Disabled Parenting Equipment Information List

Adaptive Equipment, Organisations & Websites

Government website on disabled parents and equipment www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Disabledparents/DG_10037907

REMAP Technical Engineering for disabled people – can adapt mainstream equipment free of charge www.remap.org.uk 0845 130 0456

BIME Bath Institute of Medical Engineering have a developed prototype for a baby and toddler carrier that will attach to the front wheelchair carrier and folds flat for easy storage www.bath.ac.uk/bime/products/mt_products.htm 01225 824103 DEMAND Design & Manufacture For Disability - designs and manufactures one-off pieces of equipment where no off the shelf solution exists. www.demand.org.uk. 01923 681800 (Hertfordshire) 01484 666261 (Yorkshire)

Other useful information on adaptive equipment sections at www.disabledparents.net www.lookingglass.org email: TLG@lookingglass.org tel: 1-800-644-2666

Please let DPN know of any organisations which have been particularly helpful or adaptive equipment you have found particularly useful, so that this information can be shared with and help other disabled parents.

Other Disabled Parenting Equipment InformationAs there is very little adaptive baby care equipment available commercially, the following organisations and websites provide details of mainstream baby care equipment.

DPPi information service & practical information sheets giving tips and details of useful equipment for disabled parents regarding Bathing, Nappy Changing, Choosing Cots & Beds & Wheelchair Baby Carriers. The DPPi website lists equipment manufacturers www.dppi.org.uk info@dppi.org.uk

0800 018 4730

Ricability Guides for Disabled Parents on bottles, warmers & sterilisers, safety gates, baby carriers, high chairs, pushchairs www.ricability.org.uk/reports/report-childcare.htm 020 7427 2460

Mainstream (UK) Suppliers & Mail-Order Catalogues

last updated: 09 Aug 09

tags : Equipment Resources

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