Accessible desk

Desk with double work surface and accessible control panel for electric outlets

Accessible desk

Accessible desk

The workplace is used for drawing, reading, and phone calls. The computer sits on another table. The desk has a pull-out board used as a drawing board on which a pad rests on an anti-slip mat. One short side has a bookcase and the other has a convenient panel of switches for lights, electric heating fan, etc. The panel has 5 electrical outlets. A speaker phone sits on a swivel arm.

Users comments
Pull-out board (photo no. 2) provides convenient double work surface.

Made by
Control panel: user’s brother (electrician)

Paid for by
The user

Whose idea
The user

Accessible desk with pull-out board (close-up)

Accessible desk with pull-out board

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Speaker phone on swivel arm
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Author: Ragge

Ragge bor ihop med hustru i en villa. Han sysselsätter sig med att utveckla idéer som underlättar vardagen för honom och andra, inget betalt arbete. Han skadade sig 1973 och har en hög tetraplegi. Han har delvis armfunktion i båda armar men använder i stort sätt enbart höger armen som han kan styra bättre. Med vänster armen håller han i sig för att hålla balansen. Han har hemtjänst 27 timmar i veckan. Avliden 2016.
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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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