Navigating Public Restrooms With Mobility Challenges
Public toilets are a common source of worry for families with a mobility impaired individual. Despite more efforts being made in modern times to create a more accessible world, there’s...
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Navigating Public Restrooms With Mobility Challenges
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How to connect with the disabled community in Australia
Regardless of whether a disability has been a lifelong journey or something experienced later on in life, the impacts of significant mobility impairment can be as much mental as physical....
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Planning a bathroom routine with a disability
As with many parts of living with a disability, being properly prepared is a big element of success. Across the day of a person who experienced mobility challenges, there are...
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When a loved one resists assistive technology – next steps to take
Assistive technology makes a big difference in the lives of mobility impaired people and their family. It removes a great deal of manual exertion by carers, helping to keep everyone...
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8 things that can make a mobility impaired person’s daily life easier
There’s no question that the challenges someone experiencing a mobility impairment each day are significant. While the range of injuries or conditions that result in reduced mobility is broad, any...
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5 Common Hazards In The Bathroom To Watch Out For
The bathroom is where we all spend plenty of time at home whether it’s to shower, brush our teeth, put makeup on or use the toilet. But an environment where...
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Why manual transfers aren’t a good idea for mobility impaired individuals
In certain individuals, coming to terms with a reduced level of mobility can be a tough thing to go through. Accepting that particular movements that once were second nature to...
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Quick and easy ways to reduce hazards in the home for mobility impaired people
For a household of fully mobile people, the home might not seem full of hazards – some basic standards around decluttering and tidying is usually enough to keep everyone safe....
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10 Assistive Technologies Available For Mobility Impairment
Note: The following is intended as general information only and is not designed to replace official health advice from your local authorities and medical practitioners. We operate in an industry...
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Managing the anxieties around assisted bathroom use
It’s hard to overstate the importance of dignity and privacy in the bathroom. It’s an intensely personal activity in our day, and we’d all ideally like to conduct ourselves in...
