Deb, I use a power chair and have almost no use of my left arm and
pretty good use of my right. To carry soup or other hot liquids or
semisolids, I put a cutting board on my lap and place the bowl on it.
If the people you're working with have difficulty lifting things down
from the counter to their lap, a towel could be modified with handles
(and maybe a rigid frame), the bowl could be placed on that and lifted
down to the cutting board, or if the frame in the towel is rigid enough,
that could be enough.
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
-----Original Message-----
From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 2:26 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Trying to avoid a HOT plate in the lap
Hi Deb,
Even tho Amber is mobile, she has only full use of one arm and hand
and partial use of the other, and it causes her difficultly to use both
hands at the same time - as in then she has trouble walking. So to carry
things I bought a larger plastic plate and food is put in those little
Gladware containers that have the blue lids - she seals the container
and moves them where ever using the plate as a tray - a regular tray is
to large and needs two hands. Also they make plastic plates with lids,
that used for just carrying solid dinners I put them on a wet paper
towel, and on another plate so the heat is not so bad - salads, soups,
ice cream, pudding bowly things are gladware all the way. It works for
Amber. Just get the ones with really good lids, so they can take being
dropped.
Trisha
-----Original Message-----
From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
Of Dufour, Deb RQHR
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:03 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Trying to avoid a HOT plate in the lap
Hi there,
I'm reaching out to those of you who live with many of the same
difficulties
my "kids", the teens I work with, struggle through ...
I work with twin teen girls whose main goal and the moment is to figure
out
how they can be more independent in the kitchen. The both have spastic
quadriplegia cerebral palsy, drive power wheelchairs and have limited
use of
one hand. They also have a somewhat limited reach with their capable
arm.
We are trying to come up with a way that they can carry a hot bowl of
soup,
or a plate of food, from the counter, to the kitchen table, without
dumping
it all over themselves. The do not use wheelchair trays right now b/c
it
impacts and limits their forward reach.
Do any of you use a modified one-armrest tray? We are trying to design
something that would be stable on the armrest, have some bumpers or
guides
on the tray to keep the dishes stable ... but figured I would toss the
idea
out to you first, to see if anyone struggles with the same tasks.
How do you work in the kitchen? What kind of adaptations do you use?
Have
you renovated your kitchen at all to better suit your needs? And has
anyone
ever figured out a safe and "dry" way to carry food from the counter to
the
table without having half of it land in your lap???
Thanks for any ideas and advice!
Humbly,
Deb (OT)
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