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Ikea Israel Tweaks Furniture To Accommodate Disabilities

Ikea’s sleek designs aren’t necessarily friendly to the needs of people with disabilities. Ikea Israel has teamed up with nonprofits that specialize in making the world more accessible, to develop a series of modifications to fix popular Ikea furniture pieces. ThisAbles are available online as free schematics, and can be 3D-printed and installed on Ikea mainstays like the Billy bookcase or Karlstad couch and 11 other designs.

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