Hi Alice

we've had a similar thing sometimes with the BackFriend, that it leans a 
bit backwards depending on the shape of the chair underneath.  What 
people have tended to do is to jam something (their bag or scarf or 
whatever) between the back of the BackFriend and the chair, to keep it 
upright.  Other than that it seems to work really well.

bw Honey

On 02/02/2007 09:38, Alice Pennington wrote:

>Hello Honey,
>
>The link you sent was great because the lumber support is attached to a
>"seat" section.
>Some of our students have portable lumber support to use on chairs at
>university, but a lot of our chairs have a gap between the seat and the
>back. Students find that their backrests can start to slip down this
>gap.
>Does anyone else have this problem with the standard chair on campus?
>
>Thanks
>alice
>
>
>Alice Pennington
>University Disability Adviser, 
>Roehampton University
> 
>Reception Tel: 020 8392 3113 or 3403
>Direct Tel: 020 8392 3875
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> 
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Honey Lucas
>Sent: 02 February 2007 09:02
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Adjustable chairs
>
>Hi Rosie
>
>this may not help in all circumstances, but where we've had students who
>
>need more supportive chairs than those usually found in lecture rooms 
>etc we've got some BackFriends (e.g. 
>http://www.benefitsnowshop.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?bid=EZDY-195318&item=21
>8).  
>
>
>These are very light and are often found by students to be reasonably 
>easy to cart around.  They seem to provide a decent amount of lower back
>
>and posture support, and have the advantage of being able to be placed 
>on nearly every design of chair.
>
>Although this won't help for students who need height adjustable chairs 
>etc, for those who are asking for more lumbar support having a 
>BackFriend does mean that the student is in control of their adjustments
>
>and take it with them to each classroom... reducing the risk of things 
>going walkies.
>
>best wishes
>Honey
>
>
>On 01/02/2007 17:04, Ernst Trustram, Rosie wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Sadly the chair is missing. 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eileen Hagger-Street
>>Sent: 01 February 2007 16:48
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Adjustable chairs
>>
>>Not clear what went missing, the chair or the lecturer? 
>>E.Hagger-Street 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ernst Trustram, Rosie
>>Sent: 01 February 2007 16:42
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Adjustable chairs
>>
>>Dear all,
>>We are currently having difficulty with providing adjustable chairs
>>for our students.
>>We have managed to get the University to buy some, but we are having
>>less success in getting them into the right room at the right time. We
>>have various ad-hoc arrangements but still the chairs seem to go
>>walkabouts, and nobody in particular has responsibility for them. In
>>addition, we sometimes have to take chairs around from one building to
>>another, giving more potential for the chairs to disappear. This is
>>proving a particular difficulty for evening lectures, when neither our
>>department nor the building services team are in, and security (a
>>security guard is on duty in every building) are a private firm and it
>>seems that we can't ask them to help out.
>>I had lecturers taking chairs to lectures and then back to their
>>offices afterwards, but one hasn't been seen since last term.
>>
>>What do others do in this situation? Any suggestions appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rosie
>>
>>Rosie Ernst Trustram
>>Disability and Dyslexia Support
>>Perry Library, 4 Bridge
>>London South Bank University
>>
>>020 7815 6433
>>
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