Simple adapted alarm to call assistants

Alarm attached to the wheelchair - suitable for persons with physical disabilities and personal assistants

Description
Portable radio-controlled alarm. The transmitter is waterproof with a long lifetime. It sits on a plate; a plexiglas disc sits on top of it to increase the area on which to apply pressure. The user attaches the transmitter to the side of the wheelchair cushion with a Velcro strap. The assistants have a receiver, a small box with clips to be able to attach it to clothing. The alarm gives an audio signal and vibrates. Model: alarm transmitter ATOM, receiver: Trex/Home

Authors comments
The user is satisfied with the alarm. It makes him, his family and the assistants feel more secure.

Purchased from
Neat, www.neatelectronics.se/en/ (last checked March 2011).

Paid for by
County Council

Editors comments
Neat sells an accessory to the transmitter, a HAPA adaptor, which has the same function as the modification that the user designed.

Tip is dated from 2009

Categories for this tip
communication » use of alarm, personal assistance » communication with personal assistants, Tips and tricks from people with High tetraplegia with partly function in arms/hands (C5-6, ASIA A, B).

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