Tag: SCI
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From Research to Practice: Clinical Decision-Making About Sink Access, Faucets, and Water Use at Home
When therapists think about home modifications, attention often goes to entrances, showers, toilets, and stairs. Those are critical areas, but the sink deserves just as much clinical scrutiny. A recent feasibility study of the Access-H2O smart faucet in people living with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) reinforces an important point for home modification practice: independent…
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Smart Faucets, Water Access, and Independence at Home
When people think about home accessibility, they usually picture ramps, showers, grab bars, and stair lifts. Those features matter, but another daily activity deserves much more attention: accessing water independently at the sink. A recent peer-reviewed study on the Access-H2O smart faucet offers a strong starting point for that conversation by showing how hands-free faucet…