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Answers About Mobility And Accessibility Equipment
Plain writing about how this equipment works, what it costs, what it does not do, and how to choose between the options. Written for anybody researching it, whether you buy from us or not.
Bathroom & Home Safety
What Surface Should a Wheelchair Ramp Have?
The decision that determines whether a correctly built ramp is safe in the rain. Materials compared, and what to check on one…
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Bathroom & Home Safety
Safety Poles, Bed Rails and the Supports That Go Where a Grab Bar Cannot
Floor-to-ceiling poles, bed rails and transfer handles. What each one holds, where they are appropriate, and the one situation where they are…
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Bathroom & Home Safety
Fire Safety and Evacuation When Somebody Cannot Use the Stairs
A plan that ends with somebody being carried is not a plan. What actually works at home, and what a building owes…
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Aging in Place
Coming Home After a Stroke: What the House Needs
One-sided weakness changes which side everything goes on. The decisions that are hard to undo, and the ones worth delaying.
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Bathroom & Home Safety
Accessible Showers and Wet Rooms: What the Work Actually Involves
When equipment is enough and when the floor has to come up. The honest dividing line, and what a roll-in shower really…
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Aging in Place
Floors, Thresholds and the Trip Hazards Nobody Sees
Most falls happen on flat ground. The half-inch changes in level that cause them, and what to do about each one.
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Aging in Place
Coming Home After a Hip or Knee Replacement
A short, defined recovery with specific movement restrictions. What to set up before surgery and the precautions that decide the equipment list.
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Bathroom & Home Safety
Someone Has Fallen: What to Do in the First Five Minutes
Do not lift them first. The sequence that avoids a second injury, and what to change in the house afterward.
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Aging in Place
Home Modifications for Arthritis
Pain and grip rather than balance. The cheap changes that remove the most painful movements of the day, and the ones worth…
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