Modified barrel sauna

- accessible for wheelchair users

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User in barrel sauna Photo: www.rullarnas.se

At the user’s initiative, Rullarnas, an assistance company in Torsby, developed a handicapped accessible barrel sauna.
For more information contact rullarnas.se (last checked November 2021).

Whose idea
The user

Barrel sauna Photo: www.rullarnas.se

Author: Marcus

Marcus driver Rullarnas, ett företag för personlig assistans och anordnar olika aktiviteter för personer med funktionsnedsättningar, bland annat älgjakt. Han skadade sig 1995 och har en skada motsvarande en hög paraplegi.

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Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

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