Handicap Shower Accessories

Now getting away from the health tips for awhile, I want to move into the topic of the handicapped, or folks with disabilities. There's plenty of them in my town and they get about mostly in wheelchairs or mobility scooters but that's not gonna be the topic of this post here. In fact I want to look at the bathroom in a house and how it can be developed into something better with some handicap shower accessories to give the shower some more accessibility while making it a place you want to use regularly and often.

There's plenty of stuff you can get to improve a regular shower, but when you talk about a handicap version, you're talking a whole new ball game in terms of getting clean in comfort and safety.

For starters, the kind of shower that is of more use to folks with disabilities has to be wider than a regular enclosure with plenty of grab rails and preferably a handicap shower seat cause most folks with disabilities can't stand up in a stall, or if they can, it can't be for too long and there is a greater risk of them falling.

So you're looking more at stuff like heavy duty curtains and poles to support them cause these are better at keeping the water in where it should be and they don't get mold, they're tear resistant, stain resistant and all sorts not least of they're long lasting!

Shower chairs or stools need to be of strong construction and be able to take plenty of weight, cause remember plenty of folks with disabilities are overweight cause they can't get no exercise in like regular folks. So when they sit they need to know that the chair ain't gonna break on them and cause them an accident or any kind of problem they can do well without.

Other stuff like extra grab rails always come in handy, plus soap and toiletries racks that can be fitted low down for easy access. It's all about making the place where you get clean a real welcoming place for anyone and the right accessories can totally make all the difference.

Jake
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