Be Creative

Show me your mobility aid mods! Adding personality and functionality to your mobility aid is so important when it comes to feeling at home with your body.

[schizoaffectively]

Results of decorating my crutches! Pardon the unaesthetic towel on the table in the background

Spikes and chains <3

Might do more, might not! We shall see :D

[schizoaffectively]

Mentioned this in a comment to someone else, but like.... anyone is free to rb with pics of their customized/decorated mobility aids or general disability aids 👀 I love seeing stuff like that 👀👀

Stickers, patches, fabric, knit/crocheted stuff, marker, paint, attachments, spikes, charms, anything!!! Love seeing creativity and expression in disability <3

[trash-slvt]

My Wheelchair Mods

USB Ports: My phone never dies now and it doesn’t even noticeably drain my battery

Seat Warmers: just some cheap usb heating pads i got off ebay. because i’m not moving, i get cold really easily. this keeps me nice and toasty

Cane Holder: just a piece of pvc pipe i zip tied to my chair and some velcro to stop it rattling

Side Bag: this is made for a pram but its sooooo useful! the big pocket has three sections which can hold drinks, phones, whatever, and the little pocket unzips and i keep loose change in it

Legrest Holder: This bit of velcro holds my leg rests out of the way so i can get closer to a table. i normally sit cross-legged when im not moving. Also i coated the legs in rubber paint. i bang into things a lot and also its purple and pretty

Umbrella Holder: this is where my umbrella sits when i’m not using it -and- Drink Holder: This holds my drink bottle. its also made for prams but its great to have easy access to water. -and- Bag Holder: Also from the pram section, i have these little clips on my handles that hold plastic bags. i can carry a whole cart worth of shopping on these

Umbrella Stand: this is a microphone stand, velcro and zip ties. it all folds away neatly but it will (hopefully) keep me dry without costing me my only free hand 

Feel free to reply or message me if you are looking at modifying your chair and want some tips!

[progressivelygettingbetter]

[holyholyholey]

Goth rollator

I (@schizomnom ) gothed out my rollz motion. It has a rainbow flag hanging from the front of the seat and the seat itself is covered in band patches of various goth bands like bauhaus and alien sex fiend. :)

[cripplemods]

Here is my rollator. It is clown themed.

Description: a rollator covered in tacky fabrics, buttons, poms, and a clown doll. End description.

[ophidahlia]

I wanted a soft, warm light (2200k Edison-style bulb, its very cozy and comforting) over my bed in the corner of my room but I do not want to transfer from my wheelchair to my bed and back again every time I want to turn it on or off. Reaching with my arms too much can also trigger a bad pain flare up in my shoulder. With this I can either pull the string above my pillow or underneath my desk to turn the lamp on and off.

I cobbled together a wall mount from a couple L-brackets I had lying around and a desk lamp with a pull cord. I had a friend mount the lamp upside down, tied a string to the lamp's pull cord, ran the string through a couple small pulleys, routed it through the back of my desk (its a huge desk with my computer, art supplies, makeup, paperwork, books, etc so I use it all day), screwed a little bracket underneath the desk to hold the string up, and tied it off around the leg of the desk.

When the waitlist for public Occupational Therapy is 12 months sometimes you just need to MacGyver your own solution, right? @cripplemods

[cripplemods]

This is genius!!!! I love the creativity! Thank you for sharing!

[holyholyholey]

I modded more mobility aids

These are goth forearm crutches, covered in chain, pins, pride stuff and crosses. Painted black of course

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[cripplemods]

Love these!

[holyholyholey]

Ready for some of my mobility aid mods?

Description: a silver crutch with a pouch attached to the back that's meant to hold a folding cane

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[cripplemods]

Welcome to CrippleMods. A place to show off your disability item customizations for personality or functionality. Just submit a photo or post something and tag me! I'll share my favorite mods.

Please include an image description with your mod photo. I have pretty bad pain in my hands and cannot be relied upon to type regularly.

If this blog picks up I will be having mod applications because I'd like to make this as good a space as possible for everyone.