With polished carbon steel wavy edge blades for greater cutting efficiency and alloy handles with rubber grips for comfort. In addition to electric paper page turners, if the individual prefers to read from a tablet reader but struggles to turn the pages on these devices, for example, due to limited arm, hand or finger movements, foot switch page turners are now available that connect to the tablet reader via Bluetooth and USB. These have a heavy slip-resistant base or are clamped to a table edge and secure the item to be peeled, so that peeling can be carried out one-handed. It offers a range of newspaper and magazine titles in a variety of accessible formats, including audio CD or USB, DAISY CD, Braille, large print and online. With any steel blades, it’s best to clean them with fresh water and dry well after use to prevent corrosion.

If you need to use water, gently wet the handle with a damp cloth, making sure that you don’t soak the wood, as this may cause the grain to lift and the handle to swell. I bought these because I found a rusty pair on my allotment and though heavily corroded were still great. Carbon steel does require an element of maintenance and after cleaning carbon steel it should then be protected with a thin layer of oil. A wide range of disabilities are catered for including amputees, blind and/or deaf people, sufferers of partial paralysis, paraplegic and other wheelchair users, people with Multiple Sclerosis, and those with learning disabilities.These are table-top rests designed to hold paper at an angle to help you maintain a good writing position and reduce strain on your neck. The Paddle Ability Initiative refers to activity for disabled people as it focuses on the individual’s ability in canoeing rather than the disability. If you find it difficult to read letters, newspapers, books, recipes, or labels easily, consider using a magnifier to enlarge the print.

Remapedia is an on-line encyclopaedia of their work showing the variety of work REMAP are involved in.They’re essential for the proper care of hedges, shrubs, and lawns, helping to keep them in tip-top condition. Digital TV set top boxes are available which provide spoken prompts or audible feedback to announce selected functions. We like to make sure you not only get a great garden product, but that also the experience of receiving it (whether that be you or a lucky recipient as present) is a pleasure. Most manual peelers are either swivel action peelers with a blade at the end of the handle like a knife, or Y-shaped peelers.

They are designed to make light work of trimming hedges and shrubs yet weight only 700 grams so won't put a heavy strain on your arms and shoulders during use. Disabled Ramblers are a registered charity that aim to help people with loss of mobility get back out into the countryside by organising risked assessed rambles in England and Wales. There is a small range of equipment that can be used to help with sewing or knitting including needle threaders and tactile tape measures.A men’s shed is a metaphor for a larger version of a typical man’s shed in the garden and takes the form of full time projects in substantial premises to groups meeting in village halls and community centres for a few hours a week. Unlike secateurs, which are designed for pruning single branches, garden shears can tackle several branches or blades of grass at once. Blades - These are almost always steel; either carbon steel, which is durable and strong but prone to rust, or stainless steel, which is highly resistant to rust but is a little weaker. We reviewed a range of edging and hedge shears, putting them through their paces on different shaped lawns and on hedges of different ages and species. If you wear glasses it might be easier to use a camera with a slightly larger LED screen (at least 5cm/2in diagonally across the screen) and/or a camera with a diopter adjustment for the viewfinder.