One of the big struggles facing many people who suddenly find themselves in a wheelchair is a lack of space in their home. That is assuming they can even access their home. We were fortunate that we were able to adapt our flat to make it wheelchair accessible, with a platform lift at the front to enable me to negotiate the front steps.
Our garden is down a flight of stairs, which makes my use of it into a rare occurrence, but at least I am able to get around indoors. Even so, R has learned to put things away from an early age. I don't want to give the impression that she's tidy, or even obsessive, far from it. But she does know not to leave stuff all over the floor, something which becomes apparent when she has a playdate, and I end up pinned in the corner of a room, laid seige to by the massed ranks of Playmobil and other assorted toys.
There are more fundamental space issues for many people. The sudden requirement of significantly more floor space can make the impact of a new wheelchair into a profound change of lifestyle around the home as well as in the wider world.
I am really impressed with some of the solutions offered in this clip. While the emphasis is on small apartment living, the potential applications for those of us who need extra space to incorporate a wheelchair are numerous.
The opportunity for other house-holders to fold a troublesome relative into the wall would have to be resisted, mind...
Our garden is down a flight of stairs, which makes my use of it into a rare occurrence, but at least I am able to get around indoors. Even so, R has learned to put things away from an early age. I don't want to give the impression that she's tidy, or even obsessive, far from it. But she does know not to leave stuff all over the floor, something which becomes apparent when she has a playdate, and I end up pinned in the corner of a room, laid seige to by the massed ranks of Playmobil and other assorted toys.
There are more fundamental space issues for many people. The sudden requirement of significantly more floor space can make the impact of a new wheelchair into a profound change of lifestyle around the home as well as in the wider world.
I am really impressed with some of the solutions offered in this clip. While the emphasis is on small apartment living, the potential applications for those of us who need extra space to incorporate a wheelchair are numerous.
The opportunity for other house-holders to fold a troublesome relative into the wall would have to be resisted, mind...
There's me shouting " the pencils you forgot the pencils" at the screen and all the time he had it covered.