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Colleen, Scott and Everyone-
I'm going to limit my comments here to one suggestion per message because I tend to loose most of the middle parts of lists, even though the ideas are often good.
I'm going to borrow a cane and really go through the events of my day. How much of my life would be "off limits" with a cane and one free hand?
Looking up, I see that more than half of my large office closet would be un-accessible! Things that I put there "just for now" would become booby traps.
I've got work to do. And that's just one room.
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Four months ago I set out to make my office/music room handicapped accessible. Thanks to a response by Savanah, I took a re-look this morning.
Things are a lot better. Most of the unnecessary leftovers are gone.
But I today realized three important rules:
1) Everything must be capable of being lifted and moved with one hand.
2) Everything above shoulder height must be light, easy to reach without stretching.
3) Objects must not be leaning against one another and likely to fall (such as long shelves of books.
Considering that I began this project standing on chairs to lift heavy boxes off high shelves, it's gone well.
It's "almost done."
Now it's just between Almost and Me.
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I had hip replacement. During physical therapy I learned how to use a cane properly. You mentioned getting a cane. For it to help you, please learn how to use it correctly.