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Handicapped Bathtub
 
Handicapped Bathtub
A handicapped bathtub is one that is specially designed for ease of use by individuals with physical limitations that make it difficult for them to take a bath unaided. A handicapped tub might have guardrails or other innovations that allow those with impaired mobility a measure of independence in personal hygiene. Short of spending thousands of dollars to have a specialized handicapped bathtub installed, there are steps one can take to help those with physical limits to achieve independence in bathing. "Adapt My World" by J. Rose Plaxen illustrates ways for parents to make bathing and other activities of daily living achievable goals for their differently-abled children.

A handicapped bathtub can allow a child to overcome obstacles that make it difficult for him or her to wash independently. While able-bodied children might be able to turn on the water, adjust the water temperature and shampoo themselves without difficulty, even holding a slippery bar of soap can be a challenge for a child with disabilities. Keeping the soap and shampoo out of sensitive eyes can be a nightmare!

A handicapped bathtub can be created with a few simple steps. Parents can create an adapted bathroom that makes their child's physical limitations irrelevant. "Adapt My World" is a guidebook of ideas and instructions for turning even the most formidable home and bath into one a child with disabilities can navigate with confidence. And confident is how a child will feel, secure in the knowledge that he or she doesn't have to rely on someone else to meet basic human needs like bathing.

A new car comes with a detailed owner manual, and new child comes with a wealth of how-to books, but unfortunately, resources for raising a disabled child are few. When J.Rose Plaxen realized her daughter was "differently abled" she decided to change this by writing Adapt My World: Homemade Adaptations for People with Disabilities, a home remedy-style book consisting of recipes for parents, educators and family members. "Our world, public or private, is not accommodating for differently abled individuals," said J.Rose Plaxen. "It's up to the individual who is taking care of each child to make their world truly their own. This book is filled with common-sense modifications that have an immediate and enormous impact on improving the daily lives of these children."

Adapt My World is the first such guide offering simple adaptations for many aspects of a child's life. Veteran parents, therapists, and teachers have handed down plenty of adaptations, but few have been printed for public viewing. Now families have a manual to guide them in accommodating their child's world. Adapt My World offers adaptations for the "differently abled" child at home, school, and play to achieve similar goals, tasks, and desires of an "abled" child.

 
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Adapt My World, Inc. and their employees assume no responsibility or liabilities for the adaptations contained on this website. All adaptations contained on this website must be assembled by an adult. The adaptations included on this website have been provided by individuals who generously donated (created or prepared) them in good faith. Adapt My World, Inc. and their employees assume no responsibility for successful use with all individuals with disabilities. Some adaptations are variation of the actual accommodations, therefore, there are alterations. Patent pending on all products contained in this site.