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Tips from Claes

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.

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 [..]

Check wounds using camera on selfie stick
Author Claes2015 Categories Preventing/healing ulcersTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Legs in raised position in active wheelchair

Holding legs in raised position accelerates wound healing [..]

Legs in raised position in active wheelchair
Author Claes2011 Categories Moving around by wheelchair, Preventing/healing ulcersTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Motorcycle for wheelchair users

The motorcycle can be operated while sitting in a wheelchair [..]

Motorcycle for wheelchair users
Author Claes2011 Categories Cycle/motorbikeTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Transfer from wheelchair to sailboat

Transfer from wheelchair to sailboat with help from one person [..]

Transfer from wheelchair to sailboat
Author Claes2005 Categories Water sports and boats, Wheelchair transferTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Adapted sailboat

Adapted sailboat that a person who uses a wheelchair and has impaired hand function can steer [..]

Adapted sailboat
Author Claes2005 Categories Water sports and boatsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Rain cape

Rain cape appropriate for wheelchair users [..]

Rain cape
Author Claes2005 Categories Dressing, Keeping warm/ keeping coolTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Sink in accessible kitchen

Sink works well for wheelchair users and persons with impaired balance [..]

Sink in accessible kitchen
Author Claes2005 Categories Dish washing, Kitchen, SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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 [..]

Using boom to transfer onto sailboat
Author Claes2005 Categories Transfers with lifting devices, Water sports and boatsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Shower/toilet on adapted sailboat

Practical space-saving solution for shower and toilet on adapted sailboat [..]

Shower/toilet on adapted sailboat
Author Claes2005 Categories Toileting, Washing oneself, Water sports and boatsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Sailboat galley

Adapted kitchen on sailboat in which a person with quadriplegia can cook [..]

Sailboat galley
Author Claes2005 Categories Water sports and boatsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Berth on sailboat

Solution for persons with incontinence problems [..]

Berth on sailboat
Author Claes2005 Categories Toileting, Water sports and boatsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Moving between cabin and cockpit

Technique for wheelchair users to transfer in adapted sailboat [..]

Moving between cabin and cockpit
Author Claes2005 Categories Water sports and boats, Wheelchair transferTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Dodger on adapted sailboat

Custom easy-to-use dodger keeps user warm and dry on boat; extremely suitable for persons with physical disabilities [..]

Dodger on adapted sailboat
Author Claes2005 Categories Keeping warm/ keeping cool, Water sports and boatsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Summer home

Totally refurbished wheelchair-accessible summer home [..]

Author Claes2005 Categories SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Accessible kitchen

Accessible kitchen in summer home with room for large family. Several people can cook simultaneously, both standing and wheelchair users. [..]

Accessible kitchen
Author Claes2005 Categories Kitchen, SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Pivoting water faucet with long range

Wall-hung kitchen faucet with long range appropriate for people with disabilities [..]

Pivoting water faucet with long range
Author Claes2005 Categories Water- and gas-tapsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Built-in microwave oven

Space-saving installation of microwave oven in accessible kitchen [..]

Built-in microwave oven
Author Claes2005 Categories Appliances, Kitchen, SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Stairlift with platform

Stairlift that travels over 3 floors in a slightly curved stairway; for wheelchair users [..]

Stairlift with platform
Author Claes2005 Categories Elevators and lifts, SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Custom-built, suspended washbasin

Practical and aesthetic solution for washbasin that works for wheelchair users with impaired balance. [..]

Custom-built, suspended washbasin
Author Claes2005 Categories Bathroom, Body careTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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 bathtub in larch wood
Author Claes2005 Categories Bathroom, Keeping warm/ keeping cool, Washing oneselfTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Adapted bathroom

Adapted bathroom in wood [..]

Adapted bathroom
Author Claes2005 Categories BathroomTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Accessible sauna

Sauna increases well-being of person with quadriplegia [..]

Accessible sauna
Author Claes2005 Categories Keeping warm/ keeping cool, SaunaTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Carport for electric wheelchair

Carport for electric wheelchair ‘Garage’ with remote control. [..]

Carport for electric wheelchair
Author Claes2005 Categories Parking space/garageTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Adapted summer home

Ramp and outdoor kitchen were built to make the summer home wheelchair accessible. [..]

Adapted summer home
Author Claes2005 Categories Summerhouses, Thresholds/rampsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Accessible kitchen on summer home veranda

Instead of adapting the kitchen in the summer home a new kitchen was built on the veranda [..]

Accessible kitchen on summer home veranda
Author Claes2005 Categories Kitchen, SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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 [..]

Side-hinged oven with extra magnets
Author Claes2005 Categories Appliances, KitchenTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Cast-iron frying pan on LPG stove

Frying pan on LPB stove in adapted outdoor kitchen [..]

Cast-iron frying pan on LPG stove
Author Claes2005 Categories Preparing meals, SummerhousesTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Stainless steel container for household compost

Odorless household compost container on counter [..]

Stainless steel container for household compost
Author Claes2005 Categories Kitchen, Preparing mealsTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Adapted bathroom

Adapted bathroom in vacation home [..]

Adapted bathroom
Author Claes2005 Categories BathroomTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

Accessible herb garden

Raised beds facilitate gardening especially for wheelchair users [..]

Accessible herb garden
Author Claes2005 Categories Garden, Porch/gardenTags Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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