Tips and tricks from people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Highchair with fixed chest support
– a way to lift the child into a highchair for wheelchair users who have a strong upper body
The user moves his daughter to the highchair
Description
To place the baby in the highchair, the user positions the wheelchair diagonally behind the highchair with one of the rear legs of the highchair between the wheelchair wheels. Then he lifts the child into the chair.
Model highchair: Tripp Trapp chair from Stokke
Made by
Stokke, www.stokke.com (last checked July 2017)
Purchased from
Children’s stores
Paid for by
The user
The user is positioned diagonally behind the highchair to move his daughter over
Tipsare: Robert
Robert lives together with his wife and three children in a house. He is working full time. He was injured in 2003 and has a low paraplegia; no assistance.
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