Children - assistive products
Products for children must comply with the specific demands for safety as stated in certain standards. It is the supplier of the product who has stated that the product is intended for children. The National Board of Social Services holds no responsibility in relation to this assessment.There might be products in AssistiveData that are intended for children, but are not to be found on this list. This is due to the fact that the supplier of the product needs to indicate that the product is intended for children. Write to hmi-basen@socialstyrelsen.dk if you have comments on the list.
In the following product categories there are products about which the suppliers according to the characteristic intended for children have answered yes.
Standing frames and supports for standing
Stationary equipment for providing support to a person for keeping an upright position.
Assistive products for elbow protection or arm protection
Body-worn equipment that protects from bruising or skin injury on arm or elbow.
Commode chairs
E.g. sanichairs, toilet wheelchairs, commode chairs also used for showering.
Toilet seats
Devices attached to the toilet bowl or toilet chair for a person to sit on.
Bath seats
Seats hung from the rim of or placed in the bathtub.
Assistive products for walking, not manipulated by the arms
E.g. walking chairs.
Rollators
Walking aids which can be moved by pushing or pulling, and have hand grips and three or more wheels.
Bimanual handrim-drive wheelchairs
Wheelchairs designed to be propelled and steered by the occupant, by pushing with both hands, on the wheels or on the handrims of the wheels.
Push wheelchairs
Manual wheelchairs intended to be pushed and steered by an assistant, by pushing with both hands on the push handles of the wheelchair.
Electrically powered wheelchairs with manual direct steering
Wheelchairs powered by electricity, with control of direction (steering) by mechanically changing the orientation of the pivot drive wheel(s) without powered assistance.
Electrically powered wheelchairs with electronic steering
Electrically powered wheelchairs activated with an electronic controller by the occupant.
Assistant-controlled electrically powered wheelchairs
Electrically powered wheelchairs manoeuvred by an assistant with an electronic controller or a remote controller.
Head and neck supports for wheelchairs
Supports for stabilizing a person’s head and neck while seated in a wheelchair.
Transportation chairs
Devices for short distance transportation of a person in a sitting position, manoeuvred and controlled by an assistant.
Chairs
Chairs with or without a special mechanism to assist a person to stand or sit etc.
Special sitting furniture
Chairs that meet the specific seating requirements of a person, e.g. high chairs for children, sitting bags, floor seats.
Beds and detachable bed boards/mattress support platforms, non-adjustable
Beds with special features such as fixed handrail or fixed supports. Included are, e.g. high beds.
Beds and detachable bed boards/mattress support platforms with manual adjustment
Beds with one or more sections of the mattress support platform that can be adjusted in height or angle; the adjustments are performed manually by the occupant or by an assistant.
Beds and detachable bed boards/mattress support platforms with powered adjustment
Beds with one or more sections of the mattress support platform that can be adjusted in height or angle; adjustments are performed by an electric mechanisme operated by the occupant or by an assistant.