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Topic of the Month July: Construction & Living

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Topic of the Month July: Construction & Living

People with handicap often experience barriers in public buildings. Researchers recognised a lot of them in prisons. And others invent a new stair climbing system.

On REHACARE.de we present more details on these themes in our current Topic of the Month "Construction & Living".

For most people confined to wheelchairs, elevators and ramps are essential to daily travel. Everyday tasks such as reaching a high shelf, grocery shopping, or even talking to people face to face is sometimes impossible or requires assistance. With a new stair climbing system, now offered to patients with mobility impairments, life in a wheelchair may become a little easier.
- New Wheelchair Climbs Five Inch Stairs

The prison inmate population is aging rapidly, but prisons have not yet adapted to the physical and mental needs of geriatric prisoners, according to a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. They analyzed questionnaire responses by 120 female prisoners aged 55 or older in the California prison system.
- Prisons not Adapting to Needs of Aging Inmate Population

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