I got my wheelchair through the NHS and I'm perfectly happy with it since it isn't used that often and I'm strong enough to get it in and out of the boot of my car (though it's by no means a lightweight).
One point that may not be obvious at first is the height of the handles. On the rare occasions he pushes me about, the Fox always complains that the handles are just a bit too low and that he gets backache after pushing me for a while ... and he's not a particularly tall man (maybe 5'10"). So I'd recommend having someone to test the pushability of any chair she's thinking of getting.
Other than that, fat wheels for cobbles = good; large wheels for self-propulsion = very good (even if she will be pushed for the most part, there are some circumstances when she may want to maneouvre herself a little).
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Date: 2006-01-27 04:44 pm (UTC)One point that may not be obvious at first is the height of the handles. On the rare occasions he pushes me about, the Fox always complains that the handles are just a bit too low and that he gets backache after pushing me for a while ... and he's not a particularly tall man (maybe 5'10"). So I'd recommend having someone to test the pushability of any chair she's thinking of getting.
Other than that, fat wheels for cobbles = good; large wheels for self-propulsion = very good (even if she will be pushed for the most part, there are some circumstances when she may want to maneouvre herself a little).