WheelChair Article
Women in WheelChairs

Women in wheelchairs often find that their physical condition can severely limit their choices in clothing in addition to their mobility. Clothing is manufactured which is designed to be comfortable and easy to use for people with mobility problems, but there has been a tendency to design with a "one size fits all" approach, making clothing which cater to any kind of disability without taking style into account. Women in wheelchairs now get around because someone many years ago thought of a great way to provide mobility to those injured or sick. Women in wheelchairs might have been injured in an accident, or they might have a disease such as diabetes that has restricted their physical movement.

Electric wheelchairs have much more comfortable seating areas and have armrests that have a control knob or joystick for controlling the unit's direction and speed. The electric wheel chairs have heavy battery packs that power the powerful electric motor and need to be recharged, usually overnight. Electric wheelchairs are not "green" alternatives to something else. They are wheelchairs with large power supplies that allow disabled people to propel themselves - at a fairly fast clip at top speed (up to 10 mph/ a 6 minute mile, which I'll warrant most of you funny guys couldn't do for any significant distance if at all) - rather than being wheeled manually by someone else. Electric wheelchair is using rubber tracks and high torque electric motors , and manufacturer guarantees that it will take you just about anywhere. Even the urban street and stairs, with a incline accent of up to 45-degrees!!

For more information please refer to the page on Wheelchairs including safety tips.

by Gail Burton -

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