Individuals in wheelchairs often have a hard time closing the door behind them. I have used my Rope and Hook to close doors but my friend Andy has shared this idea with me. Here is a simple way for a person in a wheelchair to close a door. Get a fairly long piece of rope or cord that is not too thick in diameter. Take one end of the cord and tie it to the front handle of the door. Bring the cord to the back of the door and pass it over the middle hinge of the door itself. Now go around to the other side of the door, grab the cord and draw it across the back to the door knob. Tie the cord to the back door knob. Allow there to be some sag in the cord on both sides of the door. Recently, I just tied the cord to the middle hinge and to the front handle and it works fine. When passing through the door grab the cord to pull the door shut behind you. The diameter of the cord or rope you use must be small enough so it does not interfere with the ability of the door to close. Our house has easy open door handles that don’t hold the cord very well especially if attached with a loop. I have now attached the cord to the shaft of the handle using a clove hitch shown at the right. This works great and can easily be removed.
You can also notice in the pictures that the left French Door has a deadbolt lock in the upper right conner. I have attached a cord to the bolt so I can pull it down to open it.
