Creating a 2D textile cut pattern to match a specific 3D shape such as a prosthetic socket or hand
Posted on September 29, 2009
If you have a prosthetic socket that requires a perfectly fitting sleeve, or a prosthetic hand that requires a perfectly fitting glove - or if you have some other 3D shape you need to convert into a suitable 2D textile cut pattern: here is how to create a sewing pattern from your specific 3D shapes.
I will look at textiles, textures and patterns separately. This only addresses how to cut ‘em up.
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Parking for upper extremity amputees - Region of Zuerich - Brüttisellen
Posted on September 4, 2009
There are some facts:
- I do not shop a lot of stuff once a week. I shop daily and I shop small amounts. That allows me to keep overuse of my heavily strained left arm to a minimum. Do I have any interest to pay a parking fee? No. Free parking rules.
- I park close to the entrance. Actually, I park very close to the entrance. My ability to carry bags far and my ability to push a shopping cart straight over asphalt or paved parking lots is rather limited. And truth is, I do have a choice.
- I have a problem loading my bags into my car sometimes, having to open the passenger door wide. That requires wide parking spots. Typically, disability parking is better suited, it is narrow on normal parking spots. I always managed to get my bags into my car - don’t ask. But better to be safe than sorry.
- I do not get any official ‘disability parking’ allowance. Our laws do not provide for that as upper extremity amputation is not recognized, simple as that. Doesn’t mean I have no options though now, does it!
- This restricts my shopping to two classes of shops (a) shops that have ample free parking available, (b) shops that allow me an explicit exception to use their disability parking.
- I did write to all of our shops in the area to ask how they see the situation. Of all, only COOP answered politely saying they allow me to use their disability parking despite not having an official ‘disability parking’ vignette (Swiss traffic law restricts these to people that can’t walk well).
So, Glatt Zentrum, COOP Dietlikon and gas station shops are definitely winners! That is where I feel my requirements are met best. Thanks, guys. After that, online shopping is next. Why carry anything if they can have it transported here.
IKEA, JUMBO, Migros, Media Markt and others lose. Parking is elusive, costly, narrow, scarce, uninteresting. Also I did not like the stares in some of these shops, also by employees, so maybe some of these shops just by nature are a bit against disability. Shops without parking don’t even come into consideration. I am not strict or exclusive in where I pick up my stuff but obviously, friendship is a natural process.
Electronics and tools are best ordered through digitec.ch or toppreise.ch. Furniture, carpets or frames, fabric, nails or screws are definitely best ordered through eBay.ch or ricardo.ch.
Besides, why fight it! I am now free of problematic overuse symptoms that I had last year and daily jerking of heavy stuff played a major role in these - and I am determined to keep it that way.
A gerneral solution to such accessibility issues would mainly increase other shops’ chances to sell stuff so maybe it’d be in their interest. But then who knows. And who cares.
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Asking armless people for fingerprints
Posted on September 2, 2009
They asked an armless man for his fingerprint.
Read this…:
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