Claes lives in an apartment together with his wife and a son. He is working full time. In 1984 he was injured and has a low tetraplegia. He does not have any personal assistance.
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![]() | Accessible herb garden Raised beds facilitate gardening especially for wheelchair users. |
![]() | Accessible kitchen Accessible kitchen in summer home with room for large family. Several people can cook simultaneously, both standing and wheelchair users. |
![]() | Accessible kitchen on summer home veranda Instead of adapting the kitchen in the summer home a new kitchen was built on the veranda. |
![]() | Accessible sauna Sauna increases well-being of person with quadriplegia |
![]() | Adapted bathroom Adapted bathroom in wood |
![]() | Adapted bathroom Adapted bathroom in vacation home |
![]() | Adapted center console on motorboat - enables to drive a boat sitting in a wheelchair |
![]() | Adapted sailboat Adapted sailboat that a person who uses a wheelchair and has impaired hand function can steer. |
![]() | Adapted summer home Ramp and outdoor kitchen were built to make the summer home wheelchair accessible. |
![]() | Berth on sailboat Solution for persons with incontinence problems. |
![]() | Built-in microwave oven Space-saving installation of microwave oven in accessible kitchen. |
![]() | Carport for electric wheelchair Carport for electric wheelchair ‘Garage’ with remote control. |
![]() | Cast-iron frying pan on LPG stove Frying pan on LPB stove in adapted outdoor kitchen |
![]() | Check wounds using camera on selfie stick A selfie stick makes it possible to keep an eye on the entire body – suitable for people with disabilities and impaired sensation |
![]() | Cockpit in adapted sailboat Cockpit in adapted sailboat with slide-out table top. |
![]() | Custom-built bathtub in larch wood Larch wood bathtub with broad edge to help with transfers and stops for the feet; suitable for people with disabilities |
![]() | Custom-built, suspended washbasin Practical and aesthetic solution for washbasin that works for wheelchair users with impaired balance. |
![]() | Customized motorboat Wheelchair accessible motorboat equipped with lift. |
![]() | Dodger on adapted sailboat Custom easy-to-use dodger keeps user warm and dry on boat; extremely suitable for persons with physical disabilities. |
![]() | Electric winch on adapted sailboat A person with disabilities can use an electric winch to independently handle sails and anchor. |
![]() | Floating dock A floating dock guarantees an even height between dock and boat, facilitating transfers for wheelchair users. |
![]() | Large stone mortar and pestle A mortar and pestle makes it easy to crush nuts and spices for persons with poor hand function. |
![]() | Legs in raised position in active wheelchair Holding legs in raised position accelerates wound healing |
![]() | Lift in adapted motorboat Wheelchair users move independently from dock to motorboat using lift platform |
![]() | Motorcycle for wheelchair users The motorcycle can be operated while sitting in a wheelchair |
![]() | Moving between cabin and cockpit Technique for wheelchair users to transfer in adapted sailboat. |
![]() | Pivoting water faucet with long range Wall-hung kitchen faucet with long range appropriate for people with disabilities |
![]() | Radio on adapted motorboat A radio on a boat is essential for people with disabilities |
![]() | Radio on sailboat A radio on the sailboat is essential for people with disabilities |
![]() | Rain cape Rain cape appropriate for wheelchair users |
![]() | Ramp on dock for motorboat Custom-built ramp bridges space between dock and boat. |
![]() | Sailboat galley Adapted kitchen on sailboat in which a person with quadriplegia can cook. |
![]() | Shower/toilet on adapted sailboat Practical space-saving solution for shower and toilet on adapted sailboat. |
![]() | Side-hinged oven with extra magnets Even if the oven is not installed in a cabinet it works well for wheelchair users with reasonable hand and arm function. |
![]() | Sink in accessible kitchen Sink works well for wheelchair users and persons with impaired balance. |
![]() | Stainless steel container for household compost Odorless household compost container on counter. |
![]() | Stairlift with platform Stairlift that travels over 3 floors in a slightly curved stairway; for wheelchair users. |
picture missing | Summer home Totally refurbished wheelchair-accessible summer home |
![]() | Telescoping ramps on motorboat Telescoping ramp is used to bring electric wheelchair onto motorboat. |
![]() | Three-wheel electric scooter Electric scooter onto which a manual wheelchair can be driven. |
![]() | Transfer between sailboat and wheelchair with stationary lift Transfer from sailboat to wheelchair with stationary hydraulic lift |
![]() | Transfer from wheelchair to sailboat Transfer from wheelchair to sailboat with help from one person. |
![]() | Using boom to transfer onto sailboat The boom of the sailboat and an electric winch can be used as a lift for persons with physical disabilities |