Low Cost Adaptive Bath/Shower

[Karen Ozmun]

Received this inventive and money saving idea for adaptive bath/shower 
from  David Wetherow, Faye Buchanan & Amber Svingen via the discussion 
group <our-kids at tbag.osc.edu>.


We made a safe, cheap shower bed out of a Canadian Tire rubber dinghy.  We
made a slit in the bottom (at the front end), which we hang over the side
of the bathtub. The middle of the dinghy is supported by a $12.00 plastic
patio table, and the back end of the dinghy is supported on our bathroom 
toilet.  

We put a waterproof wedge in the dinghy, place Amber (lying prone) on the 
wedge, and use a hand-held shower to bathe her.  Total cost, about $75.00 
CDN, so we can't qualify for the under $5.00 category (sigh). The commercial 
shower trolley by Arjo Rehab costs over $5,000!
     
    David Wetherow, Faye Buchanan & Amber Svingen
    
    We don't have a home page yet, but visit our friends Jack & Marsha at: 
    http://www.inclusion.com