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Accessibility Minute - Assistive Technology Tips and Tricks for Everyone


Aug 6, 2021


Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs!

Over the years we've written about different seating options for fidgeters such as the Vidget.  Fun and Function offers another solution with their Modern Ball Chair.  The Modern Ball Chair is the "ideal seat for kids who need to wiggle and move to help focus, but need extra support."

This seating solution offers the benefits of sitting on an exercise ball but with a backrest.  It also features locking wheels to ensure active bouncers won't roll away.  Some benefits of sitting on an exercise ball include increasing core strength, improving posture, and decreasing discomfort.

According to Fun and Function, it also helps "hyperactive children channel restless energy so your classroom or clinic can be a more productive learning environment for all..."

Other features of the Modern Ball Chair include:

Ball Chair is an ideal seating option for hyperactive children who need to wiggle and move to help focus
Features backrest for children who need extra support and locking wheels to ensure users won't roll away
For children ages 7 and up
Ball measures 20.86" in diameter and 53 cm in height
Weighs 15 pounds
Holds up to 250 pounds
Latex-free
And more
Check it out on Funandfunction.com to learn more!

For more information, to read our blog, or to drop us a line, visit EasterSealsTech.com.

I want to take a moment to thank InTRAC the Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation for sponsoring our transcript today.  You can find out more about InTRAC at relayindiana.com.

That was your Accessibility Minute for this week! I'm Tracy Castillo for the lovely Laura Medcalf with the INDATA Project at Easterseals Crossroads, in Indiana.