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2. Accessible bathtub - Wikipedia

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   Accessible bathtubs are bathtubs that can be used by people with limited mobility, disabilities, and the elderly. A bathtub can be made accessible for some people by the addition of grab bars or hand grips, or through the use of lifts that lower and raise the bather in the water. [1] Other bathtubs have been specially designed for accessibility ...

3. International Symbol of Access - Wikipedia

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   In the late '60s, with the rise of universal design, there grew a need for a symbol to identify accessible facilities. [3] In 1968, Norman Acton, President of Rehabilitation International (RI), tasked Karl Montan, chairman of the International Commission of Technology and Accessibility (ICTA), to develop a symbol as a technical aid and present in the group's 1969 World Congress convention in ...

4. Accessible toilet - Wikipedia

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   Accessible toilets are toilets that have been specially designed to better accommodate people with physical disabilities. Persons with reduced mobility find them useful, as do those with weak legs, as a higher toilet bowl makes it easier for them to stand up. Additional measures that can be taken to add accessibility to a toilet include ...

5. Adaptive equipment - Wikipedia

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   Adaptive equipment. Adaptive equipment are devices that are used to assist bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding are self-care activities that are including in the spectrum of activities of daily living (ADLs). Jennifer McLaughlin Maly a P.T./ D.P.T. in her article located in the journal Exceptional Parent gives a more complete ...

6. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Disability. Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation ...

7. Here’s a guide to Myrtle Beach area beach wheelchairs ... - AOL

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   Here’s how to rent a beach wheelchair, according to Visit Myrtle Beach. Horry County. Call 843-381-8000 or email beachwheelchair@horrycounty.org at least two days in advance to reserve a beach ...