Short-handled garden tools work best when working in easily accessible raised beds [..]
Tips from Lotta
Together with her husband, her daughter, three dogs and a cat Lotta lives in a two-story house in the countryside. She is working as a volunteer for Rekryteringsgruppen (an organization of persons with spinal cord injuries). She was injured in 1983 and has a high paraglegia (TH 3). She does not have any personal assistance.
Riding lawnmower
Wheelchair user can mow lawn with an MTD riding lawnmower [..]
Wheelchair accessible path to dock
A power wheelchair works best on gravel path by lake [..]
Watering accessible raised beds
Watering system that can be handled by a wheelchair user [..]
Raised beds from pallet collars
Easy to make, simple accessible raised beds [..]
Homemade raised beds
Accessible raised beds that also work as greenhouses [..]
Ramp to garden
Ramp across ditch on a wheelchair-accessible lot [..]
Ramp for Permobil electric wheelchair
Telescoping ramp on country home lot [..]
Ramp to vacation home
Wooden ramp with railing [..]
Wheelchair accessible country home
Country home with accessible garden [..]
Residential garden
Residential garden with raised beds [..]
Accessible terrace
Accessible terrace [..]
Outdoor clothes dryer
Outdoor clothes dryer placed so a wheelchair user can hang laundry [..]
Adapted kayak
RG Active Rehabilitation offers kayak lessons for persons who have a spinal cord injury [..]
Transfer from wheelchair to kayak
Transfer technique for wheelchair users [..]
Cushion between knees in boat
A cushion between the knees helps the user to maintain a good seated posture in a kayak for people with functional impairments [..]
Kayak skirt
Kayak skirt keeps the kayaker warm and protects against water [..]
Seat cushion in boat
Pressure-relieving seat cushion [..]
Floating dock with wooden ramp
A floating dock guarantees an even height between dock and kayak, which facilitates transfers for people with physical disabilities [..]
Oven in modified kitchen
The oven door, which opens downwards, protects the user if she should drop something hot when removing food from the oven [..]
Paper towel holder
Easily accessible paper towel holder [..]
Storage unit on casters with recycling bins
Storage unit on casters with practical recycling bins for sorting waste. The unit is heavy to move. [..]
Refrigerator and freezer in accessible kitchen
Counter space next to the refrigerator makes it easy to remove things and put them away – appropriate for wheelchair users [..]
Microwave installed above oven
A microwave that is only used to heat food can be placed above the oven, even in an accessible kitchen [..]
Pliers to reach things in high deep cabinets
Wheelchair users can reach things that are farther away with pliers. [..]
Wall-mounted folding ironing board
Customized ironing board [..]
Accessible laundry room
Practical laundry room for wheelchair users [..]
Drying rack on casters
Portable drying rack on casters is suitable for wheelchair users. [..]
Accessible stacked washer/dryer
Stacked washer/dryer works for wheelchair users [..]
Plastic basket to move objects
A basket for moving objects, appropriate for wheelchair users. [..]
