Trabasack Versatile Laptray Bag for Wheelchair Users

Ian C. Langtree - Writer/Editor for Disabled World (DW)
Published: 2011/06/07 - Updated: 2023/09/28
Publication Type: Product Release / Update
Category Topic: Disability News Ireland - Academic Publications

Page Content: Synopsis - Introduction - Main

Synopsis: Trabasack is a versatile laptray bag that is useful as laptop bag wheelchair tray or play tray for children in buggies and car-seats. Trabasack is also being used as a general laptop bag, and for students, musicians, commuters, crafts, sketching and for children and adults in cars.

Introduction

The "Trabasack" is a unique new product, the name was created and comes from the latin words for "table and bag". It has become a truly inclusive product as it it is used by people of all ages and abilities and has many ergonomic features that make it easy to use.

Main Content

Trabasack is a versatile laptray bag that is useful as laptop bag, wheelchair tray, or play tray for children in buggies and car-seats.

One of its main uses is for wheelchair and powerchair users as wheelchair tray and bag. This is not surprising as the designer of Trabasack was Clare Edwards, who is a wheelchair user herself after having a spinal injury. After many years of not being able to find a level surface for drinks and food, Clare designed prototypes of trabasack on her sewing machine.

Now Trabasack is also being used as a general laptop bag, and for students, musicians, commuters, crafts, sketching and for children and adults in cars. It is also used by people with communication devices to carry and support their assistive technology and by gamers with disabilities using adapted controllers.

Its unique design and many ergonomic features were recognized by a panel of industry specialists and Occupational Therapists when Trabasack won an Independent Living Design Award from the British Healthcare Trades Association in December 2009. Since then the design and the company behind it, Equip-able Ltd. have won several other awards. Husband and wife team, Duncan and Clare Edwards will both be at the show and are very active on social media for those who would like to find out more about Trabasack.

After trading from a base in Quorn, Leicestershire for two years since launch, Trabasack has built up a network of international distributors. It is currently being sold in USA, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand and France.

For people with disabilities, Trabasack is a versatile and essential mobility product. It works very well with powered wheelchairs, armchairs & beds, in the kitchen, garden as well as in cars and other vehicles. Being light weight and having a range of strap options it can be attached to custom made lightweight manual wheelchairs, children's buggies as well as in comfort & special seating.

It has also been used by pilots in flying lessons and has an aviation link by being a favored piece of equipment by acclaimed public speaker and entrepreneur Dr Mark Edworthy.

Author Credentials: Ian is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, a leading resource for news and information on disability issues. With a global perspective shaped by years of travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed proponent of the Social Model of Disability-a transformative framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that emphasizes dismantling societal barriers rather than focusing solely on individual impairments. His work reflects a deep commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.