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Danish Benches

Europeans take walks, daily. This practice is as ingrained a habit as brushing our teeth. If you skip a day, you don't feel right. Along with this customary stroll is walking and talking with a companion. During which, what is more inherent than taking a break and carrying on with the conversation? At this totally accessible Danish retirement community were outdoor benches facing one another. What common sense. Such accommodates the elderly frail who finds turning their neck to converse with a person sitting alongside a bit difficult. Facing a companion can also be easier for one who has a hearing loss to read lips. Too, the benches are far enough apart to allow a wheelchair user to be part.

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