My Wheelchair Mods

thebibliosphere:

wasteposts:

sapphic-pink-kryptonite:

trash-slut:

frozenoj:

trash-slut:

USB Ports: My phone never dies now and it doesn’t even noticeably drain my battery

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Seat Warmers: just some cheap usb heating pads i got off ebay. because i’m not moving, i get cold really easily. this keeps me nice and toasty

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Cane Holder: just a piece of pvc pipe i zip tied to my chair and some velcro to stop it rattling

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Side Bag: this is made for a pram but its sooooo useful! the big pocket has three sections which can hold drinks, phones, whatever, and the little pocket unzips and i keep loose change in it

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Legrest Holder: This bit of velcro holds my leg rests out of the way so i can get closer to a table. i normally sit cross-legged when im not moving. Also i coated the legs in rubber paint. i bang into things a lot and also its purple and pretty

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Umbrella Holder: this is where my umbrella sits when i’m not using it
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Drink Holder: This holds my drink bottle. its also made for prams but its great to have easy access to water.
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Bag Holder: Also from the pram section, i have these little clips on my handles that hold plastic bags. i can carry a whole cart worth of shopping on these

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Umbrella Stand: this is a microphone stand, velcro and zip ties. it all folds away neatly but it will (hopefully) keep me dry without costing me my only free hand 

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Feel free to reply or message me if you are looking at modifying your chair and want some tips!

This is awesome! I feel like a lot of this stuff should just… come with the chair, though. Or there should at least be options you can buy [like the pram (aka stroller for us Yanks) stuff] instead of having to Macgyver an umbrella stand yourself.

These things should absolutely come as part of the chair. Design for disability is some of the most stagnant design i have ever seen. Its something that needs to change, but until it does, i’m gonna keep making my own mods 

what is it the kids say? i gotta pimp my ride

@thebibliosphere thought you might find this intereating

My brother would absolutely kill for this level of modification to his chair.