Products & Helpful Things
Everyday products, devices, equipment and simple things that may reduce effort, sensory load, discomfort or the number of steps needed to get through daily life.
Start with the problem — not the product.
A helpful product does not have to be specialised or expensive.
Sometimes an ordinary household item, device or piece of technology becomes an accessibility tool because it reduces effort, discomfort, sensory load, remembering or the number of steps needed to do something.
Work out what is making the activity hard before deciding what kind of product might help.
A useful product may reduce standing, carrying, searching, remembering, strong smells or repeated decisions.
A stool, basket, timer, phone reminder or different detergent may sometimes make a meaningful difference.
What helps one person may be unnecessary, complicated or uncomfortable for someone else.
What would you like to make easier?
Start with the problem rather than trying to work out which product you need. Choose the closest option.
Things that may make everyday life easier
Browse by the kind of problem you are trying to solve. Some sections have quick ideas here, while larger topics open into their own product guides.
Rest & Comfort
Things that may make sitting, lying down, resting or changing position easier.
Sensory Comfort
Reduce avoidable noise, light, visual, tactile or other sensory load.
Sensitive Everyday Products
Explore household and personal-care products when fragrance, strong odours, skin irritation or sensory sensitivity make ordinary products harder to use.
Sleep & Night-time
Things that may make the sleep environment calmer, darker, quieter or easier to manage.
Energy & Capacity
Reduce standing, carrying, walking, bending and repeated trips.
Tasks & Organisation
Reduce remembering, searching, deciding and keeping track of everyday things.
Devices
Explore devices and technology that may reduce effort, support communication, make tasks easier or help with everyday independence.
Food & Kitchen
Reduce preparation, standing, gripping, lifting, cleaning and decision-making.
Bathroom & Personal Care
Reduce standing, reaching, gripping and the number of steps involved in self-care.
Home & Environment
Change the environment so everyday living asks less of the person.
Out & About
Make leaving home, appointments, travel and waiting more manageable.
Simple & Low-Cost Helpful Things
Start with easy, inexpensive changes that may remove a surprising amount of everyday friction.
Looking for fragrance-free or lower-irritant products?
The Sensitive Everyday Products guide brings together practical guidance for frequently used household and personal-care products.
Ordinary things can become accessibility tools.
The important question is not whether something was designed as disability equipment.
It is whether it removes a barrier or makes an activity more sustainable.
Before buying something, ask what it needs to change.
Products and devices are most useful when they solve a specific problem rather than becoming another thing to research, organise, charge, store or remember to use.
What is the hard part?
Is it standing, carrying, noise, smell, pain, remembering, gripping, reaching or something else?
Will it remove a step?
The best option may make the activity simpler rather than adding another routine.
Will I actually use it?
Consider where it will live and how easy it is to reach, clean, charge, refill or maintain.
Can I try something simpler first?
Something you already own may let you test the idea before spending money.
Does it create new work?
Setup, apps, charging, cleaning and maintenance can sometimes outweigh the benefit.
Does it fit the person?
Useful support should fit the person’s needs, preferences, body, environment and capacity.
Looking for something else?
Explore symptoms and conditions, everyday life tools, capacity, regulation, support and other practical ALPIMS resources from one place.