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Do It Yourself-Adaptive Technology
Zuzu,
That is wonderful. I will not sell anything I make. I'm really interested also in a small amount of funding also. The wheelchair mount will cost a little over $300 to make and I don't h...
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Do It Yourself-Adaptive Technology
There is a new movement taking place in the United States in the area of technology and manufacturing. While it is known as DIY – AT what that really stands for is Do It Yourself – Adaptiv...
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Do It Yourself - Adaptive Technology
There is a new movement taking place in the United States in the area of technology and manufacturing. While it is known as DIY – AT what that really stands for is Do It Yourself – Adaptiv...
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Rich
Thank you for sharing that Rich, I am adding it as a comment to the Water Safety blog.
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Another aspect of water safety. Unknown to most people there is a condition that exists on many islands, especially in Hawaii, called Shore Break. This hazard is created by the configuration of the ocean bottom leading up to the beach. When conditions are right, such as wind direction and wave speed etc. waves can break very close to the shore and in a vertical (straight up and straight down) direction. Anyone caught in that type of wave risks the possibility of serious injury. The beach where I was hurt is called Cinnamon Bay in the US Virgin Islands and two years after I was hurt another individual broke his back and is a paraplegic. This condition exists on many of the island beaches in Hawaii and a law in Hawaii requires warning signage be posted on all beaches where Shore Break exists. One of the dangerous things about Shore Break is that it is undetectable by the untrained eye. There are several beaches in the Virgin Islands where no signage warnings exist. If you are going into the water make sure you research your beach before you go. I would like to show a picture of Hawaii’s Shore Break warning.
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Cabin Fever
Wikipedia states “Cabin Fever is an idiomatic term … for a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in a small space, with nothing to do for...
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Key Aid
We don't have many doors inside our house that lock so I never have to use a key. Recently we have placed my gun in a gun cabinet that obviously locks. When I went to open it I could get the key i...
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Table Lifters
Before my accident I was about 6'5" tall. In the wheelchair my legs rarely fit under a table. Normally, I use a table that attaches to my chair. At home I wanted to sit at the table like an ...
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They Will Surf Again
I'm posting this so everyone understands:
My name is Richard Fabend (C6 complete) I have a forum on Christopher Reeve’s website and my own website www.handihelp.net I want people to under...
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heloo sir how r u
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I Hate It!
Every time I see the "Suzy" anti-smoking ad, those words come out of my mouth. And every time I say that my wife says to me, “You shouldn't hate it, you should dislike it&rdquo...
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Reexamining Risk
Risk is part of the daily fabric of our lives. Generally speaking, I think people have done a great job convincing themselves that life is safe and that they are secure most of the time. Changes since...
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Scales
Scales for weighing individuals in a sling are expensive. So I bought a scale for weighing Big Deer, and it works just fine. We hook the scale to the ceiling tract lift in our bedroom. Even if the wei...
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