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Post by georger on Jun 2, 2015 0:17:42 GMT
Is anyone interested in a thread about practical solutions to disability?
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Post by Craig Lane on Jun 2, 2015 10:11:28 GMT
I think this would be a useful addition to the site. Although a lot of us, myself included, don't like to think of ourselves as disabled little bits of help along the way to keep our independence is always welcome. So far my acceptance has reached to an electric shopper, just to ride around the shop or pop to the local post box.( I still like to drive while I can and the shops here can be a long haul at 4 mph.) I also have recently bought a hot water dispenser, like a kettle you don't have to tip. Amazingly the water is actually boiling as it leaves the machine. Makes a lot of weird noises but that's ok with me. There a re many interesting devices available. It would be interesting to read of other experiences, what works and what doesn't.
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Post by georger on Jun 6, 2015 1:10:59 GMT
My big worry now is my hands, so here's what I've found about fat handles for cutlery, pens and pencils, tools and the like. You can buy cutlery with solid fat handles but these have no give, are unbalanced because of the weight, can be expensive and there is a limited range of utensils. I like closed cell foam handles and you can buy cutlery with these, but once again, there is a limited range. You can also buy ready-made slip on foam handles, but I buy foam as long tubes, cut it to length, slip it over the handle and seal both ends with hot melt glue or similar. The cheapest is foam pipe insulation which is soft. The disadvantage is that there is only a limited range of internal and external diameters available. A wider range is available in colourful foam tubes of unspecified material. This is not as soft, but okay. Firmer still is plastazote foam which I find too firm. You can also get material to mould into handles but I haven't tried this. My favourite is the colourful foam.
Dictated via Dragon
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Post by georger on Jun 25, 2015 8:11:16 GMT
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Post by georger on Aug 12, 2015 7:05:34 GMT
Here's one for the workshop www.bosch-do-it.com/gb/en/diy/tools/bench-drill-199903.jspA bench drill that weighs as much as I do and needs me to stand up to change speeds is now no good to me. But this one is light and has electronic speed control. There is some criticism of the lack of precision and there is some truth in this, but this is only important if you need a high level of precision. I find it very useful for drilling metal, wood and plastic in my usual imprecise way. |
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