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For the Outdoors, Gardening, Lifestyle, Wheelchair/Mobility
DIY Gardening Wheelchair Designs
Assistive Technologies at rgat.net make beautiful DIY prototypes of Gardening Wheelchairs made from recycled materials, primarily bicycle parts. See these creations in action!
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Walking Aids, We Recommend, Wheelchair/Mobility
OMHU CANE: A walking stick with attitude.
The Omhu Cane is a walking stick with attitude. Inspired by Scandinavian furniture, bicycles, hockey sticks and skateboards . . .
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Home + Architecture, Housing Design
Sharif Abraham Architect’s Clifton Hill House
Their minimal site doesn’t reveal the backstory of the Clifton Hill House. But the photos tell us it’s wide-open and pure-inspiration for accessible design.
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Home + Architecture, Housing Design
House of Bordeaux with wheelchair lift of statuesque porportion
The House of Bordeaux is one of few structures in which its primary wheelchair user had more access to the building than the rest of his family.
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DIY non-slip pads + bumpers for wheelchair footrest.
A double Instructable on how to improve a typical wheelchair footrest by adding footpads and bumpers.
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Home + Architecture, Housing Design
Universal Design in Netherlands home by WHIM
Hardly a day goes by when we aren’t inspired by something on Design Milk. And today is no different. The universally-designed Villa BH home (from WHIM), made for an older-adult couple in the Netherlands is a beautiful example of just how visually-stunning an abode can be. We love the open layout / inclusion of the [...]
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For the Home, For the Kitchen, Lifestyle
Locking, easy-to-use canopeners for limited grip: OXO Good Grips
If you haven’t heard of OXO and the Good Grip series (all made for aiding grip ability), treat yourself and explore now.
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Design Thinking, Eye Wear, Hearing / Ear Wear, Lifestyle, Wheelchair/Mobility, Wheelchairs
Design Revolution Road Show—A tour of Design that Makes a Difference
A little over a year ago, Emily Pilloton and the crew at Project H, took their lecture series “design that empowers” on the road to 35 high schools, universities, and cities across the nation. They toured from an airstream trailer armed with 40 of the 115 humanitarian design solutions featured in Pilloton’s book
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Technology, Tips + DIY Hacks, Wheelchair/Mobility
DIY Backup Camera System for Wheelchair from Genius Robotics
Found on Instructables: How to Fabricate, Configure and Install a Backup System Camera onto a Wheelchair. A rear-view camera system (used in automobiles) can be fabricated, configured, and installed on a wheelchair so users can increase their field of view. See the step-by-step guide to install a rearview backup system camera for wheelchair use.
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For the Home, Home + Architecture, Tips + DIY Hacks
DIY Hack for Door Opening +Closing
Found on Instructables, HERE. From the inventor: “Since it is a multi-step process for me to get into and out of bed, I like to avoid that hassle as much as possible. One thing that happens a lot is wanting my door either open or closed.
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