#electric wheelchair

[hate-kill-repeat]

revamped design with all of my disabled keith haring style dancin' guys all together, updated to include the yellow power chair user ~

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[dazeydaysdazed]

been considering if an electric wheelchair would be beneficial to me but theyre expensive and my mom would HATE that i would be more "helpless" if i didnt push myself.

the thing is pushing my wheelchair hurts my arms and my fingers so realistically an electric would be better. i also get insanely tired from pushing myself. but my mom.

i had to watch her go through the stages of grief over me first needing a wheelchair in general and i dont want to feel that kind of guilt and fear again over needing smth to help me.

ugh.

[weheartstims]

A stimboard with various disabilities! Happy disability pride month!

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[thefundisorderdiary]

My grandmas been having her drive redone. They left the apprentice behind to clean the house.

He hosed right around my wheelchair.

My electric wheelchair!

I stopped him as soon as I saw! Mum and I dried it off as fast as we could 😓

I’m so worried for it!

[briarpatch-kids]

In case anyone else needs to know, to fix my stalled out permobil m3, my beautiful husband turned two knobs on the front and took the whole chassis off and then disconnected the power and reconnected it, forcing it to restart

[disabled-sysboxes]

[TEXT ID: this system uses a wheelchair]

[IMG ID: an orange-yellow rectangular box with a wheelchair icon to the left, and the text 'this system uses a wheelchair' to the right.]

[TEXT ID: this system is an ambulatory wheelchair user]

[IMG ID: an orange-yellow rectangular box with a wheelchair icon to the left, and the text 'this system is an ambulatory wheelchair user' to the right.]

[TEXT ID: this system uses an electric wheelchair]

[IMG ID: an orange-yellow rectangular box with an electric wheelchair icon to the left, and the text 'this system uses an electric wheelchair' to the right.]

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[giantkillerjack]

Can anyone who uses a wheelchair (especially a motorized chair) please explain to me what the process was like to find the right chair?

I live in America and it seems that the doctors just want me to order one online without trying it at all, which seems insane for such a very very specific and very expensive medical device.

In order to find an office chair that didn't hurt my back, I went to every single furniture store in Chicago. So it seems wild that the selection process for something way more expensive and important would be so vague and confusing. I'm really scared that I'll get the wrong one.

How do you get the right wheelchair??????

[korkandisabledcharacters]

Today’s disabled character is “Sofia Verga” from series “Community Squad”.Sofia uses a wheelchair for mobility due to an automobile accident and she doesn’t like when people judge her from the wheelchair.So she tries to be as independent as possible.

Character played by Pilar Gamboa

[schar-aac]

"powerchair"

image: A large electric wheelchair with a blue base and red joystick.

[dreamdropcompanions]

Peanut (they/it) is a bit too small for a collar but we might hust have a really thick one of them cause they keep asking for a collar cause the "speical" plushies get collars.. Peanut in our paracoms is wheelchair user btw - Niko

[yourbelgianthings]

hey guys!! someone from my d20 server is currently fundr@ising for an electric wheelchair, all the details are explained in the gfm but i’m just posting it here so it hopefully gets some more reach since they don’t have tumblr! y’all know the drill please don’t tag with dona/tion or mu/tual aid or anything like that please, reblogs much appreciated

[iamyouknow-yours]

I've seen a few people trying to decide between getting a mobility scooter and an electric wheelchair.

Mobility scooters are cheaper but both are expensive. I'm gonna tell you about my scooter and my experience with it. I have the CTM HS-115 scooter. She is red and has 3 wheels. I'll include photos at the end plus a bonus photo of my cat sitting on it.

Things:

The turning circle!!! My house has narrow passages and it can be quite difficult to maneuver the scooter because of the turning circle. Especially when I'm having a bad brain fog day. I have gotten better at maneuvering though.

Wheelchairs have a turning circle of themselves. My scooter has one that is I think around a metre? I don't remember, my memory is bad.

Also it has this really annoying function where it can't be pushed even on pushing mode if it isn't on perfectly flat ground because the automatic braking system kicks in.

I'd also have a look at the amount of rise any mobility aid you are looking at can go over because when entering inaccessible buildings (like my house, I have to lift it up/get someone else to lift it for me.

Some of these problems would not be fixed by getting not a mobility scooter but some would.

My back sometimes hurts if I'm in it for a while (because the back rest is not very tall) but I've fixed this by having a cushion and remembering to lean back all the way.

To be clear though I love my scooter. She is very useful and has loads of benefits.

And I don't know any of the downsides of a power chair because I have no lived experience with one.

She can go on pretty rough terrain. She's pretty sturdy. I've taken her to the park near my house and round my friend's garden. As well as more obvious places like the mall.

Only time I've had an issue was when I went to this very hilly place where the ground sloped to the side and then she didn't want to brake.

The driving system means I can switch which hand I use plus my friend can walk next to me and maneuver me.

There's enough space by my feet that I can put my backpack there too.

It's fit in every car I've tried it in with just regular disassembly. Except my friend's dad's two seater car but then he disassembled it more using Tools™ and it fit.

It has good battery life, it hasn't run out on me.

The system for viewing how much battery you have left is bad though. It has 3 lights (red, orange, green) and supposedly the green turns off then the orange then the red and it's dead. But me and my friends can never figure out which lights are on and which are off.

It has a blue warning light which flashes in various sequences when something is wrong. I've had the scooter for several months and have never had it flash.

Fastest speed is 6km/h which is like someone jogging.

I got them to remove the beeping it makes when it reverses because that was Terrible.

The only customisation I've done to mine so far is put stickers that tell me which direction (forwards or backwards) the controls make it go. Because it's the opposite on the left and right. Which makes it easier if you want to swap hands or have a friend maneuver you but I need the stickers to tell me which way to push or pull the lever.

I am looking for ideas on how to customise her so please give suggestions. If anyone has suggestions on how to make the back rest taller that would be so appreciated.

Please include your own advice in the reblogs/replies. Looking forward to advice for future wheelchair users who need it.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhADVL2AiGX-gwr9ekt_SJC-UcURkXCOP

That's a playlist from the british youtuber Jessica Kellgren-Fozard. It's 4 videos of her trying out and picking a mobility aid. Includes useful advice and tips. And then 1 excellent video talking about mobility aids and "giving up". That video was quite useful in convincing various family members that that was not what I was doing by getting my scooter.

My scooter's name is Atalanta after the woman from Greek mythology who could run faster than any man. I think I'm very funny.

My cane is in the background of some of the photos because I rest it next to my scooter.

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[Text: This system uses a powerchair]

[Text: This system is a powerchair user]

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[thefundisorderdiary]

You know those long slopes that are actually steps set wide apart?

Yeah. I desperately want to wheel down them every time I pass.

Very bad idea. Very fun idea??

[mobilityshop]

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Link to Mobility Shop's Best selling wheelchairs collection page

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[funkydancingdinosaur]

Survey for Past and Present Wheelchair Users

Hello, I am a university student that is part of a group looking to improve certain aspects of manual wheelchairs. We have created a survey for both manual and electric wheelchair users to learn about some of their likes and dislikes, wants and needs, and more about their experiences. Due to all the red tape around this project, I can only reveal so much but rest assured this survey is intended for educational purposes to better understand user experiences and to identify areas of improvement for manual and power-assisted wheelchairs. The survey is composed of 15 questions, many of them being multiple choice with a few short response questions. The estimated time of completion is 6-8 minutes. If you are a current or past wheelchair user and have a few minutes to spare, our team would greatly appreciate your input on your experience with a manual or electric wheelchair! Thank you in advance! https://forms.microsoft.com/r/fJZx2hC7MV