Movement areas for wheelchair users in door areas In most cases, room doors are designed as so-called swing doors with manual operation (manual opening and closing). With such doors, wheelchair users need a movement area of 150 cm x 150 cm on the side to which the door opens (direction of opening). On the other hand, a movement area of 120 cm x 150 cm is sufficient. The different requirements…
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AAL technologies: Ambient Assisted Living The term Ambient Assisted Living with the abbreviation AAL is about supporting older and disadvantaged people, depending on the situation and unobtrusively, in everyday life. This takes place, among other things, through (electronic) systems as well as through methods and concepts or services and products. Everything is user-centered – i.e. directly geared towards people – and integrated into their immediate living space. Accordingly, the technology…
Read MoreMake the Bedroom Barrier-free Part II
In general, it can be said that accessibility serves to increase the quality of life through independence. Not only people with disabilities benefit from the improved quality of life through a barrier-free environment, but also children, older people, parents with prams and people who are temporarily affected by a disability. Nowadays, when houses and apartments are newly planned and built, the opportunity is increasingly used to make them barrier-free or…
Read MoreMake the Bedroom Barrier-free Part I
The barrier-free design and furnishing of the apartment and in particular the bedroom and bathroom has become increasingly important in recent decades. In this article we deal intensively with the topic of “barrier-free”, provide information on how to furnish a bedroom barrier-free, illuminate the background and give valuable tips. Introduction The “barrier-free” or “barrier-free apartment design” has been gaining more and more importance for years. However, it is not clear…
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When equipping the bed, a mattress that is ergonomically suitable for the user should be selected. Choosing a higher mattress has a positive effect, as it can absorb or distribute the pressure better. The spring base, in turn, should match the mattress and the user. It must also be suitable for the slatted frame in the bed frame (see slatted frame). In the case of classic slatted frames or base…
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Bed legs The bed legs form the lower end of the bed and create a connection to the floor. They should match the entire construction in terms of material and shape. There are many different types of bed legs. Basically, a larger footprint offers greater stability. Headboard / footboard In addition to the bed legs, the headboard can increase the stability of a bed if it is designed to be…
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For the production of beds in plank processing or beam processing , no glued wooden panels are used, but solid wood elements in the form of planks or beams. The stability of a solid wood bed in plank processing or beam processing is reduced by a significant risk of warping due to “working” wood. In addition to the type of processing, the type of wood used for production also plays…
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In hardly any everyday situation are we more helpless than during sleep. It is absolutely understandable that you want a safe place to sleep that provides security and thus offers an optimal basis for relaxation. Nobody wants to have to fear that the bed will collapse under them during the night and a good night’s sleep is hard to imagine if the bed wobbles or squeaks, creaks or makes other…
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The history of the water bed can be traced back more than 3,000 years to the Persians. They made bag-like or bubble-like containers from goat skins or goatskin by gluing them with pitch. Originally, these goat skin containers served nomadic peoples initially purely as a water reservoir until they were recognized as being useful as a comfortable sleeping surface. The advantage of the goat skin mattresses filled with water was…
Read MoreTypes of Water Beds Part II
Light water beds The term light water beds is used to summarize water-based sleeping systems or sleeping pads which, due to their construction and the resulting lying and comfort properties, cannot be equated with regular water beds. It is quasi “waterbeds light” or “slimmed down” water-based sleep solutions. In the case of light water beds, a distinction is made between hose systems or hose water mattresses and low-volume water mattresses…
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