Let’s Review Different Types of Mobility Scooter and Power Wheelchair Hand Controls The hand controls on your mobility scooter or power wheelchair might be the single most important consideration when selecting a mobility device. The way you accelerate, steer and slow down must feel natural and match your ability. Your hand control position determines yourContinue reading “Types of Hand Controls on Power Wheelchairs”
Category Archives: Power Wheelchairs
Jean Snyder – Now I Love Nature
Jean Snyder, a 62-year-old medical transcriptionist from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was never much of an outdoors woman, let alone a hiker, but that all changed in the beginning of April when she went on a trip with daughter Michelle and her family to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. “The day my daughter planned toContinue reading “Jean Snyder – Now I Love Nature”
Darrel Ford – Teaching By Example
When a child in Darrel Ford’s school saw Darrel for the first time, the little boy’s eyes lit up. That’s because Darrel uses a power chair and the child has a wheelchair, too. Darrel, 48, of Bayport, New York, is a Speech-Language Pathologist who conducts speech and language therapy with children with speech and languageContinue reading “Darrel Ford – Teaching By Example”
Cheryl Miller – Regaining Independence
Sometimes, the ability to do the simplest things is the most rewarding. With her new Jazzy Air® electric wheelchair, Cheryl Miller discovers just how much she can accomplish. Cheryl is a double amputee, with both legs removed just above the knees. In the past, performing basic tasks around her home in Indiana, Florida, was nextContinue reading “Cheryl Miller – Regaining Independence”