Modified sponge

- makes it possible to wash your hand when you can only use a hand


User washes hand

A cleaning sponge is attached with a cable tie to a nail file on a plate with suction cups. The user attaches it to the sink, takes soap from the automatic soap dispenser (see attached tip) and rubs hand against the sponge.

Purchased from
Swereco, swereco.com (nailfile plate with suctioncup), last checked April 2020.

Paid for by
The user

Whose idea
The user

Sponge with suction cups upwards

Sponge with suction cups upwards

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- suitable for people with impaired hand function.

Author: Alex

Alex bor i lägenhet. Han skadade sig 1997 och har en tetraplegi. Han har personlig assistans.
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Type of disability

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

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