String to pick binders up from the floor

A piece of string is a simple assistive device for persons with physical disabilities and impaired hand function to pick binders up from the floor

Description
Assistive device for picking binders up from the floor: a string tied to a loop with a diameter of about 110 cm.

Technique: work the loop under the binder, then pull the binder up.

Authors comments
The string works well for the user.

Manufacturer
Ida Lindhé

Purchased from
Department store

Idea
Ida Lindhé, occupational therapist

Paid for by
The user

Tip is dated from 2005

Categories for this tip
carrying, moving and handling objects » picking up/taking down, work, employment, occupation » carrying, moving and handling objects at work, Tips and tricks from people with High tetraplegia with partly function in arms/hands (C5-6, ASIA A, B).