Accessible bedroom

- a solution for a person who uses a wheelchair
User by closet with sliding doors and pull-out shelves
User by closet with sliding doors and pull-out shelves

The user and his wife have ordinary standard-height IKEA beds. The user’s side has space for maneuvering.
The bedroom has a large closet with sliding doors. The closet has a lower closet rod . The low shelves slide out, the upper shelves are fixed.

Users comments
Standard-height Ikea beds work very well for the user. Pull-out shelves are easily accessible and well-organized, but the user prefers to have fixed shelves at a height where he cannot see into them.

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In Sweden: Municipality (low closet pole), otherwise the user

Whose idea
The user

User by closet with sliding doors and low closet pole
User by closet with sliding doors and low closet pole
Double bed with maneuvering space at the side
Double bed with maneuvering space at the side

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Author: Robert

Robert bor tillsammans med hustru och tre barn i en villa. Han arbetar heltid. Han skadade sig 2003 och har en låg paraplegi (L1). Ingen assistans.
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Type of disability

Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

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