Occupational Therapy Stylus for Quadriplegic

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This aid is designed for Quadriplegic users who have no finger mobility but still retain arm/wrist mobility. A pin slips into a normal OT sleeve, which is a material strap that attaches around the palm and has a sleeve inside for slipping a spoon/knife or stylus into. An apple pencil or regular stylus can then be attached. Note that due to conductive requirements of most styluses and phones, it's crucial that the stylus touches the person's fingers to conduct. You will need: 1) this model printed out, 2) an OT sleeve, and 3) a stylus compatible with your device that can fit into the clip. You may need to scale the model up or down if your stencil is wider or narrower. I have uploaded both left-hand and right-hand versions of this aid. Two quadriplegic friends use this gadget daily for accessing their phones. Additionally, I add a pin-stick with a platform that can be velcroed or superglued to the phone's cover to hold in the other hand. I also add a microphone platform where you can stick a phone-cover to this flat surface (or use Velcro). You will need to purchase a microphone screw-top that fits your particular microphone stand and replace the top half with the platform. Also see: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2742522 The person this aid was originally made for has an online campaign to help them with expenses for their rehab: https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/get-attie-conradie-mobile-again Attribution: I used the 'clip' part of this thing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2131286