What items do you have around your house that makes living with your disability easier?  I just found a link to a tool that I used daily, starting in my first apartment kitchen with the inaccessible range with controls on the rear panel.  I had a wooden stick with a notch in one end and a notch on the side.  It was perfect for reaching across a hot burner to turn the temperature dial or sliding the oven rack in/out.  Finally, I graduated to a cooktop with side controls.  I still loved my strange stick but when it broke, a few years ago, I was hard pressed to find another.  Lo and behold, today I found a DIY blog post about making another.

http://tinyurl.com/y5p5tn7

One more like my original is even available on Amazon!

http://tinyurl.com/y5shmly

So, I’d love to hear from you, dependable readers, what tools you rely on to make life easier for you?

(Image from CoolTools)