Storm doors. Anyone rig theirs up so they can get through in a power chair without hitting their joystick? I'd rather not remove it for security reasons. But I don't really know many people who use power chairs so I figured I'd pose the question here and a few other places online to see if anyone has run into this -literally- besides me.
I'm going to try to replace the parts on this door (it's a tad old) to see if it can be adjusted better for opening/delayed closing.
But if anyone wanders by with a solution they've used that works with a power chair, let me know. (I'm not in the market for an automated door system right now - just an inexpensive workaround since those kinds of things, like the power chair I just financed, aren't seemingly a priority in our present system.)
"Often, a medical model of disability is used to justify large investment in these procedures, technologies and research, when adaptation of the disabled person's environment might ultimately be cheaper and more attainable." via Wikipedia Medical Model of Disability
Just sayin'.
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4 comments:
Have you checked out hydraulic parts? I know they make one for storm doors but not sure how pricey they are.
I use a power chair and we took the screen door off because I kept hitting it. That video for Paralyzer is pretty funny and it reminded me of zombie dancing.
Another place to ask the question is at WheelchairJunkie - lots of power chair users there
Goldchair- I did find a hydraulic part for about 100 dollars and that's an option, thanks.
Katja- great idea, thank you. I'll ask over there if our current Plan B doesn't work out...
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