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About 20 years ago , Jardin-âge began to implant
the pleasure and the benefits of gardening, in nursing homes. To
achieve their goal they conceived or adapted gardening equipment
, to make them accessible for disabled people..
During our gardening workshops leadership , it appeared that people
in wheelchairs couldn't benefit of rocking . Then we imagined ,with
the help of a therapist , an adapted swing. After that we met Veranda
industries who believed in our ideas , and thanks to their collaboration
was born the "rocking patio". Presently we're working
on a small-scale model.
Being aware of safety, we thought to
develop a way to block automatically the movement of chairs on bearings,
because, always during our workshops, we had difficulties to help
people to stand up again. Thus, with the therapist's help, Veranda
and us worked on a lot of models and prototypes before satisfaction
for all. Recently, l'Institut de gériatrie de Montréal,
used our auto-lock rocking chairs to make their research about benefits
of rocking.
Being the forerunner in that field, our chair (outdoor/indoor)
is simply called "auto-lock rocking chair" : is name says
all. Newly, we produce a "love seat" and a 4 places swing
with the same principle.
Our mission , which is to make secure and accessible
gardens , is continuing and evolving according to client's demands.
You are invited with the help of the menu, at your left , to go
round in our garden.
Estelle Comeau
Léonard Méthot
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