Jamie Hale – Adaptive Product Reviews

Apps and Programs

Adaptive Options for Windows

Adaptive Options for Windows While I have access to a Mac, I primarily use a Windows machine, of which I have two. One is the

Apps

Adaptive Options for Android

Adaptive Options for Android While iPhone has quite a few accessibility settings built in, with Android there’s a lot more variety. I like that it’s

Adaptive and Medical

NIPPY 3+ (Breas medical)

The NIPPY 3+ by Breas Medical is a type of NIPPV – non-invasive positive pressure ventilator. It offers four settings – ‘CPAP’, ‘pressure support’, ‘pressure

A white machine with a clear segment behind it. The segment is open. On the front of the machine is a small screen, and there are buttons on top.

Adaptive and Medical

Philips Respironics Dreamstation APAP

Prior to beginning on NIV, I used the Philips Respironics Dreamstation, an APAP (Automatic Positive Airway Pressure) machine. While I can’t compare it to other

On the left of the image is a box, black at the top and bottom, green in the centre, with green text saying

Bathroom and Hygiene

Konjac Sponges

Kaiercat konjac sponges are a good solution for bed or strip washes, especially if you have touch sensitivity.

Bags

Trabasack Media Mount

The Trabasack Media Mount is an excellent addition to their ‘Connect’ range, helping to mount and support a phone or tablet.

The Trabasack Mini Connect is a black rectangular bag, which opens along a long edge of the rectangle. Inside it there is an ipad visible. The surface of the bag looks slightly soft (due to the velcro surfacing) and the bag has lots of D rings visible round the edges.

Bags

Trabasack Mini Connect

The Trabasack Mini Connect is an excellent lap bag, with a surface to which you can velcro almost everything.

The clear tenura extreme grip adhesive mat in its packaging

Eating and Drinking

Tenura Extreme Grip Mats

The Tenura Extreme Grip Mat is ideally designed for sticking two smooth surfaces together very firmly

Kinetic Balance Rack Pack, a grey bag with brown leather trimmings, clipped to the frame of a white manual wheelchair.

Bags

Kinetic Balance Rack Pack

The Kinetic Balance Rack Pack is perfect for those everyday essentials, but the adaptor for mounting it on a wheelchair is a more complex problem.

Bags

Kinetic Balance Care Adapter

The care adapter for the (excellent) Kinetic Balance Rack Pack doesn’t fit well on electric wheelchairs, but an alternative can be purchased.