One Handed Shoelace Knot

Here's the ideal way to tie shoelaces with one hand: Lace the shoe with the bottom end permanently tied off, then secure the top end with a simple loop knot.

NOTE: The following lacing diagrams are upside-down compared to the other Lacing Methods on this site, as they are drawn from the perspective of tying the shoe.

Step 1:
Start by tying the shoelace onto one of the eyelets nearest the toe (top left in the above diagram). Lace the shoe similar to Straight (Easy) Lacing until the lace is fed into the last eyelet (bottom left in the above diagram).

Step 2:
The loose end (yellow) is now fed across and back out through the opposite eyelet (bottom right in the above diagram). This second pass of shoelace through the eyelet keeps this knot nice and tight.

NOTE: When loosening the lacing to remove the shoe, don't pull this lace all the way out, as it's difficult to feed in each time.



Step 3: 
Create a loop with the loose end (yellow)  ...

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One Handed Lacing

As an alternative to the One Handed Shoelace Knot, this way of lacing eliminates the need to even tie a knot by leaving one end loose. The friction of the eyelets is sufficient to keep the lacing fairly tight.

Knot sits behind top
right eyelet
Lacing Technique:
1. Take a lace that's slightly shorter than usual and begin by tying a knot in one end.
2. Feed the un-knotted end of the lace from inside the top right eyelet and pull it through until stopped with the knot snug against the eyelet.
3. Zig-zag the lace through the eyelets down to the bottom of the shoe similar to Shoe Shop Lacing.
4. The loose (blue) end can simply be tucked into the lacing to keep it from being stepped on.



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Saturday Comics - January 14, 2012

For Better and For Worse  by Lynn Johnston /2006-09-26  

(This a serious topic of stroke but with a very nice cartoons. It is all about Grandpa Jim had a stroke and 88 further cartoon "strips" that happened to Grandpa Jim [2 of the series stroke of 88 -- every week])

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 "Yes, could you send someone right away ..."   

Dilbert               by Scott Adams / 2011-12-27

(Pick The Best Of The Week for your good humour)

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"Congratulations! I'm naming you project leader ..."

Garfield            by Jim Davis / 2011-12-26

(Pick The Best Of The Week for your good humour)

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"I'm not going to bite you ..."

Pickles                 by Brian Crane / 2012-01-02

(Pick The Best Of The Week for your good humour)

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"I am like a lioness in the grass, waiting for ..."

* I tried to get low or free price at the people http://www.UniversalUclick.com/ for the images for the cartoons.  It was too high for Stroke Survivors Tattler i.e. we are not a regular newspaper and our budget is very low.  Fortunately, you will have to do only 1-click more to see the cartoon image, it is legit and it is free using  GoComics.com and Dilbert.com.

One-Handed Techniques for a Guitar

Playing the guitar doesn't always require two hands. Learn about one-handed techniques for a guitar with help from a music instructor in this free video clip.

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With One Arm: Special Techniques, ...

... and Tools and Equipment to Fit Your Needs 


Anna Cathryn Yost, Department of Consumer and Family Economics
Bonnie Sherry, Rehabilitation Home Economist, Harmarville Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh

A person with the use of one arm can adopt special work methods and adapted tools and equipment to make homemaking tasks easier. They can learn to do almost all household tasks with the help of special techniques and devices. Suggestions for these techniques and devices that are helpful are included in this guide. Use these ideas to devise your own equipment and methods — find a way that works best for you.

People with the use of one arm as a result of a stroke have additional limitations. They may have difficulty remembering how to perform simple tasks that they have done for years. Speech or hearing problems, limited peripheral vision, impaired judgment and lack of arm and leg control may also result from stroke.

Special Tools, Devices, and Equipment ...

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Learn to Shuffle/Cut Cards with One Hand.

With the apparent growth in popularity of poker I thought it might be useful to provide some instructions for a couple of simple shuffling flourishes to impress your friends and potential victims with. With enough practice you should be able to absentmindedly shuffle and cut a deck of cards with one hand while sorting your chips with the other. It's also a useful flourish for those interested in card tricks, and just generally for those interested in manual dexterity games.

"Especially you have one-hand disability!" --  SSTattler

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Playing Cards One handed with a “Device”

Card Holder disks

Lightweight, plastic, spring-loaded discs make it easy for individuals with limited hand function to hold cards.
9436 Card Holder Discs $12.99  at pattersonmedical.com

Card Rack

Walnut-stained fiberboard card rack holds all the cards needed for any game. Grooves are slanted and rack is tiered for good visibility.

9430 Card Rack $21.99 at pattersonmedical.com

Kids Playing Card Holders

Kids hold all the cards, with these neat-and-easy playing card holders! 

by Jobar $5.50  at Amazon.com

Playing Card Shuffler

1 to 4 Deck(s) Automatic.

by Deluxe 4 Deck Card Shuffler  $9.25 at Amazon.com

One Handed for Carrying and Diapering Infants

One Handed Techniques for Carrying and Diapering Infants
Reviewed July 2010
Author: Kylene Canham , MOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Day Rehab Center - River North

Lifting and placing an infant into a side carrier and performing diapering can be done using one hand. This handout provides a guideline for these activities.

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