Entrance to house with simple door closer

Wheelchair users can close outward-opening doors by using a simple home-made door closer
Entrance to house with string as door closer
Entrance to house with string as door closer

Outside the entrance door is a large wooden deck without any threshold. The door is fitted with a simple door closer. A string attached to a loop sits on the upper edge of the door, on the side that is opened. Next to it on the door frame is a loop through which the string runs. A wooden handle is attached to the string. The string hangs down and is long enough so that it can be reached with the hand when the door is open.

Users comments
The string is an easier, more attractive door closer than a handle on the door. No need to stretch backward.

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Loop with string
Loop with string
Entrance door and wooden deck outside
Entrance door and wooden deck outside

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Wheelchair accessible single-story house with garden. 2006

Author: Lars

Lars bor ihop med sin hustru i en villa på landet. Han arbetar deltid. Sedan 1967 har han en hög paraplegi. Han är inte i behov av assistans.
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Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

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