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In 1989, the seed was planted that
would become Unishape Adaptive
Equipment. Marguerite Saro, a designer
in the fashion industry, was asked to
help create a customized positioning
device for a handicapped individual.
The request came from her daughter-in-
law, a social worker for the
developmentally disabled. Physical and
Occupational Therapists at her facility
were unable to find positioning products
to suit the need of this client. The OT's
and PT's had resorted to hand carving
foam to the proper shape but they
needed to find a way to cover them.
Marguerite had a special talent for
creating specialty items in fabric,
usually to a quality level far exceeding
their intended purpose. This project
would be no exception. The resulting
product was a success and soon
requests were made for other
individuals. Together with her architect
husband, Jack, and with the help of
therapists and other professionals, Jack
and Marguerite began to realize the need
for a series of standard shaped devices
that could be combined together or
"adapted" to the specific needs of each
individual. From this research came the
patented Wedge Plus System(TM) and
Unishape Design was born.

    Since it's inception, the goal of Unishape
    Design has been to provide a product of
    exceptional quality with caring customer
   service. The features you will find in our
   products are driven by the needs of the
   therapists who use them. We are proud
    to say we know many of the clients who
    use our products by name and receive
    regular updates from their therapists as
    to their progress. Feedback from
    therapists allow us to continue to find
    ways to improve Unishape products.
    Our design and production process
    allows us to create a high quality, long
    lasting product. In fact, each piece is
    hand inspected to make sure it meets
    our exacting standards and this
    attention to detail pays off. That first
    Unishape wedge is still in use after
    14 years.

    In February of 2004, Unishape Design
   became Unishape Adaptive Equipment.
   Mark Saro joined the company with the
   intent to continue the philosophy began
    by his parents. When you call Unishape,
    chances are you will talk directly to
    Marguerite, Jack, or Mark. So check out
    our product and feel free to call if you
    have any questions.