• jumjummy@lemmy.world
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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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    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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    What would the symbol for “no homeless” look like? A house crossed out twice?

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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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    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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    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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    Yeah… I’m surprised by how commonly people repost this everywhere.

    If you want to include them, they can also sit across from the bench… Or next to it