[Vision2020] Peculiar Presents for that Peculiar Friend/Relative

[Donovan Arnold]

Sue,
 
Yes, most of those devices are used to assist people with disabilities in way or another. I have had clients that have limited use of their arms and hands, for example MS or partial brain damage. If they want to shave without the fear of messing it up they can use a device like the Goatee saver. It keeps independence for a person that can also have a style they prefer to have or keep. The umbrella can be used to keep an adult or child from interfering with a hair cut. Ever try to cut hair on someone who scratches? Or someone that bites themselves? It isn't easy. 
 
The leg device is used to keep circulation in the legs for people. The bouncing ball is also used for restorative and maintaining motion in people that are disabled. I have used them before with clients. They are in every rehabilitation facility I have been in. Gritman even has them.
 
See, it may seem silly to the average user because they lack understanding of others needs and disabilities. But independence for people that are very reliant on others, even if it seems something small like picking their facial hair style, is very important for not just their physical health, but also for their psychological health to remain independent. Imagine if you had to use a device that the media was encouraging people to make fun of for using it? Or worse, what if a loved one had to endure that loss of dignity? It isn't a nice thing to do to people. 
 
Donovan Arnold
 
 

From: Sue Hovey <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>; Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>; Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Peculiar Presents for that Peculiar Friend/Relative


Donovan,   are you SURE we looked at the same link?  Most of the ones I saw weren’t assistive technologies for people with disabilities—personally I might agree a goatee is a disability.    Actually, I bought the reading glasses and really like them, but my children are vastly unimpressed when I use them in a dark restaurant.  Maybe my computer didn’t upload the whole link. 

Sue H. 

From: Donovan Arnold 
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 7:53 PM
To: Tom Hansen ; Moscow Vision 2020 
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Peculiar Presents for that Peculiar Friend/Relative
Sorry, but I don't find this article funny. Most of these products are assisting technologies for people with disabilities and need these to live a more independent life. For a media publication to shame people who use them is just one step shy of making fun of people with a disabilities. 
 
If you want to make fun of people that should be ashamed of using assisting technologies, you should target the users of AOL. 
 
Donovan Arnold

From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 1:29 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] Peculiar Presents for that Peculiar Friend/Relative

My choice for best peculiar present is the "Women's P-EZ Travel Urinal".  I wonder if they gift wrap.

Which one is your favorite . . .

http://www.cracked.com/article_19425_11-useful-products-too-embarrassing-to-actually-use.html

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho





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