Lately we've started doing re-evaluations of adaptations that have been done between January when the project started and now, just to make sure everything is going well. Most of the time the beneficiaries couldn't be happier and we've taken wonderful videos (which unfortunately won't upload here) of them telling us how much of a difference the adaptations have made in their lives. A lot of time it's the difference between being able to leave the house or not, being able to work or not, or simply being able to go to the bathroom independently.
Sometimes, we run into situations where the adaptations are not going as well as planned, and the re-evaluation gives us the chance to see that, and take the steps needed to fix it. Here are a couple of pictures of me measuring a ramp that accidentally dips down to one side, and observing a young man doing his transfer from his wheelchair to the toilet over a large block of cement. The block was built to prevent water from going from the shower to the toilet area but is clearly in the way of the transfer. We have since fixed the ramp and removed the block so he can safely use both areas on his own.
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