United Spinal launches tech guide
By HME News Staff
Updated 11:08 AM CDT, Wed April 9, 2025
NEW YORK – United Spinal Association has launched a digital Tech Access Product Guide, a crowd-sourced database of products designed to make life easier for people with physical disabilities, ranging from spinal cord injuries to age-related arthritis. The guide offers something for consumers from all backgrounds within the disability community. Highlights of the guide include:
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Meal prep and eating: Electric can openers, easy-to-hold utensils and adaptive cutting boards are a few of the featured tools to make cooking and eating easier.
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Electronics: Gamers will enjoy the collection of controllers and adaptive computer mice. Also featured are ergonomic keyboards, phone holders and charging stations.
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Home management: Smart thermostats, voice-controlled devices and keyless-entry smart locks may make your home snugger, safer and under your control.
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Recreation and leisure: From a nail holder for a hammer to crafting tools, this category is the place to search for items to make your hobbies easier and more enjoyable.
The guide also gives special attention to wheelchair accessories, wheelchair add-ons, mobility aids, self-care and mobility aids. The Product Guide is the latest contribution from United Spinal’s Tech Access Initiative, which now has half a decade of experience advocating for the rights and interests of consumers with mobility disabilities in the tech industry and representing the disability community’s voice during all stages of the product development process.
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