What is adaptive equipment designed to do?

Adaptive equipment is specifically designed to assist individuals who face particular mobility challenges, enabling them to perform daily activities more independently and effectively. This type of equipment can include devices such as walkers, canes, wheelchairs, and modified tools or utensils that cater to a person's unique physical needs.

For instance, someone with limited strength or coordination may benefit from a walker that provides additional support while moving, or a specially designed shower chair that allows them to maintain hygiene safely. The core purpose of adaptive equipment is to improve the user’s quality of life by facilitating movement and function, rather than restricting it.

Understanding the context of adaptive equipment highlights its role in empowerment and support for individuals with mobility difficulties, rather than enhancing fitness, replacing therapy sessions, or limiting movements, all of which focus on different aspects of mobility and health that do not directly relate to the primary purpose of adaptive tools.