Tools & Gadgets For Independent Living

In our gadget crazed world, one market is still not saturated: tools designed to ease the challenges of the aging and mobility challenged. Fortunately, businesses and solo inventors have begun introducing an array of clever devices to fill that gap:

Basic Tools

• Plastic finger loops that help turn keys in doors and car ignitions

• Long-handled reachers for retrieving items on shelves

• Implements that help people put on socks or stockings

• Lever-style adapters that make it easy to turn door knobs and faucets

• Widened tub edges and grab bars to make getting in and out of the bath easier

• Clothing with Velcro fasteners

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