Hello! This is part of a home tool series. Here, I discuss pet tools. Between feeding and cleaning up, there are several options. First, feeding. With one cat needing portion control (carb sensitive) and another needing a special (read expensive prescription) food, we have been on a mission to control the cat food. We tried… Continue reading Pet Feeding
Category: Home accessibility
Adding Light
Hello! This is part of a series about products to help control your environment. Here, I am going to discuss lighting. I do a lot of remote control lighting. I have remotes for my Christmas tree, battery pillar candles, battery tea lights, and deck battery light string. For electric holiday light decorations without remotes, I… Continue reading Adding Light
Household ideas
Hello! I promised to discuss household products I have found useful. Being able to control your environment is empowering. Some products just need an automatic feature, while others need some kind of remote control. Other household items need rethinking. This time, I will discuss my first two house environment products: garage door opener and thermostat.… Continue reading Household ideas
RAMPS Part 2
Hello! I am going to discuss my front entrance ramp combo this time. I say combo because I have one ramp to my front porch and another into the front door. I had admired a stone accessible path at my sister's house and decided to use the same contractor to create a stone paver ramp… Continue reading RAMPS Part 2
RAMPS
I moved in with a temporary 10 foot suitcase ramp at my front porch steps and a 3 foot suitcase ramp into the house. This was my only way in and out of the house. The 10ft ramp would sag during use and would shift off the porch edge. I needed to do a quick… Continue reading RAMPS
Roll in shower part 2
Hello! I am going to run through products I have tried to make my bathroom more accessible for me. Let's start with the shower. Roll in shower I changed the shower head to a wand style with the option to turn the spray on/off at the handle. The shower still needs to be turned on/off… Continue reading Roll in shower part 2
Roll in shower part 1
Hello! I am going to describe how my walk-in shower with glass doors became a roll in shower. Roll in shower The builder removed the doors, step over transition, shower floor, drain, and damaged tiles. To drop the shower floor, the drain and floor support were lowered below the floor. Having an unfinished basement made… Continue reading Roll in shower part 1
Update
Hello! It has been awhile since I last blogged. I took a break to deal with illnesses, their recoveries, and moving. There are so many mobility and other assistance aids to share! Let's start with my move. My last house worked in that it was one floor, but there were obstacles making using a wheelchair… Continue reading Update
Modular Aluminum Ramps Review
I have been working on making my home more wheelchair accessible. I added a DIY platform and a 3-foot suitcase ramp to my back door (6-inch threshold to sidewalk drop). I have also made free adjustments in the kitchen and elsewhere. A harder-to-fix problem has been wheelchair access using my front door. I have about… Continue reading Modular Aluminum Ramps Review
Adjusting Your Home
I have recently made some adjustments to my home to accommodate my wheelchair use better. I have already described how a son helped me access my back patio by making me an unattached platform to work with a suitcase ramp. While sipping an iced beverage on the patio, I began planning my next steps in… Continue reading Adjusting Your Home
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