Motor
Conditions relating to manipulating objects
Requirements for use
Limited fine motor control
Individuals who have difficulty handling, fingering, feeling, and sensing objections. These individuals often benefit from buttons, handles and controls that are larger and easier to manipulate, and voice interaction. They may also benefit from assistive devices for holding or manipulating objects.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Amputation
- Arthritis
- Ataxia
- Burn injury
- Cataplexy
- Cerebral palsy
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Chronic pain
- Cumulative trauma conditions
- Dystonia
- Essential tremors
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Guillain Barre' syndrome
- Huntington's disease
- Little person
- Lupus
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myasthenia gravis
- Raynaud's disease
- Stroke
Limited grasping & grip strength
Individuals who benefit from doors and other controls and objects that do not require gripping them or using much force.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Amputation
- Arthritis
- Burn injury
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Cumulative trauma conditions
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain Barre' syndrome
- Little person
- Myasthenia gravis
- Raynaud's disease
- Stroke
Limited lifting
Individuals who have difficulty lifting objections and benefit from lifting aids.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Aging
- Amputation
- Arthritis
- Back impairment
- Bladder impairment
- Cumulative trauma conditions
- Dystonia
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Cardiovascular disease
- Heart condition
- Leg impairment
- Marfan syndrome
- Paraplegia
- Pregnancy
- Spina bifida
- Stroke
Limited range of motion
Individuals who have difficulty bending, climbing, kneeling, sitting, and squatting. These individuals often benefit from ergonomic, adjustable or customized furniture and assistive devices for reaching or changing positions.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Amputation
- Back impairment
- Burn injury
- Chronic pain
- Dystonia
- Leg impairment
- Paraplegia
- Pregnancy
- Spina bifida
Limited reach or range
Individuals who have difficulty reaching items that are high up, low to the ground, or over an obstructions. These individuals benefit from controls and product placement within specific heights and reach ranges.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Amputation
- Little person
- Myasthenia gravis
Tremors & spasms
Individuals who hands or muscle groups shake or seize up. These individuals often benefit from buttons, handles and controls that are larger and easier to manipulate, voice interaction, and the ability to turn off motion activated controls. They may also benefit from assistive devices for holding or manipulating objects.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Lou Gehrig's disease
- Essential tremors
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Parkinson's disease
- Postural Oorthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Thyroid disorders