Popsugar Living Tiktok TikTok Hacks For Disabled People 11 Accessibility Hacks From and For the Disability Community on TikTok 14 September 2021 by Haley Lyndes @pauuzzoo Disabled cleaning hack 🤔⚡️ Why stand up when you can roll around? #CleaningTikTok #cleaninghacks #disabilitytiktok #disabilityawareness #accommodate ♬ DÁKITI - Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez TikTok never ceases to amaze me, especially when it comes to its life hacks (who knew you could attach AirPods to your laptop?). With so many life-changing ways to make everyday jobs easier, it was clear to me that these disability and accessibility hacks (that I may or may not have found going down a TikTok rabbit hole) had to be shared. From hacks for blind people that make it easy to pour coffee to simpler ways to carry groceries as a wheelchair user — there are so many creative approaches to making everyday tasks easier. Ahead, find a few of our favourites we've discovered on the app, and feel free to journey down your own life hack rabbit hole: we won't judge! Related: This TikToker Had the Best Response to Someone Who Said She Was "Not Actually Disabled" Cooking Hack @mackenzie.trush part 2! #accessibility #LearnOnTikTok #GimmeLove #edutok #DwarfismAwareness #LittlePerson #TipsAndTricks #accessible #fyp ♬ Say So - Sassydee TikTok user @Mackenzie.Trush uses a slotted wooden spoon to turn her stove on and off. 1 / 11 Laundry Hack @indyhoyt #Laundry #LaundryTok #CleaningHacks #Cleaning #Accessibility #Organize #Spoonie #LifeHack #CleanTok #fypage #Viral #SelfCare #LowEnergy ♬ Spongebob - Dante9k If you can't reach the bottom of your laundry barrel, a pair of tongs should do the trick! 2 / 11 Grocery Carrying Hack @structuraldissociation How I carry all of my groceries into my house independently. #accessibility #wheelchair #lifehack #captiontiktok ♬ original sound - Hailey et al. If you're a wheelchair user like @StructuralDissociation, a hack for carrying groceries is to put them in a laundry basket and strap them to your wheelchair using a bungee cord. 3 / 11 Bathroom Hack @thatlittlemom Who knew washing your hands could be so hard? Answer: all little people #dwarfism #lifehack #littleperson #accessibility ♬ Taking Care of Business - LA Thunder If you can't reach the automatic soap dispenser, @ThatLittleMom gets it to work using paper towels. 4 / 11 Coffee Pouring Hack @blindonthemove A great little tool to avoid over pouring when blind or visually impaired. #instructorfortheblind #blind #coffee #accessibility #hack #awareness ♬ Coffee for Your Head - Vinyll If you're blind, a liquid level indicator is a great tool for pouring coffee. 5 / 11 Cooking Hack @whit.n.grit #disabilityhack #disability cooking hack for those with mobility challenges ♬ original sound - Kati Whit Use a portable cart with wheels to carry around ingredients when cooking like @Whit.n.grit does in this life hack. That way, you don't have to shuffle through cabinets or worry about putting things away. 6 / 11 Privacy Hack @connected_kat NEW ACCESSIBILITY LIFE HACK #disability #disabilitytiktok #disabled #ci #chronicillness #homehealth #pots #fainting #lifehack #disabilityhack ♬ original sound - Kat Brown @Connected_Kat shares her tip for privacy with her nurse — she puts a lockbox on her door that doesn't require her to have to get up to unlock it. 7 / 11 Jar Opening Hack @kittymewesart #lifehack #disability #disabilityhack #disabled #chronicallyill #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonie #queer #jaropening #arthritis ♬ original sound - Kitty Mewes @Kittymewesart has weak hands, so to open jars, she uses dental dams that she swears are "perfect for opening everything." 8 / 11 Cleaning Hack @pauuzzoo Disabled cleaning hack 🤔⚡️ Why stand up when you can roll around? #CleaningTikTok #cleaninghacks #disabilitytiktok #disabilityawareness #accommodate ♬ DÁKITI - Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez Rather than standing up, @Pauuzzoo users a chair with wheels to clean her house. 9 / 11 Clothes Shopping Hack @lilmisty_diaz #disability #disabledtiktok #shopping #5below #disabled_warrior #crutches #crutcheslife #spinabifida #adaptivebeauties #disabledhacks #fyp ♬ original sound - @lilmistydiaz If you can't reach the top rack, @Lilmisty_Diaz uses a pair of crutches to help her out. 10 / 11 Clothing Prosthetic Leg Hack @footlessjo Velcro SAVES ME. Best idea ever. #amputee #prosthetic #lifehacks #disability #disabilitytiktok ♬ Memories (In the Style of Maroon 5) [Karaoke Version] - Instrumental King To get clothing over a prosthetic leg without getting stuck, @FootlessJo uses a piece of Velcro. 11 / 11 TikTokDisabilityLife Hacks