Sub-Series I: Assistive devices and design, 1944 - 1989
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials that describe, discuss and illustrate assistive aids, including specialized clothing and furniture, and assistive design for homes or the community. Sources of these materials include The Veteran's Administration (photographs of adapted equipment, 1947), The Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (an illustrated booklet on home design for the physically disabled, ca 1960, and several undated volumes of product photographs and descriptions) and the ISRD Committee on Technical Aids (ICTA). ICTA publications in the collection include product photographs and descriptions, a bibliography of literature on assistive aids, and a number of brief publications on topics such as town planning for the handicapped and the conversion of cars. These publications date from 1969-1971. The series also contains illustrated monographs on the subjects of "improvised equipment'' (1944), the use of a tilt table for exercise (1968), domestic design for the disabled (1969), and the use of wheelchairs and other equipment for patients with CNS deficits (1985). Several other organizations and companies that produce or provide adaptive devices or equipment are represented with illustrated catalogs and product descriptions as well. These date from 1969-1989.
Dates
- 1944 - 1989
Extent
From the Collection: 16 Linear Feet (29 boxes)
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the Thomas Jefferson University - Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
1020 Walnut Street
Room 401, Scott Memorial Library
Philadelphia PA 19107-5587
1020 Walnut Street
Room 401, Scott Memorial Library
Philadelphia PA 19107-5587