that would be very conspicuous and not at all what 
wheelchairs are intended for and I don't think 
there is spare room on buses

Vin
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From: "Ian Watkins (Consultability)" 
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Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: Incontinence on public transport


Would it not be possible to provide a folding 
wheelchair on the bus that can
be put in the wheelchair space when required? This 
could be the seating
provision for this lady. This could easily be wiped 
clean (or have some
padding on it?) and would save the other seats in 
the bus. A cheapish
wheelchair would not be excessively expensive. 
Perhaps shoe could provide
one herself if cost was an issue.

Ian Watkins BSc, MSc, NRAC Auditor Member
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Kelvin Mok
Sent: 18 December 2008 22:36
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Subject: Re: Incontinence on public transport


At 03:00 PM 12/18/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>  Hey, I think I may have just invented a 
> disability product with
> commercial possibilities.


I just thought of another solution.  Make a tote 
bag that she can put an
adult diaper in and make it into a seat cushion. 
It is zippered.  One
side of the tote bag has a appropiately sized panel 
of waterproof mesh to
allow urine to pass through easily and the rest of 
the tote bag is
plasticized to contain the wet diaper and any 
excess urine.  Carry the tote
bag by the handle and she carries everything, 
including any excess urine,
out of the bus without embarrassment or anyone not 
in the know realise what
just happened.  She can dispose of the diaper in a 
toilet facility, clean
up and replace with a fresh diaper.  The bus 
operator should still carry a
supply of free diapers to accommodate this lady's 
disability as she will
need one when she reboards the bus.  It is a very 
cheap and practical
solution the bus operator should be proud of as a 
sympathetic company in
accommodating people with disabilities.

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