Ramp at apartment door

Threshold ramps to apartment door with anti-slip protection

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Ramp, made of wood and with anti-slip strips glued on, inside and outside apartment door.

Paid for by
Local government

Author: Bruno

Bruno bor i lägenhet och arbetar heltid. Han skadade sig 1974 och har en tetraplegi, C5-C6. Opererades 1977 för att få armsträckare och tumgrepp. Han har personlig assistans 7 timmar dagligen plus nattpatrull.

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Type of disability

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

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