Charity engineers a solution for mother and baby
Laura Cantwell and her partner Frank welcomed baby Evie into the world in August.
Laura, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair to get around, was keen to find ways to tackle all of her new parenting challenges independently – including nappy changing.
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Engineers from Abbots Langley-based DEMAND Design & Manufacture for Disability visited Laura at home to fully understand her needs and agreed with her that a powered, height-adjustable changing table that could easily be manoeuvred around the house would be a perfect solution.
A few months later, Laura was presented with her own custom-made changing table that can be used while she’s sitting on the floor with Evie, then raises up at the touch of a button so Laura can also change Evie’s nappy from her wheelchair.
DEMAND’s designers even added a neat storage unit so Laura always has the essentials on hand.