Personal and medical devices

Depending on their individual needs, candidates may be allowed to use personal or medical devices during testing, including:

Medical devices attached to the body: spinal cord stimulator, catheter, colostomy bag, urine drainage bag, oxygen tank, insulin pump, TENS unit, heart rate monitor and continuous glucose monitor.

Medication, medical aids and other devices:

• Bandages and braces (neck, back, wrist, leg or ankle)
• Eye drops, eye patches, eyeglasses (without the case) and handheld non-electric magnifying glasses
• Medical alert bracelets, casts, cervical collars and arm or shoulder slings
• Walking boots/casts
• Pills (generally unwrapped and without a bottle or container; medication may remain in its packaging where this is medically necessary)
• Cough drops (unwrapped and without a bottle or container)
• Surgical or medical face masks, medical gloves, ice packs and non-electric heating pads
• Glucose monitors, glucose tablets, EpiPens and inhalers
• Pillows, lumbar supports and stools for elevating a limb

Communication devices: hearing aids, cochlear implants and vocal cord magnifiers.

Mobility devices: canes, crutches, wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility aids.