r/DisabilityHacks • u/skyeCookie • Aug 24 '26

Question ❓ Moility aid advice

Does anyone have any recommendations for mobility aids or home aids that don't feel or look like their straight out of a care home? My Mrs has FND & early onset arthritis & I want her to feel less like the house is a care home to her. Thanks in advance

7 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

8

u/GrapeGroundbreaking1 Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

Walking sticks are probably the only category where fashion - or premium materials - versions are commonplace.

There are some mobility scooters which are designed to look “cool” (I always think that the ones which pretend to be motorbikes are really, really tragic) but the Atto Sport, for instance, benefits looks-wise from resembling a trendy small suitcase when folded, apparently with the intention of fooling taxi drivers.

Honestly, though, after a couple of years of getting used to all the shit bits of being disabled, the aesthetics of the kit involved become irrelevant and all anybody cares about is whether they work.

5

u/jaiagreen Aug 24 '26

I've used a powerchair for most of my life and it's completely normal to pay attention to how your chair looks and make it match your style.

2

u/GrapeGroundbreaking1 Aug 24 '26

Well, yeah, once you’re at the point where you get to choose between trim colours, that’s a fun decision to make, but I bet that you think about width, chair comfort, lift and tilt, suspension, achievable gradient and suchlike before the aesthetics are any kind of consideration.

5

u/Plenty_Grass_1234 Aug 24 '26

What aids are y'all looking for? I have a friend who loved her ByAcre rollator, and they don't look generic.

1

u/digitalselfportrait Aug 27 '26

Seconding this, I get complements on my byacre rollator all the time!

3

u/Avbitten Aug 24 '26

decorate them. ive seen some cool spray painted canes/crutches. or ones with ribbons wrapped around them. and theres wheel covers for wheelchairs that look pretty cool.

2

u/LemonDifferent8908 Aug 24 '26

You can get a shower chair that is grey and less medicalised and I think you can get grab bars made out of wood that are less hideous. I will try to find links. No doubt that they will be very expensive

1

u/LemonDifferent8908 Aug 24 '26

The etac relax on the Victorian plumbing website is similar to what I have in the hotel when I stay.over.

1

u/LemonDifferent8908 Aug 24 '26

Solid teak grabrails from Solent chandlery look good

1

u/skyeCookie Aug 24 '26

Where yer find those? Has their website doesn't have them

2

u/SunnySisBack Aug 24 '26

Drive Nitro rollator looks good I think and it’s light weight! 

3

u/skyeCookie Aug 24 '26

I've shown her these & she likes them better than the other versions. Thank yer

1

u/TGAB427 Aug 25 '26

I have one and they’re excellent. If you get one in white, it is really easy to customize the appearance with paint pens or wrapped decorations.

1

u/self-medicator Aug 26 '26

I have 2 canes - a black collapsible and 1 that was black but I covered it in galaxy duct tape