Moving away from the mobility posts for a moment, I want to post an article on something that can make or break the comfort rating of a home when you need to get around it in a wheelchair. That’s the bathroom! Handicap bathroom design is a hugely important aspect and if you get it wrong, [...]
Now if there was one highly useful item that makes a handicapped person’s life a little easier to get along with its one of those specially adapted handicap vans. These vehicles are an absolute miracle when you need to get to someplace and its either too far to get on your own on your handicap [...]
Another problem I often face as a handicapped guy is parking my specially adapted handicap van in parking lots. Sure there are handicap parking spaces allocated to vehicles such as mine with big, prominent handicap parking signs depicting them with the handicapped symbol. But you can bet your last dollar some brain dead moron has [...]
When you’re handicapped and need to get around in a wheelchair, or an electric handicap scooter, there is just nothing worse than steps. Steps were made for legs to walk up and down, which is fine if yours work ok. But when they don’t and you have to rely on wheels to do the work [...]
Welcome to Handicapped, where I want to introduce you to and take you through the many real life situations experienced by a handicapped person, from a first person viewpoint. That’s me, by the way! So you’ll be getting it straight from the horse’s mouth rather than from someone who only thinks they know what they’re [...]