Dealing with a Disability

Dealing with a disability, helping a disabled person or even having a temporary injury yourself can make some of the simplest things in day-to-day living very challenging. With this in mind you may need to make some changes around your house for safety and ease of mobility.

Alleviating a disability means matching the exact needs of each individual. Therfore, choosing the right wheelchair is very important. Do you have a wheelchair ramp installed in your home? It could be a portable ramp or a ramp for helping you to get in your car. Which hearing aid will best suit you and your buget? What is the latest technology? Would an adjustable bed make a big difference in your life? Do you find that walking is becoming painful? Maybe an electric scooter is the answer for you. What is best to adapt your home to suit your individual needs and improve access and mobility? This section contains helpful information, advice and products on the market relating to living with a disability or an injury.

Wheelchair User's

The old and the young with disabilities live a longer and happier life and have a better quality of life in their own homes. Therefore, equipping your home helps make the day-to-day obstacles that disabled people have to contend with when they are confined to a wheelchair much easier and give them more freedom.

There are three different ways to make your residental home wheelchair accessible for the different floor levels.

One way is to install a stair lift. A stair lift is the least expensive and is easy to install in most homes. The disadvantage is that you must be able to transfer from your wheelchair to the stair lift and from the stair lift to another wheelchair. Also, you will need an extra wheel chair for each of the different floor levels.

Inclined Platform

Another way is to install an inclined platform lift. A platform lift will cost more than a stair lift. The advantage of a platform lift is that you do not have to transfer from your wheelchair. However, they are more difficult to install.

Elevator

The third way is to install an elevator. A elevator is the most expensive way. The advantage of an elevator is that most of them are large enough to accommodate a wheelchair or electric scooter and they provide access to different floor levels.