#inglis house

[igaeastwick]

Dirty Railings by the ramp, and dirty floor and sticky in the dumpster room Eastwick 1

[helloiamausacresfan]

Included in the linked Twitter thread are a link to a Change.org petition to stop renowned full-service nursing home for disabled people in wheelchairs, Inglis House, from being sold to the investment firm Tryko, a link to the Inglis House's website:

Inglis enables people with disabilities — and those who care for them — to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest.

and a link to this Philadelphia Inquirer article about how much Inglis House residents genuinely love the place and how hard they're fighting to stop the sale to Tryko:

At a wheelchair rally, Inglis House residents protest the sale of their home

Residents fear the loss of a way of life if the facility is sold to Tryko Partners.

[igaeastwick]

Fallen green pole needs to be fixed. Photos taken: August 4, 2020

[aci25]

Could not get out with my wheelchair yesterday because the people in charge of cleaning the snow, didn’t clean the front entrance where I live. 

[itsconnorwhite]

Alright, I haven't posted anything in a while so I feel a bit obligated to start again. I'm currently working with Inglis House on redesigning their product, Drink-Aide. Drink-Aide is a handsfree water bottle designed for quadriplegics to help restore some of their lost independence as well as to fight dehydration. To get a feel for the product, Chelsea Knittel and I threw together this beauty using a tailoring measure, old slurpie bottle, a few straws, tote bag, rubber bands, and staples. I had to wear this thing for 24 hours.. the only thing I was allowed to drink from was this device. Needless to say I got a lot of stares drinking in public and my morning coffee was an issue. I actually ended up watering down my coffee and putting in the bottle. This experiment gave us a ton of new ideas and definitely is making the project more human. Personally, I have way more empathy for someone that has to drink from something like this everyday. Developments to follow.