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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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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Partners caring for their mobility impaired loved one
As family members of loved ones who are experiencing challenges with physical mobility, it’s natural for us to want to provide as much help as we possibly can. Your loved...
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5 adjustments to make to your shower chair for better comfort
Shower chairs should be able to adjust to your preferences. A mobility challenge leaves many individuals unable to achieve a fine level of body control, meaning that any assistive equipment...
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Bathing etiquette for mobility impaired people and their carers
Few things in our daily lives are as personal as bathing. It’s our natural inclination to want this to be done alone – we wish to have total control over...
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7 signs it may be time to investigate a shower chair or other bathroom mobility aid
There’s a tricky period that many people go through; it’s the transition from being independently mobile to needing assistance. This help with movement may come in the form of equipment...
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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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Is Your Bathroom Ready To Accommodate A Physical Recovery?
The early stages of a serious injury are usually spent in a hospital or similar care facility where the equipment and staff available are designed to provide the best possible...
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How the Showerbuddy adapts to evolving levels of mobility
Recovering from a traumatic incident like a car crash, sporting injury or serious illness means that from month to month things are changing. These changes might be in the care...
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How to help a loved one maintain bathroom independence during physical rehab
Supporting someone you love to get through a lengthy physical recovery is far from easy. Many families, parents, partners and friends sacrifice and dedicate their time to making daily life...
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7 Mobility Friendly Hobbies For Seniors
Hobbies can keep us going on the slow days. For anyone who’s in their senior years and contending with a mobility impairment, these days can be especially tough. But despite...
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5 Assistive Clothing Examples That Can Help Elderly People
You may have read about assistive technology as a senior looking for help with daily mobility. But there’s another category of accessibility that’s designed to make life easier and serves...
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Pros & Cons of Mobility Scooters
The dilemma as to whether a mobility scooter would help retired life is a common one. It’s a very real concern associated with reduced mobility and the perceived loss of...
