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Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pm
Please join us in this thread on Wednesday January 27th from 12:00-1:30pm for a Q&A about adaptations and adjustments.
Our expert in the field, Demelza Stuart, who serves as our Advocacy and Information Officer and Occupational Therapist in Northern Ireland will be hosting the Q&A and will use your questions, thoughts and input when updating our current Adaptations Manual.
We would love to hear from anyone who has used the manual in the past, or from anyone who has thoughts to share and questions to ask about the adaptations process.
We look forward to the discussion.
Muscular Dystrophy UK staff member
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pm
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Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmOooohhhh.
Very interesting!
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Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmThis is great. Thanks for posting!
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Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmthanks will do
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmSadly I cannot be here tomorrow but here is my question.
Is there a toilet seat riser that can elevate a person up to standing height [whilst feet are on the floor and not tipping the person forward] that can work in a wet room?
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Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmI cant be on either.
I am looking for a transfer board with a loo shaped end (half moon curve) with a groove that would stop board moving as I shuffle.. does such a thing exist.
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmWelcome to the Q&A on adaptations.
Demelza Stuart, our Occupational Therapist is currently in the process of updating our Adaptations Manual. We would like to know if any of you have used the adaptations manual in the past? If so, can you tell us what was helpful about having the manual? Was it easy to understand?
We would also like you to give recommendations for what information would be useful to have in any future publication to help you through the adaptations process?
Please feel free to share your thoughts and experiences on adaptations here.
Muscular Dystrophy UK staff member
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmHi!
Is this the place to ask questions?
"Even if you are not paranoid, it does not mean they are not out to get you!".
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmHi everyone. Welcome to the discussion.
The aim of today’s Q&A is to get your feedback on our Adaptations Manual. This publication aims to provide advice to both health professionals and individuals going through the adaptations process.
So, has anyone used the adaptations manual in the past?Muscular Dystrophy UK staff member
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmHi taungfox. Yes you can ask questions here, and discuss your experiences of going through an adaptations process to your home. As Emilie said above, we may not be able to answer individual queries during the Q&A, but we will be happy to hear your question.
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Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmI am rather confused by the fact that Zero Rating of Adaptations
is not very well publicised.I did not know about it till the O.T. lady mentioned it in connection
with the special “purpose built mobility scooter store” that I was having
made for my mobility scooter.Strangely the company building it did not know anything about it and were most
suspicious. It took the intervention of one of our MD ladies to
advise than and come up with the relevant paperwork.As this was a specific adaptation for a durability issue there should have been no doubt at all!
"Even if you are not paranoid, it does not mean they are not out to get you!".
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmI was given the adaptations manual at a regional conference in
2010. It was even on a CD.Question. Has it been added to or changed since 2010?
It had lots of very useful advice.
Loved the templates to calculate “door swings” and “turning circles”
when panning adaptations to your home. They were basic overlays though.
Has anymore work been done on this?"Even if you are not paranoid, it does not mean they are not out to get you!".
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmThanks for raising this. If you’re disabled, you should not be charged VAT on products designed or adapted for your own personal or domestic use. Also, you should not be charged VAT on:
• the installation and any extra work needed as part of this
• repairs or maintenance
• spare parts or accessories
The product and your disability have to qualify.
Find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/financial-help-disabled/vat-reliefMuscular Dystrophy UK staff member
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmThe adaptations manual is currently in the process of being updated. The new version should be available by summer time. Good to know the templates were useful. Did you like the fact the manual was available as a CD? Would it also be helpful to have all the content available to download from MDUK website?
Muscular Dystrophy UK staff member
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmI for one would like it to be downloadable.
I have also noticed that awareness of VAT exemption has dwindled across the board.
A learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.” - Douglas Adams
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmYes. Download sounds superb.
Then you would get all the additions and updates.
"Even if you are not paranoid, it does not mean they are not out to get you!".
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmOne reason is that my new laptop hasn’t got a disc drive! It would also mean that those with tablets or who primarily use their mobiles to find information would be able to access the manual.
A learning experience is one of those things that say, “You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.” - Douglas Adams
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmGreat. We are hoping to have an online version of the manual, which will be much easier to keep up to date.
Does anyone have any feedback on the content of the manual?
Is anything missing? We will certainly include details of VAT exemption and how to claim this in the new version.
What information would have been useful for you when having adaptations to your home??Muscular Dystrophy UK staff member
Reply To: Adaptations Q&A 27.1.2016 12:00-1:30pmWhen agreeing adaptations needed to your home, did you have an input into the plans or were you mostly guided by your OT?
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