BAZWNG-Button and Zip with No Grip

This post is about an interesting assistive aid i came across recently.



Shawn O’Bray is the owner of BAZWNG.
Website (https://bazwng.net/ ) has a store to purchase a BAZWNG as well as instructional videos on how to use it ,including a step by step instructional video as well as his story .

BAZWNG means: Button And Zip With No Grip

Mr Shawn is a quadriplegic and inventor of BAZWNG, an assistive device designed to allow people with limited or no grip to button and zip their pants.

BAZWNG’s are made of spring back stainless steel so they won’t rust or tarnish and they will not damage clothes in any way. They are ergonomically designed to stay in the zipper hole while zipping and every BAZWNG comes with a life time warranty and they are TSA verified for carry on in flights.

Moreover BAZWNG is not just for quadriplegics but can be used across many other conditions requiring assistance .
As it requires no grip what so ever it would also be very useful for people with only one hand or the use of only one hand such as after surgery or stroke or any other debilitating condition such as arthritis or after an amputation and can be used for children as well.

Assistance in activities of daily living is an integral component of rehabilitation and foundation of conquering independence.Of all, dressing self is reflected by many patients as the prioritized need.As Occupational therapist we specialize in bringing effective and strategically developed therapy goals.However there comes a plateau in rehabilitation or many a times an external aid is of need to further enhance independence as therapy continues.In either situations this simple and effective tool can be of great help if trained well to the patients.Also patients need to be motivated to work towards independence in Indian cultural context.

So Please go through this website and seek benefit from this product.You can leave your opinion in the comments below.


-SSW

The OT and Assistive technology

Occupational therapy is a science of a very rich conceptual roots that works even at values and beliefs with functional independence being the most important outcome.The therapeutic interventions  is evidence based across the activities and the occupations of the individual that brings meaningfulness to the lives.

Assistive technology is a very integral subject of OT and i have grown up in this professional field reading about it all through my academic years extending to professional.

An assistive technology device is defined as "any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
 This definition is memorized to me like a morning prayer.

 Technology is an important element in our everyday lives and it can be further integrated to channelize independence and meaningfulness in to the patient's life.
Occupational therapy practitioners’ understanding of occupational needs and performance, coupled with their skills in activity analysis and focus on achieving client goals, strongly support the use of diverse types of assistive technology within models of best practice. That perspective helps identify and integrate desired features of assistive technology solutions, as well as address potential barriers to integrating assistive technology into the client’s daily routines.   

 There are varied AT products commercially available or can be customized/creatively designed as per the need of it.These can be a simple equipment/product to a modern well designed software.

The practice of use of Assistive technology in rehabilitation varies across the global.The Western context reflects different trends in market as compared to Indian subcontinent.There are a number of logistic limitations which i will be talking about in my article

So,In my subsequent posts i will be discussing about different assistive devices and their implication in India.Also the cost effectiveness and availability to the best of my research,review and knowledge.

-SSW