Technique for people with impaired balance and impaired arm/hand function
Tips from Tobias
The person lives in an apartment. He is working and studying full time. He was injured in 2003 and has a tetraplegia (C6). He has personal assistance 1-3 hours a day.
Transfer from the wheelchair to the car
Technique for people with impaired balance and impaired arm/hand function
Transfer to toilet
Transfer to the toilet for a person who uses a wheelchair and has impaired arm/hand function
Transfer from wheelchair to floor with assistance
A technique with the help of an assistant
Dressing: trousers, socks, and shoes
A dressing technique for wheelchair users who have impaired hand function and impaired balance
Transfer from floor to wheelchair with help
– a technique with the help of one person
Undressing: trousers, socks, and shoes
A technique for wheelchair users with impaired hand function and balance
Passenger seat cover
Custom-sewn cover for passenger seat – suitable for wheelchair users who place the wheelchair on the passenger seat when driving
Modified car
Modified car suitable for persons with high quadriplegia with partial arm/hand function
Securing the wheelchair during transfers to and from the car
A simple strap can prevent the wheelchair from sliding away when transferring to and from the car
‘Urination hook’
The ‘urination hook’ is an assistive device for persons with compromised arm/hand function who performe intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC).
Pull up trousers while sitting in wheelchair
Method for wheelchair user with compromised arm/hand function to pull up trousers
Buttoning buttons
A method to button trouser button for persons with impaired hand function
Shoes with Velcro closure
Shoes with Velcro closure suitable for persons with impaired hand function
Using zipper on trousers
Persons with impaired dexterity can use a zipper if they attach a key ring to it.
