Typing sticks for writing on computer

Durable typing sticks; assistive device for persons who lack finger function

User with universal band around the palm, writing stick sticking out on the ulnar side.

User with universal strap and typing stick on hand

The sticks are attached to the hands with universal straps. The stick consists of a pencil of the correct length with a top from an overhead marker.

Users comments
The cap is equipped with an eraser that is just the right hardness, friction and size. Susanne has also tested the eraser end of an ordinary pencil, but it doesn’t last very long.

Purchased from
Universal strap ‘Utensil holder’: Swereco, swereco.com (last checked July 2020)

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Author: Susanne

Susanne bor i lägenhet och studerar och arbetar som frilans (heltid). Hon skadade sig 1982 och har en hög ryggmärgskada (C5). Genom handkirurgi fick hon ett pinchgrepp i vä hand. Hon har personlig assistans genom LASS. Efter tipsinsamlingen har hon flyttat till en ny lägenhet.
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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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