Navigation

Welcome Guest
( Log In | Register )


 
Reply to this topicStart new topic

> Wheelchair Accessories, Any cool gift ideas??

V
nayjay
post 20/12/2012, 12:27 PM
Post #1
****   Posts: 3,090   Joined: 28-February 05     
Advanced Member
With Christmas fast approaching I am fast running out of ideas for my Dad. He is in a wheelchair most of the time as he had a leg amputated about 4 years ago.
Does anyone know of something funky that could go on a wheelchair and wouldn't get in the way, etc?
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
~mimo~
post 20/12/2012, 01:52 PM
Post #2
*****   Posts: 9,859   Joined: 3-August 05     
Shut up, In measureless content.
Try calling the disability assoc in your state for ideas?

Being Christmas he could bling it up with tinsel etc if he is going out.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Gudrun
post 20/12/2012, 07:00 PM
Post #3
*****   Posts: 7,837   Joined: 3-January 10     
+
An attachable cup/stubby holder?

A new cushion cover?

A hat for summer (or slouchy cap for winter) that hangs on one of the handles? The hat could have some personality added to it (feather, badges, scarf...)

Pocket knife with all the gadgets you could possibly want (eg Swiss army knife) that can hang off the chair?

A pouch type bag that can go on the chair to carry books, magazines, tablet, kindle etc?

A 'book-seat' from Dymocks? Has a loop that can hang off the chair. Suitable for books and other devices.

Mobile phone and/or remote pouch?

This post has been edited by Gudrun: 20/12/2012, 07:01 PM
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
snuffles
post 20/12/2012, 07:04 PM
Post #4
****   Posts: 4,823   Joined: 19-July 05     
Stronger than ever.
If he goes out in it, a tall flag to put on the back so he is easier to see from an 'walking adult' perspective.

A horn! LOL

Maybe a musical horn.

I didn't even think of wheelchair accessories and I have a good friend who is wheelchair/mobility scooter bound most of the time.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
nayjay
post 21/12/2012, 06:29 AM
Post #5
****   Posts: 3,090   Joined: 28-February 05     
Advanced Member
Thank you so much for your replies. Great ideas.



This post has been edited by nayjay: 21/12/2012, 06:30 AM
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
adl
post 21/12/2012, 06:42 AM
Post #6
****   Posts: 1,724   Joined: 21-May 09     
Advanced Member
I haven't seem them in shops here, but I. Asia everyone had clip on fans to prams and chairs....thought a great idea in the heat????
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
charlottesmum04
post 21/12/2012, 06:54 AM
Post #7
****   Posts: 1,341   Joined: 20-January 12     
Advanced Member
The drink holders you can get to attach to prams attach really well to wheelchairs.

You can also get umbrella's that attach to wheelchairs in camping stores.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

 

The accidental attachment parent

"Attachment parenting has set me up for ... well, I'm not going to say failure, but for a very difficult time," says one mum.

Baby love is worth the expense

Amidst all the arguing over which paid parental leave scheme is best for parents, is anyone talking about what's best for babies?

Immunisation, fever and pain relief

Find out the benefits and risks involved with protecting your child from harmful diseases.

Thank You Mum

Send your mum a personalised eCard this Mother?s Day to show her you are thankful and to help us remember the women who face motherhood in situations of great adversity.

Free: 'The First Year' ebook

Check out our new interactive ebook, part of the brand new SMH Shortbooks series, for free!

One mum's 'biggest mistake' offers lesson for all

A mother sparked conversations around the world when she declared, in a national newspaper, that she wished she'd never had her two children. But her story can teach us a valuable lesson on parenthood.

Ask an expert: My child is suddenly resisting toilet training

My child is resisting the toilet training process. We got off to a good start, but now she?s refusing to use the toilet. What can we do now?

Johnson's Baby 'how to' videos

We've learned a lot since we launched our first JOHNSON'S� baby powder way back in 1894, so we've put together this collection of 'how to' videos to get you started on your exciting journey.

New dads are sexy and they know it

While most women wouldn?t associate being a new parent with feeling more attractive, it seems men see it differently: they think they?re better looking than before they were dads.

 
Advertisement
 
Advertisement
 
 
 

Competitions

Win a Grandparents Survival Pack

You could win a copy of Parental Guidance on Blu-ray and DVD and tickets to Madame Tussauds Sydney.

Win a Call the Midwife Series 2 DVD Prize Pack!

You could win one of 20 Call the Midwife Series 2 DVD prize packs.

Win Logitech gadgets for your home

Win the UE Boombox to listen to music wherever you go, or a TV Cam HD to Skype loved ones right from your TV!

Win a Mamas & Papas Baby Bud

You could win a gorgeous innovative Mamas & Papas Baby Bud!

 

Preschool activities

Free downloadable printables

Colouring sheets, educational activities and more.

Featured Promotions
 
 
Advertisement
 
 
RSS Lo-Fi Version
Skin by IPB Customize
Time is now: 23/05/2013

 
Essential Baby and Essential Kids is the place to find parenting information and parenting support relating to conception, pregnancy, birth, babies, toddlers, kids, maternity, family budgeting, family travel, nutrition and wellbeing, family entertainment, kids entertainment, tips for the family home, child-friendly recipes and parenting. Try our pregnancy due date calculator to determine your due date, or our ovulation calculator to predict ovulation and your fertile period. Our pregnancy week by week guide shows your baby's stages of development. Access our very active mum's discussion groups in the Essential Baby forums or the Essential Kids forums to talk to mums about conception, pregnancy, birth, babies, toddlers, kids and parenting lifestyle. Essential Baby also offers a baby names database of more than 22,000 baby names, popular baby names, boys' names, girls' names and baby names advice in our baby names forum. Essential Kids features a range of free printable worksheets for kids from preschool years through to primary school years. For the latest baby clothes, maternity clothes, maternity accessories, toddler products, kids toys and kids clothing, breastfeeding and other parenting resources, check out Essential Baby and Essential Kids.