Reading while on the toilet

Using a wastebasket and a paper clip the user can read while on the toilet without having to hold the book - suitable for persons with poor trunk balance

Description
When the user reads while on the toilet he places the book or newspaper on a wastebasket with lid in front of him. He puts a paper clamp on the book and a ruler across the pages to prevent the book from closing. The paper clamp always sits attached to the wastebasket with a hook.

Authors comments
Being able to read makes long bathroom visits less boring and you get smarter at the same time.

Purchased from
Office supply store (paper clamp)

Idea
The user

Paid for by
The user

Tip is dated from 2009

Categories for this tip
recreation, leisure » reading, self care » toileting, Tips and tricks from people with Low tetraplegia with partly function in arms/hands (C7- Th1, ASIA A, B).

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