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Meldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtf · 10 months ago

You couldn't just, like, place the wheelchair at the sides??

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You couldn't just, like, place the wheelchair at the sides??

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Meldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtf · 10 months ago
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  • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    You know what the one thing a wheelchair-bound person never needs?

    A fucking chair.

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      No, you see, it’s not a full chair, just the backrest. Just in case their wheelchair backrest needs to rest.

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        Oh, and here i was thinking they found a way to cut costs on wheelchairs by removing the backs – necessitating these backless-wheelchair-accessible-wheelchair-backs for those that need to give their backs a break.

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          Backless and low back wheelchairs are definitely a thing, though fortunately not for cost savings, but for better mobility for the user.

          If you have really good T-spine mobility and control, it can sometimes be beneficial to get rid of the back of your chair, giving you more range to twist, turn, and lean from the hips.

          With enough upper body strength, If you go for a lightweight no back chair with tip wheels, strap in, and get some durable gloves, you can even do full cartwheels in a wheelchair.

          Obviously whether a backless chair is appropriate is very individual and a physiotherapist and occupational therapist will need to help assess.

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      You know what wheelchair users also sometimes like to do in the middle of a long day?

      Fucking lie down.

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      They do, though. Most tables don’t sport the room underneath to allow a wheelchair, this if one goes out for dining, one needs to transfer to a regular chair.

      If possible ofc, but it sincerely limits the scope of restaurants you can visit if you can’t switch seats.

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        i always wondered why the arms of wheelchairs weren’t adjustable/removable. It seems like it would be a smart thing to implement. I can move my office chair arms up and down, forward and backwards, i even have about 30° of rotation available

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          They do. My dad had one, made it way easier to get him in/out of bed.

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          They do and it’s very common, no idea what that other imbecile is blithering about.

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          Can you put boxes of pounds of force on your office chair’s adjustable arm along different vectors without it moving as you use it to get in and out of the chair without your legs?

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    Lol as if people couldn’t just park their wheelchair beside the bench

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      That is what title says yep

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        I actually have title blindness. It’s a super rare condition

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          I pray for you and your family 🙏

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            1 like = 3 prayers (exclusive offer)

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              Where do the thots come in

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          Do you need a special bench for that?

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          I didn’t know there was a diagnosis for this I should get myself checked

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          Haha! LTS can’t see me talking about them! I hear they never know what book they’re reading…

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    What exactly does that back part do for someone sitting on a chair?

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      It holds the little sign up

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      It might prevent some asshole from walking up behind them and just start wheeling them somewhere.

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        A doctored tweet that says "The elites don't want you to know this but there paraplegics at the park are free. You can take them home, I have 458 restraining orders"

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        That’s also what brakes are for. But in case a human going with the person in a wheelchair wants/ has to push the wheelchair this also makes it so much more difficult to get in/out of.

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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          *brakes, breaks are what birds have for mouths

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            I thought breaks were the glass bottles that scientists put stuff in?

            • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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              You’re thinking of beakers. Breaks is what Johnny does when he wakes up in the morning and smokes marijuana.

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              No breaks are that family down the block where the kids have really cool names: Brayden, Brayliegh, Brayless

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            Thx TIL

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    A wheelchair’s backrest does not have zero depth, so with this design the rollchair user has to sit slightly in front of the people on the left and right. Utter shit.

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    This will be very helpful for all the backless wheelchair users.

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      Wheelstools.

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      deleted by creator

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    What would the symbol for “no homeless” look like? A house crossed out twice?

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      What would the symbol for “no homeless” look like?

      ✝️

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      • 0ops@lemm.ee
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        You know, in theory

    • cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world
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      🏠 inside 🚫 inside another 🚫 ?

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        You could probably just get away with the “no” over the home. “You have no home”, “this is not your home” simultaneously.

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      That’s the first time I’ve ever double-taked a sentence before. Nice.

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      I’ve seen no camping signs with a tent crossed out and of course no loitering signs are a classic excuse to harass homeless people

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    I have never seen anything like that before. Looks ridiculous.

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    This feels like a disguised way to not let people sleep on the bench.

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      Yes, that’s what the text says.

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        Wow, I completely erased that part of the image from my mind.

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            What does it say on the bottom? I don’t know how to read.

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              Idk man I’m struggling too

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              Yvan eht nioj

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              !Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!<

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                Milo is better

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      Interesting strategy if that was the point of it, considering the wholly intact bench in the background of the photo.

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    Yeah, it’s possible/probable that it was a dick move by some planning committee. But if I were wheelchair bound, I could imagine that being a) acknowledged and b) in the middle — instead of always off to the side — could be nice.

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      How many wheelchair users have backless chairs? Like, this isn’t even a good design if it WAS actually intended for them. With that back part any wheelchair user would end up sitting slightly forward from the people sitting on the actual bench seat, possibly a good 6+ inches forward if it bumps into the handles on the back.

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    Hostile architecture

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    this is what we call, excessively stupid design.

    It could be both disability accessible, and just, a fucking bench, because benches have always been accessibility enabled, because they’re fucking benches.

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    “2 guys sitting on a bench 2 feet apart cause they’re not gay “

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    Just freaking make single chairs. Stop making weird benches. If you want a bench, make a bench. Someone might lay on it. If you don’t want a bench, Christ on a cracker, don’t make a weird bench! Just make chairs!

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    That’s dirty

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    I can already imagine someone raving about this fantastic design on LinkedIn

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