The life of a person with a disability is usually not a bed of roses - various barriers are placed in their way at every turn, often depending on the type of disability. People with physical disabilities often have problems even during their daily bath, which is why manufacturers go to great lengths to meet the needs of these customers.
Bath or Shower? That is the Question!
Contrary to appearances, this question is extremely important and complicating for a person with a physical disability. Everyone knows the pleasure of lounging in a bath, but for those with mobility impairments, getting in and out of the bath is practically impossible - often even healthy people can feel back pain when getting out of the bath, so let's imagine the same scenario, the same pain, increased and multiplied by illness. Nothing pleasant - obviously, so we are left with only one option, which is a shower, which, contrary to all predictions, can be not only very simplifying for maintaining basic hygiene but also very relaxing for a person with a disability.
A Shower for a Person with a Disability? - All Advantages!
Although being a person with a physical disability poses many problems, manufacturers, undeterred by this fact, do everything to create products that are designed to make their daily life easier. Shower enclosures are a product that perfectly fits such tasks - thanks to many useful functions we can create a small paradise in the cubicle, which will relax and energize anyone, not just someone with a disability. But what specific advantages do showers offer us?
First of all, a shower enclosure can be chosen according to individual needs or even designed from scratch - thanks to this we can, for example, adapt it to someone who doesn't walk at all, by pushing a wheelchair under the shower or sitting on a special chair or stool for people with disabilities, which we place under the stream of water. Other advantages of shower enclosures are that they can be expanded - this allows us to design it in such a way that we can add many conveniences inside, facilitating, for example, standing under the stream of water. Helping in this task are special supports that can be attached to the shower wall.
Size Matters - Mobility Freedom for People with Disabilities
When choosing or designing a shower enclosure for a person with a disability, we should pay attention to a few details, but the most important and necessary one is space. The size of the cubicle is significant for a person with a disability because the more space they have, the easier it is for them to behave naturally and comfortably enjoy the bath. It's worth considering this because when a person with a mobility impairment feels comfortable, we do too. Additionally, it's also worth noting that the more space we allocate for the enclosure, the more auxiliary items we can later "add," which is surprisingly important, especially as the person with a disability grows up. This way, in the future, we can save on bathroom expansion, focusing on what is most important to us.