[skimo]

If you know someone who is an Occupational Therapist or a Physical Therapist...or someone who works in a Physical Rehabilitation facility.....ask them if they can get you a 'reacher'.....It is a long handled device used to pick up things out of reach & has a handle you squeeze and at the end are 'tong-like' pinchers that pick up what you need. This works good if you are trying to sift through papers that are loose.