I’ve previously written about accessibility items, such as products that make the bathroom more user-friendly for folks aging in place, so I was excited to try out reacher grabbers, which many people use to make hard-to-reach household items easier to grasp. I’m Sara Hendricks, the Emerging Categories writer here at Reviewed, which means I’ve covered all sorts of products, from compression socks to period underwear. Testing involved grabbing items off of hard-to-reach places. We tested 10 popular reacher tools-including the well-advertised Birdrock, Grab-It, and Gopher-and landed on the Vive Rotating Reacher Grabber But there are many grabber tools on the market with different features, like suction-tipped claws and even LED lights, making it difficult to know how to select the right one for your needs. These tools are great for scooping up dropped items without having to bend down or collecting things from a high-up shelf without climbing on a step stool. Fortunately, there is something called a “reacher grabber” tool-that is, a long metal or plastic instrument with a claw and/or suction cups on one end and a trigger on the other-that serves as an extension for the arm, hand, and fingers. We've all been there, but this experience is one most keenly felt in the disabled and aging communities. It's just out of reach: the TV remote, a dropped vitamin, or a book. Written by Sara Hendricks, who writes on the topics of health, fitness, and wellness.

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