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Accessible Bathroom Tips and Products

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THE ACCESSIBLE HOME: THE BATHROOM
The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the house and, if not designed with accessibility in mind, one of the hardest to make more accessible. This section helps you find ways both small and large to gain precious inches and and make using the bathroom easier.

For more tips on making your bathroom more accessible, look for Shelley's book, "Home Accessibility: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier," available online or at a library or bookstore near you in late 2011.

All Around the House: Bathroom

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Keep warm, dry off, or lounge in Change-A-Robe™

Change-A-Robe™ is a hooded, poncho style robe that is roomy, easy to put on, and large enough...

Install wrist blades on water faucets

Separate hot and cold water knobs can be replaced with wrist blades. These...

Wear swimming goggles when washing hair

If someone you care for hates to get his hair washed, have him wear a pair of swim goggles so...

Remove mascara smudges and groom eyebrows with lip balm

If you smudge your eye makeup while you are away from home, lip balm may...

Wash your underarm when your shoulder is immobilized using a tongue depressor & washcloth

To wash under your arms when your shoulder is immobilized, try this:...

Ask for devices that will make hospital stay more comfortable

236 When you are in the hospital, there are several devices that may make your stay more comforta

Turn faucets on/off easier with longer kitchen lever arm faucets

Kitchen faucets usually have longer levers, so they are easier to use in both the kitchen and...

Moisturize bath and body with olive oil

If you are chemically sensitive, olive oil, purported to be the closest thing to human skin oils...

Remove eye makeup with baby oil

If you use eye makeup, an inexpensive remover is baby oil. Apply the oil to lashes on both eyes...

Use an automatic faucet control device to turn water on/off easily

People who have trouble turning a faucet on or remembering to turn the water off might try...

Give liquid vitamins or medication when in the bathtub

Give liquid vitamins or medications when the person is in the bathtub. Then if...

Long handled toenail scissors

Reach your toes easier with long-handled scissors. The serrated, stainless steel blades of these 8

Verilux Portable UV-C Sanitizer

Given sufficient intensity and exposure, UV-C light will kill most of the germs responsible for cau

Rinse Ace� shower nozzle

If you need to shower sitting down, or if bending to bathe children or pets or is difficult, consi

Chap-Grip keeps lip balm handy

If you are outdoors a lot and you find you are using lip balm regularly, keep it within easy rach w

Wrap rubber bands around shower nozzle

A metal hand-held shower nozzle can be very slippery and hard to manage when your hands are soapy.

Use coffee filters as inexpensive, disposable washcloths

If you are looking for a small, economical, and disposable wash cloth, use coffee filters. They ...

Use tongue depressor & washcloth to apply deodorant.

Apply deodorant by spraying or rolling it onto a clean, dry washcloth. Drape the washcloth over ...

Reuse items from around the house as drawer organizers.

I keep my earrings in old ice cube trays

Flatten toothbrush tube with toothbrush

To flatten a tube of toothpaste to make rolling it up easier, lay the tube on a flat surface and wi

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