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Category: Housing

Tips och ideas about: Living room


  • Appliances (27)
  • Balcony (5)
  • Bathroom (64)
  • Bedroom (33)
  • Dining room (4)
  • Door opener (28)
  • Elevators and lifts (15)
  • Furniture (33)
  • Hall (4)
  • Heating/cooling (7)
  • Kitchen (84)
  • Laundry (8)
  • Living room (9)
  • Parking space/garage (10)
  • Porch/garden (32)
  • Sauna (8)
  • Security (2)
  • Storage (50)
  • Study/office (17)
  • Summerhouses (21)
  • Thresholds/ramps (21)
  • Water- and gas-taps (6)

Custom-made foam rubber chair cushions

– reduces risk of ulcers for people who lack sensation [..]

Custom-made foam rubber chair cushions
Author Robert2011 Categories Furniture, Living room, Preventing/healing ulcersTags Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

Small lightweight coffee table

The coffee table is lightweight and easy to move – suitable for wheelchair users [..]

Small lightweight coffee table
Author Robert2011 Categories Furniture, Living room, TransportingTags Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

Low window in accessible living room

Low windows provide a good view for wheelchair users [..]

Low window in accessible living room
Author Suzanne2007 Categories Living roomTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Rotating bookcase on casters

Practical space-saving bookcase – suitable for persons with limited reach [..]

Rotating bookcase on casters
Author Suzanne2007 Categories Furniture, Living room, StorageTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Dining table

By pulling out a drawer a wheelchair user can sit at a table that she or he otherwise could not slide in under [..]

Dining table
Author Suzanne2007 Categories Eating, Furniture, Living roomTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Corner couch at same height as wheelchair

Couch at same height as wheelchair facilitates transfers [..]

Corner couch at same height as wheelchair
Author Magnus2007 Categories Living room, Wheelchair transferTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Low shelf for magazine storage

A low shelf with open compartments is easily accessible for wheelchair users [..]

Low shelf for magazine storage
Author Magnus2007 Categories Furniture, Living room, StorageTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

Spacious living room

Spacious living room with glass walls on two sides – suitable for wheelchair users [..]

Spacious living room
Author Martin2006 Categories Heating/cooling, Keeping warm/ keeping cool, Living roomTags High tetraplegia without function in arms and hands (C2-4)

Tealight holder

Tealight holder that can easily be moved or placed by a person sitting in a wheelchair who has impaired hand function [..]

Tealight holder
Author Monica2005 Categories Kitchen, Living roomTags High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)
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Kategorier av tips

  • Housing
    • Appliances
    • Balcony
    • Bathroom
    • Bedroom
    • Dining room
    • Door opener
    • Elevators and lifts
    • Furniture
    • Hall
    • Heating/cooling
    • Kitchen
    • Laundry
    • Living room
    • Parking space/garage
    • Porch/garden
    • Sauna
    • Security
    • Storage
    • Study/office
    • Summerhouses
    • Thresholds/ramps
    • Water- and gas-taps

Tips by injury level

  • High tetraplegia without function in arms and hands (C2-4) (142)
  • High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6) (617)
  • Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1) (177)
  • High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10) (187)
  • Low paraplegia (Th11-S1) (103)
  • Motor incomplete tetraplegia (C2-Th1) (42)
  • Motor incomplete paraplegia (Th2-S1) (21)
  • Tetraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (C2-Th1) (50)
  • Paraplegia with motor function allowing ambulation (Th2-S1) (4)
  • Tip categories
    • Assisting others/childcare
    • Caring for household objects
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    • Communication
    • Eating, drinking
    • Economic life
    • Education
    • Household tasks
    • Housing
    • Looking after ones health
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