Our History Rifton began in 1977 as an offshoot of Community Playthings, a leading manufacturer of furniture and equipment for early childhood settings. When our designers paid a neighborly visit to a Connecticut home for children with disabilities, a therapist asked if they could custom-build a chair for one of their residents. In the next months similar requests trickled in, and before long designers...

For children with special needs, these adaptive trikes are a fun way to practice new skills such as reciprocal leg movement and strengthening.

Our lift and mobility transfer systems are designed to be operated by a single caregiver with zero lifting for gait training, sit-to-stand, toileting and other seated transfers.

There are a multitude of health benefits to standing. Our bodies are made to be upright, and for people with special needs who cannot stand independently we can often improve respiration, digestion, bone density, muscle control and peer interactions simply by supporting them in an upright position.

The Rifton Activity Chair is perfect for active learning, feeding and speech therapy as well as for clients with sensory processing challenges.

Did you know that Rifton is offering copies of our 2017 Rifton Catalog to help educate your PT/OT students? Fill out the form below with your request. We’ll send these out to you at no charge – while supplies last.