Handicap assistance devices are tools that enable a differently-abled person to cope with the world that most of us take for granted. Adaptations like the ones presented by J. Rose Plaxen on her website and in her book "Adapt My World" assist with simple tasks that most children take for granted.
Handicap assistance devices in home life, at school or at play help someone who is challenged in some way by the everyday world complete tasks which few of us even notice doing. They allow individuals to overcome obstacles on their own, and in the process promote self-reliance, a sense of belonging and increased self-esteem.
Handicap assistance devices are the focus of "Adapt My World." Simple tasks like opening a door, playing a video game and sitting at the dinner table can be made simple for a child whose challenges have made them difficult in the past.
A new car comes with a detailed owner manual, and new child comes with a wealth of how-to books, but unfortunately, resources for raising a disabled child are few. When J.Rose Plaxen realized her daughter was "differently abled" she decided to change this by writing Adapt My World: Homemade Adaptations for People with Disabilities, a home remedy-style book consisting of recipes for parents, educators and family members. "Our world, public or private, is not accommodating for differently abled individuals," said J.Rose Plaxen. "It's up to the individual who is taking care of each child to make their world truly their own. This book is filled with common-sense modifications that have an immediate and enormous impact on improving the daily lives of these children."
Adapt My World is the first such guide offering simple adaptations for many aspects of a child's life. Veteran parents, therapists, and teachers have handed down plenty of adaptations, but few have been printed for public viewing. Now families have a manual to guide them in accommodating their child's world. Adapt My World offers adaptations for the "differently abled" child at home, school, and play to achieve similar goals, tasks, and desires of an "abled" child.
