Independent living products provide assistance to people with disability to assist them in carrying out everyday tasks. Equipment can include:
Workplace solutions and adjustments
Consideration may need to be given within the workplace to ensure adequate access, facilities and equipment are available within the toilet and bathroom. Reasonable adjustments in the workplace may need to be made to allow for:
- adequate turning space for wheelchairs
- provision of grab rails to provide support
- widening of doorways to allow for wheelchair access.
Funding for toilet and bathroom modifications or equipment required by persons within the workplace that are disability specific and not something usually provided by an employer, can be applied for under the Employment Assistance Fund. More information on the Employment Assistance Fund is available at the following link:
References
Independent Living Centres Australia Inc. 2007, Hygiene, Independent Living Centres Australia Inc., Sydney, viewed 7 November 2011, http://www.ilcaustralia.org/home/search2.asp?State=NSW&MC=11.
Standards Australia International 2001, Design for Access and Mobility: Part 1: General Requirements for Access—New Building Work, Standards Australia International Ltd., Sydney.
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