[Blindtlk] maneuveriability around a kittchen

Sat Oct 14 18:34:04 UTC 2017

Hi,

Putting wheels on the bar stools really scares me.  I really don't think it will be stable for you.  I wouldn't do it for myself and I don't have MS.  Have you contacted any MS groups or gone to any MS web sites for information?  How about any OT's or PT's in your area or on the web?  What you are doing now sounds good.  Keep us updated.

Annely  
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On Thu, 10/12/17, S L Johnson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] maneuveriability around a kittchen
 To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
 Cc: "S L Johnson" <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>
 Date: Thursday, October 12, 2017, 10:00 PM

 Hi,

 Due to physical limitations I have been
 experimenting with this problem for 
 years.  I have tried the office chair with
 extra pillows and found that to 
 be very
 unstable.  I have not found a rolling chair or stool high
 enough to 
 reach my counters, sink and
 stove.  However, I did get a very attractive 
 wooden bar stool that is the perfect height for
 me to reach.  You can find 
 them in all
 kinds of department and home goods stores.  They usually
 come in 
 two heights, one for use at a tall
 breakfast bar high and the shorter one 
 that
 is good to be at your kitchen counters, stove and sink. 
 The one I got 
 has a nice high back to offer
 good support when sitting.  Mine also swivels 
 so I can move from side to side reaching the
 stove and counters easily. The 
 stool is
 light enough that I can push it from one side of my kitchen
 to the 
 other as needed.  It is not the
 perfect solution you are looking for but it 
 might help for now.  I know for me, with my MS
 causing me to fall a lot I am 
 very glad
 that stool is there when I need it.  When I am getting
 ready to 
 prepare food I get everything out
 and place it on the counter where I can 
 reach it from the stool without having to keep
 getting up.  When I am using 
 the burners
 on the stove I place the stool in front of the stove and I
 can 
 reach to do what is necessary to
 prepare foods safely at the stove.  As I 
 was typing this message I had a thought of
 possibly putting wheels onto the 
 legs of my
 stool.  I do not know if that would make it too unstable or
 not. 
 I guess I will not know unless I give
 it a try.  Good luck to you and I will 
 be
 interested to see what others suggest for this situation.

 Sandra Johnson
 SLJohnson25 at comcast.net

 -----Original Message----- 
 From: Julie Johnson via blindtlk
 Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 5:07 PM
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 Cc:
 Julie Johnson
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk]
 maneuveriability around a kittchen

 When I broke my foot, I used an office chair
 quite a bit around the house.
 In the kitchen
 I would rest my knee on it or sit in between doing
 things.
 I don't think it would be high
 enough to work comfortably at the kitchen
 counters while sitting .  There are
 wheelchairs specifically designed for
 activities that require more height.  
 I've read about people using them for
 kitchen activities, but I don't know any
 more than that.

 A couple
 other ideas would be to use a table for prep work instead of
 the
 higher counters.  Or use a large
 cutting board in the lap to do the prep
 work, depending on what exactly needs to be
 done.

 HTH
 Julie
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 -----Original Message----- 
 From: Justin Williams via blindtlk
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 Re: [Blindtlk] maneuveriability around a kittchen

 for someone else; we're
 just tapped out of places to look, so I just stabbed
 out into the dark when I aske you guys and
 hoped for the best.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
 On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
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 a kittchen

 You could use a
 wheelchair. Many office chairs might work for it, too, but
 I
 don't know what precipitates the
 need.

 Cindy

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 Subject: [Blindtlk] maneuveriability around a
 kittchen

 Does anyone know
 of anything which will allow someone to maneuver around a
 kitchen and reach the height of an average
 kittchen counter without having
 to walk,
 like some sort of chair easy to role or something?
 Justin
 Justin

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