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Our client had a corner chair she had outgrown.

A corner chair has a V-shaped backrest that provides support at the back and sides of the user, and is made specifically for users who cannot stabilize themselves against gravity. They sit at floor level.

Tadvic built 2 new (larger) corner chairs.

Our client uses a wheelchair for mobility and has limited upper limb function. She requested something that would hold her hairdryer above her head and allow her to move the hairdryer.

In addition she was about to go on a trip and wanted something portable. She already had a suction hand rail. We provided an “arm” that connected to the suction hand rail; held the hairdryer and could be rotated with a cord. The hairdryer can be switched on/off at the wall power point, which is reachable by the client.

The same client wanted something to help her press a toilet flush button (when she was travelling).

Tadvic suggested carrying a plastic bottle cap, but it would mean she pressed both buttons.

But the client came up with a better solution.

Our client is a 9 year old child with Prader Willi Syndrome. She is difficult to motivate and requires some personalised play equipment to be built at home. She is too large for standard off the shelf children play equipment and has very delayed gross motor skills (eg. she can climb up stairs with hand rails on both side, but cannot climb up a ladder, rock climbing etc. as is the typical design for play equipment.

Tadvic built some custom steps.

Tadvic built a mobile ladder to assist a young man (with the stature of a 10 year old) to move from floor level to standing. The rungs were made from 12mm steel tubing to suit the clients hands and spaced 150mm apart. Wheels were fixed to one end of the “feet” so that the ladder can be tilted forward and rolled to a different location

Our client is unable to transfer from her wheelchair to her electric recliner because the chair’s arm is in the way. Tadvic removed the chair’s arm and fitted a pair of parallel rails to the chair. We then fitted roller bearings on the arm so that it can run along the rails. Our client can now slide the arm out of the way to transfer and then slide it back into position. The full reclining motion of the chair is unchanged.

After a lull due to Covid19, Tadvic is again fully operational. We have just received our 250^th Request for Assistance. It is from one of our first 10 clients. In early 2017 he requested assistance to modify a platform he uses to groom his guide dog. Our late co-founder Geoff Hook completed the original project. Now, with advancement of other conditions, our client is requesting the addition of a powered lift to fold the ramp used with the platform. Thanks to all our volunteers, clients, referrers and friends in achieving this milestone.

Our client, Annabel, has limited use of her left hand. She cannot lift the steamer that sits on top of her Thermomix.

Tadvic made a simple aluminium handle that Annabel can slip under the steamer handles so that she can lift the steamer from the centre with just her right hand.

During the pandemic, Tadvic went through periods of inactivity.

We continued to accept Requests for Assistance on a case-by-case basis.

We eventually resumed client visits subject to compliance with the restrictions of Victoria’s health authorities.

We continue to explore new ways to operate.  We will work remotely via your Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist using video technology if requested.

“Our client has a pommel that fits to a wheelchair. The existing bracket had the pommel sitting too high.”

So, Tadvic created a new bracket for the pommel using the same dimension steel.

Our client walks with the aid of a gutter frame. She asked for a tray on which she could carry her morning cup of tea and a bowl of porridge.

Essentially, a tray was needed that could be affixed to the two parallel steel tubes that ran lengthwise between the two “legs” of the walker. Depending on the surrounding space available to the client, the tray should be as wide as possible but able to be folded in half in order to reduce the space it occupied when the client was operating in a confined space. The tray should have two holes into which her mug and bowl would fit. These were positioned in the outer half of the tray so that they were available regardless of whether the tray was extended or folded back.

A notch was made in one hole to accept the handle of the mug.

The tray was made easily removable, by using 4 “tool clips” screwed to the underside of the rear section of the tray.