An educational apartment for people with disabilities opened in Nizhny Novgorod, transfers OTR. The authors of the project show wheelchair users, how to arrange life with maximum comfort. Details in the plot of Alina Ostrovskaya.
38-summer Ivan Ilyin – first participant in the project. 9 years ago he had a serious accident. Since then he has only moved in a wheelchair.
Ivan Ilyin, resident of Nizhny Novgorod: “A wheelchair user needs to remodel almost everything in an apartment. That is, you need furniture, rapids, doorways ".
An educational apartment opened in Nizhny Novgorod. Rehabilitation mini-center for those, who became disabled recently. Everything here is adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.: there are no usual drawers under the countertop in the kitchen – so that those, who has strollers with a footrest, could drive closer to the table. Hanging sections and oven positioned at a convenient height. There are special dishes – for those, who cannot move the hand or have a neck injury.
Ivan Morozov, Head of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Privolzhsky Research Medical University: “First of all, we paid attention to the bathrooms – made them as accessible as possible, barrier-free ".
Handrails, adjustable shower head, reclining anatomical chair – to wash yourself without assistance. Here they will teach you how to use simple devices, which allow you to fasten the buttons, who have no fingers after injury.
Almost all, what is in the classroom – except furniture – people with disabilities can receive free of charge by appointment of a doctor in the social insurance fund. Project authors' tips are very helpful, says Ivan. At one time he had to invent himself, how to equip housing.
During the year, the educational apartment will receive about one and a half thousand patients. Classes are free here. They are carried out by rehabilitologists of the medical university.. They also determine the duration of the course.: it is selected individually for each patient.
Over time, the authors of the project plan to supplement the rehabilitation program with courses of physiotherapy exercises and consultations of doctors..
