I am Allen Garrett, Owner and President of Access-Able Designs, Inc. Approximately 20 years ago a 25 foot swan dive into 2 feet of water caused me to see life from a drastically different point of view. Upon impact, my head was skeletally disconnected from my torso and I literally crushed three vertebrae in my neck (C-5, C-6 and C-7). I spent the better part of a year at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida fighting to regain what mobility I could. The road to recovery was excruciating and humiliating, but thanks to God, a skilled neurosurgeon and the outstanding rehab team, I regained enough mobility to live a productive life. Some time after returning to my life I worked as an Independent Living Center Counselor. It was during my 5 years there that I began to realize the need for wheelchair users like myself to become involved in designing equipment manufactured for our use. Being a quadriplegic myself, I know from personal experience the amount of danger and frustration other physically disabled people face on a daily basis... especially in the bathroom. Even ADA upgraded facilities proved to be inadequate for persons in my situation.

Address: 494 53rd Square, Vero Beach, FL 32968
Telephone: (877) 853-7816
Fax: (772) 872-3200
Website: http://www.accessabledesigns.com/