us if you have found anything useful, so we can share it with other disabled parents.


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last updated: 17 Mar 08

tags : Equipment Resources

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