| Disability aids are devices designed to assist in the lives | | | | Moving onto bigger disability aids, the obvious example |
| of those people living with disabilities and can be | | | | is a wheelchair. Wheelchairs allow those with little or no |
| anything from a bottle opener right through to a | | | | use of their legs to become mobile and get around |
| mobility scooter or stair left and beyond. | | | | much as an able bodied person would. Something |
| Disabilities can be brought on by any number of things, | | | | mentioned above, stair lefts, are also a great idea for |
| whether an accident, age or birth and these | | | | those with limited mobility; allowing a frail or immobile |
| sometimes simple devices can drastically improve the | | | | person to ascend and descend stairs without using |
| quality of life of those affected. | | | | their legs. |
| As mentioned above, even the smallest item can act | | | | People who would be interested in the above |
| as a disability aid. Common simple aids can include | | | | mentioned aids, may also benefit from a bathing assist |
| utensil holders; an extension of the utensil handle | | | | such as a bath lift. Bath lifts allow those with restricted |
| designed to help those with a less effective grip use | | | | movement to get in and out of the bath unhindered. |
| the utensil, foam tubing can also be used as a utensil | | | | With a bath lift, you do not need to worry about getting |
| holder, increasing the size of a handle. | | | | stuck in the bath. If the battery does not carry enough |
| Some people with a disability may also need bed aids, | | | | charge to lower and raise you from the bath, then you |
| such as raisers; for those who are unable to get onto | | | | will not be lowered in the first place. |
| a lower platform. Bed bound people may find use in an | | | | Other bathing aids include bath boards, shower stools, |
| over bed table, allowing them to dine, read, or do | | | | long handled brushes, tap turners and bath steps. For |
| anything that requires a solid surface without having to | | | | those with nerve problems, there exist temperature |
| get out of bed. Bed rails are important for those who | | | | sensitive bath plugs which change colour to alert the |
| are at risk of rolling out of bed in their sleep or would | | | | user to the heat when a certain temperature is |
| be particularly vulnerable to a fall out of bed. | | | | reached. |