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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
Shower Chairs, Transfer Benches and Rolling Commode Chairs Compared
Five different products for five different situations. Choosing by price rather than by transfer is how people end up with the wrong…
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For Caregivers
Pushing or Pulling a Wheelchair on a Ramp
Going up is not the dangerous part. What to do at the top, what to do coming down, and the technique that…
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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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Aging in Place
Accessible, Usable, Universal: Three Words That Are Not Synonyms
A building can be fully compliant and still unpleasant to use. The distinction matters when you are spending money.
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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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Children of Aging Parents
Will the Rail Be in the Way? Living With a Stairlift You Do Not Use
The objection that stops more purchases than price. What the rail actually takes up, and what to do about the two real…
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Children of Aging Parents
Will a Stairlift Look Terrible in My House?
The objection nobody says out loud. What one actually looks like in a hallway, what can be specified to soften it, and…
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Aging in Place
Mobility Aids Explained, From a Cane to a Power Chair
The full range in order of support, what each one asks of the user, and the sign it is time to move…
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Businesses & Building Owners
Commercial and Residential Platform Lifts Are Not the Same Machine
The same shape, different duty ratings, different controls and a different regulatory regime. Fitting the wrong one is a common and expensive…
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