Dear List
One thing we thought of - we alerted a new building project here - wet
areas would include ethnic minorities for washing of feet.
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Rhun ap Harri
Swyddog Anabledd /Disability Officer
Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth University of Wales
Adeilad Cledwyn Building G7 Penglais Campus
SY23 3DD 01970 628537 mobile: 07971 818 993
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [ACCESSIBUILT] Baths and showers
>
>
>> Hi Alex,
>> some interesting answers - I would definitely go for a wet-room approach
>> -
>> with folding three-quarter doors (750mm) and a curtain if extra privacy
>> is
>> needed and if possible I would make sure the room is plenty large enough
> to
>> allow room to manoeuvre in a wheelchair and to transfer from one
> wheelchair
>> to another and room for two personal assistants
>>
>> Personally I have never found a compromise between bath and shower works
>> well for either, but especially for the shower user, who has to stand on
> the
>> slippery curved surface of the bath - I would also say that in principle
>> I
>> feel it is wrong to attempt to meet the needs of two individuals with
>> one
>> compromise, unless it can be shown that the compromise on either part is
>> strictly minimal and the equipment really meets the needs of both
>>
>> I have found both folding shower seats and walk-in baths extremely
>> disappointing - the shower seats tend to be too small for anyone with
>> limited mobility and / or balance to safely sit on - especially when
> trying
>> to wash and covered in foam
>>
>> the baths just don't work - despite the manufacturers' best efforts to
> sell
>> them - and people end up freezing and very undignified while waiting
>> both
>> before and after washing while the water fills and empties and often the
>> water level is pitifully low
>>
>> if the person who prefers to bathe rather than shower does so in order
>> to
> be
>> in a sitting position then perhaps a shower wheelchair is the solution -
>> I
>> would suggest one with netting rather than solid plastic seat and back -
>> there are also shower chairs that can tilt in space and even lay right
> back
>> to horizontal
>>
>> if a bath is really what is needed then perhaps a hoist is called for,
>> in
>> which case have you seen the Sure Hands hoist system? this can use a
>> mechanism just like a large pair of hands to lift the person rather than
> the
>> horrible sacking material that is usually used in hoists - i can send
>> you
>> more details if wanted
>>
>> Vin
>>
>> Vin West
>> Secretary, Arfon Access Group
>> Glyn Dwr
>> Llandwrog Uchaf
>> Caernarfon
>> Gwynedd
>> LL54 7RA
>>
>> 01286880761
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alex Larg" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:34 AM
>> Subject: [ACCESSIBUILT] Baths and showers
>>
>>
>> > Dear Colleagues,
>> >
>> > We have two students with CP and it is likely they are going to use
>> > the same facilities. One likes to use a bath and the other needs to
>> use
>> > a shower because he cannot climb into a bath. Someone has
>> > suggested installing a walk-in type bath with a shower above so that
>> > both have their preference / need accommodated.
>> >
>> > Has anyone else provided this type of set up and if so does it work
>> > well? Are there any problems and can you recommend a particular
>> > type of walk in bath that is good?
>> >
>> > Many thanks,
>> >
>> > Alex.
>> >
>> >
>> > Alex Larg
>> > University Disability Co-ordinator
>> > University of Oxford
>> > Tel: 01865 280562
>> > Fax: 01865 280300
>> > Email : [log in to unmask]
>> > (Tues - Thur)
>> >
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