Appendix A: Resources

Manufacturers

Action Rehab Medical Inc.

• design and customize a system for student's complex positioning needs

Telephone: (604) 433-1544 Facsimile: (604) 433-1566
Location: Vancouver, BC. Canada

Able Generation (The)

• hand-make wooden chairs and desks built to be very adjustable

Telephone: (800) 875-2457 Facsimile: (207) 363-6558
Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.

Belpar Industries

• custom build furniture for schools

Telephone: (604) 581-5291 Facsimile: (604) 581-3112
Location: Surrey, BC. Canada.

DaeSSy - Daedalus Technologies Inc.

• fabricate wheelchair mounting systems for technology
• provide highly adjustable wheelchair accessible workstations which hold heavy computer systems

E.B.M. Equity Beyond Mobility

• market a mobile, adjustable computer work station with a variety of options
• retrofit existing systems

Telephone: (517) 426-6327 Facsimile: (517) 426-7354.
Location: Gladwin, Minnesota, USA

Orca Office Furniture Manufacturing

• take custom orders and work with a school team early in the design stage

Telephone: (250) 746-7989 Facsimile: (250) 746-1089.
Location: Duncan, BC Canada

Pedersen Ergonomics Inc.

• manufacture and supply adjustable height tables for computers
• fill specialized requests and custom orders

Telephone: (519) 235-2725 Facsimile: (519) 235-3037.
Location: Exeter, Ont. Canada

Scandian Ergonomics

• British Columbia supplier for Ontario based Scandian Ergonomics

Telephone: (604) 856-1331 Facsimile: (604) 856-7509
Location: Mt. Lehman, BC. Canada

Special Designs, Inc.

• provide custom equipment including adjustable wooden furniture and removable tilt-in space dolly.

Willow Pond Tools Inc.

• offer a wide range of adapted workplace furniture

Suppliers

For a comprehensive list of suppliers in the United States, a resource which includes brief descriptors and measurements, request:

Adjustable Tables, Adjustable Workstations for the Ergonomic Home, Office, and Classroom. A Resource Guide..

Source: Living and Learning Resource Centre. Lansing MI
Telephone: (517) 487-0883 Facsimile: (517) 224-0957

Chairlines

• desk top easels and ergonomic office and computer supply items

Telephone: (604) 736-7623 Facsimile: (604) 736-7620.
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Insight Media Centre

• products such as multimedia workstations, height adjustable and cabinet styles work stations (from Bretford Canada Ltd.)

Free To Be

• adaptable equipment which fits on tables, beds, etc.

Telephone: (604) 267-0831 Facsimile: (604) 267-0836
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

D.J. Technical

• custom mounting and special order workspace designs

Legacy (Rifton Products)

• wooden adjustable chairs, tables, etc.

Telephone: 1(800) 667-6629 Facsimile: (604) 253-7193
(Rifton Products in BC)

Within the Local Community

remember to check:

• hardware and building supply stores
• office and computer supply stores
• music stores
• photography stores
• plastics-custom work businesses
• recreational vehicle supply stores

Catalogues

Medical suppliers and school suppliers have ready-made items for purchase. Often these catalogues include items useful in adapting workspaces.

Ableware (Maddak)

• variety of reading stands, etc.

Telephone: (201) 678-7600 Facsimile: (201) 305-0841

Achievement Basic Products

• adjustable height positioning chairs, standers, etc.

Telephone: 1-800-450-8554 Facsimile: (716) 298-4701

Flaghouse

• large variety of special education materials

Telephone: 1-800-265-6900 Facsimile: 1-800-265-6922

Moyers

• school and office furniture, etc.

Telephone: 1-800-268-0592 Facsimile: (416) 749-7846
Banbury Cross - in British Columbia
Telephone: 1-800-665-0090 Facsimile: (604) 543-8408

North Coast

• desktop and computer forearm aids, etc.

Telephone: 1-800-821-9319 Facsimile: (408) 283-1950

Physio / E.R.P.

• crank style height adjustable work stations, varieties of desk tops etc.

Telephone: 1-800-361-3537 Facsimile: (514) 687-8035

Rifton, (Rifton, NY, USA),

• wooden adjustable chairs, tables, etc.

Telephone: 1-800-374-3866 Facsimile: 1-800-336-5948
Rifton products in British Columbia - Legacy
Telephone: 1-800-667-6629 Facsimile: (604) 253-7193

Sammons Preston

• Sammons and Preston have a combined catalogue for 1996 catalogue
• tumble forms, adjustable positioning chairs and tables, computer equipment adaptations

Telephone: 1-800-665-9200 Facsimile: (613)392-4139

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