News Designing the Rifton Activity Chair March 13, 2012 by Sam Durgin
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We have been making chairs for children with disabilities since the1970’s. Our first production models, though unique at the time, were primitive – plywood boxy frames covered with slots and knobs for adjustment. Over the years, as therapists’ input and suggestions flowed in, we continued tinkering and modifying the basic idea. Then about ten years ago we introduced the Rifton Seating...
News Announcing the New Small Size Activity Chair July 20, 2011 by Sam Durgin
A young boy in his small Rifton Activity Chair gets spoon fed by a woman using the device as a feeding chair.
The small Rifton Activity Chair is finally here. The success of the medium and large Rifton Activity Chairs prompted many requests for the chair to be sized for the smallest users. But it is not only a small Rifton Activity Chair. We considered the positioning needs within Early Intervention and designed something to match–a group of accessories we’re calling the “mini kit.” When...