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Below is a listing of some additional web sites that might be useful. Please note that while Family Achievement Center provides links to these organizations, it does not necessarily endorse all of the information from these links. Clients, parents and caregivers should always consult the proper medical authorities on the most appropriate options for each individual’s needs.

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Therapy Products and Adaptive Equipment

Adult Rehabilitation Equipment

  • Dynamic Living, Inc.
    Solutions for easier living including kitchen gadgets, dressing aids and mobility tools. Easy to use products for opening jars, changing channels on the TV, making telephone calls, toileting and many other daily living tasks.

  • North Coast Medical
    North Coast Medical's Functional Solutions™ catalog features a wide variety of products that increase independence by making everyday activities easier and safer. Products include dressing aids, household helpers, adaptive eating utensils, exercise equipment, transfer devices and much more.

  • Sammons Preston Rolyan
    Sammons Preston Rolyan is a leading provider of rehabilitation, assistive and splinting products all over the world. With one of the industry's largest catalogs, Sammons Preston Rolyan provides Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists in hospitals, long-term care facilities and clinics with products ranging from splinting materials, rehab supplies, exercise equipment, treatment furniture and aids to daily living, to evaluation, orthopedics, CPM, pediatrics and much more.

Pediatric Rehabilitation Equipment

  • Abilitations
    Products for children with physical and sensory needs.

  • Achievement Products
    Achievement Products offers hundreds of top quality therapy, exercise and special education products from walkers and standers to therapy balls, feeder seats, rolls and wedges to help children achieve their best.

  • Equipment Shop
    We sell "Pezzi" Gymnastik Balls, Airex Mats, Balance Products, Tricycles with Adaptations, Feeding & Oral Stimulation Tools, Special Seating including Stokke Tripp Trapp Chairs with Equipment Shop's special adaptations. Resistive Exercise Products, Swings, Books, & more.

  • Pocket Full of Therapy
    Select pediatric and school based products.

  • RehabToys.com
    RehabToys.com is a therapist-owned company, serving the needs of parents, teachers, therapists, clinics and schools with great prices and quality products.

  • Sammons Preston Rolyan
    Sammons Preston Rolyan is a leading provider of rehabilitation, assistive and splinting products all over the world. With one of the industry's largest catalogs, Sammons Preston Rolyan provides Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists in hospitals, long-term care facilities and clinics with products ranging from splinting materials, rehab supplies, exercise equipment, treatment furniture and aids to daily living, to evaluation, orthopedics, CPM, pediatrics and much more.

  • SouthPaw Enterprises
    A company that offers sensory integration and developmental products, pediatric therapy equipment, resources and support for health care professionals, schools, and families.

  • Therapro, Inc.
    Therapy products for children and young adults.

  • Therapy Shoppe®, Inc.
    Come take a stroll thru the Therapy Shoppe® catalog. Inside you will find a wonderful assortment of therapy merchandise: specialty toys and games, hard-to-find favorites, innovative new products you haven't even heard of yet, and lots of other great goodies and gadgets!

Evidence-Based Practice

Local Minnesota-based Resources

  • ANSWER - Aspergers Network Support
    Advocates for individuals and families living with Aspergers Syndrom

  • Attention Deficit Support Services (ADDS) of Minnesota
    Attention Deficits Support Services (ADSS) provides workshops, a quarterly newsletter, support groups and phone information line for parents of children diagnosed with ADHS.

  • Autism Resource Network
    Books, toys gadgets, games, DVDs, and resources for individuals with AsD

  • Autism Society of Minnesota
    The Autism Society of Minnesota seeks to enhance the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders

  • Bullying Prevention
    PACER bullying prevention helps second through sixth-graders find ways to respond to and to prevent bullying. Includes games, videos with celebrities and real-life kids, cartoons, polls, artwork and much more. Geared for all children, the site includes children with disabilities who can be particularly vulnerable to bullying.

  • Local Autism Support Group
    Support group for parents of children with autism meets at Family Achievement Center. Contact: Michele McAlister at 651-491-3490.

  • Minnesota Children with Special Needs
    Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs (MCSHN) provides leadership through partnerships with families and other key stakeholders to improve the access and quality of all systems impacting children and youth with special health care needs and their families.

  • Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFASD)
    MOFASD offers Project SOS, an education and outreach program designed for individuals who have been diagnosed with FASD and their families. A parent-driven, child-centered program, Project SOS works to strengthen relationships between families and schools by building partnerships, providing resources and improving the education system for children with FASD.

  • PACER
    An organization devoted to helping children and adults with disabilities by providing support, education, workshops and other materials to these individuals and their families.

Other Resources

  • Family Village
    Global community that provides resources on specific diagnoses, products, education and other disabilities - related information.

  • The Appreciation Station
    The Appreciation Station serves as a positive reward/incentive system.

  • Minnesota Sled Hockey Hockey for children and adults with disabilities