When researching the market for handicapped-accessible showering equipment, consumers are often left frustrated by their options. The first current market options include full bathroom remodeling at an average cost of over 9 thousand dollars. The second available market option is portable handicapped showers that are often poorly made or grossly overpriced. The current two popular options show that there’s a clear lack of competition in the handicapped shower market.

When our founder Ron Wilson said “Hygiene is a right, not a privilege” — he meant it, and he was onto something big. Ron understood fully the troubles that disabled people experience with one of the most basic human activities: taking a shower and bathing. Even in excellent healthcare facilities in the U.S., there is often no special medical device or product designed to help disabled people clean themselves, or to help caregivers, beyond handrails, bath lifts, boards, or hoisting devices. Even when that equipment is available, it isn’t helping in creating an easier or more pleasant showering experience. Most people like to start their day with a shower, however for many handicapped individuals showering is an extremely difficult, stressful, or uncomfortable task. And this is also true for care providers as well!

A problem with many current Wheelchair Handicapped Accessible showering equipment is that they’re often uncomfortable, expensive, or hard to use. For instance, bath lifts can be a scary experience, especially for people who don’t have total control of their extremities. There is a market and human need for well-designed, comfortable, and safe showering equipment, so that everyone can feel clean, and feel fully human. For Ron, and for all of us at WAT, this is a human right.