Motorized Wheelchairs
Disability, whether temporary or permanent, is a hard fact to live with. Coupled with accessibility issues at home and outside, it almost forces the disabled person to live housebound or immobile. Fortunately, not anymore!
Today, technology has come up with a spectrum of products to address the issue of mobility for disabled people. Thanks to state-of-the-art motorized wheelchairs, disabled people have more solutions at hand for a reasonable investment.
Motorized wheelchairs are suitable for the users whose torso and arms are affected badly enough and have problems using their physical strength to make a wheelchair move. Hence, they are designed in a way to allow these individuals to control them. They are powered by a rechargeable Wet cell, Gel cell, or Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) battery. They feature a control mechanism which can be as simple as a joystick or as complicated as an integrated circuitry. They are especially good at slopes and steep surfaces, where traditional wheelchairs just fall short. Disabled people can thus enjoy freedom of mobility even on rough terrain and reduce their dependability on others.
In order to help disabled people retain their freedom and mobility, there are a host of motorized wheelchairs out there in the marketplace as well as online. A disabled person or his or her caretaker should invest a good amount of time before deciding to buy a product that really suits the person’s needs. For example, younger individuals can have a pediatric wheelchair while handicapped people with above average weight can benefit from heavy-duty wheelchairs. Some motorized wheelchairs even support intensive outdoor activities like sports through a light weight version of the product.
Let’s now analyze the basic models of motorized wheelchairs.
Motorized wheelchairs come with a front-wheel, center-wheel, or rear-wheel drive to enable you to drive it forward, backwards, or diagonally. A rear-wheel drive is the most common form of motorized wheelchairs. It offers better speed. A mid-wheel drive or a front-drive offers better maneuverability over smooth surfaces.
Motorized wheelchairs offer better features, seating and posture support, terrain maneuverability, and flexibility as compared to a mobility scooter. You can customize your wheelchair by implementing reclining and foot rests, seat and legs elevation, tilting, power stand, and spring suspension. You can also use motorized wheelchairs for tight and low-radius turning.
Some motorized wheelchairs can even be broken down into components in order to assemble, dissemble, transport, and store them. With these features, motorized wheelchairs resolve your accessibility issues related to even the narrowest and most highly-restrictive places.
With increased state regulation and society awareness, most buildings, hotels, public places, trains, boats, ferries, and flights now feature required infrastructure for giving access to motorized wheelchairs. Hence you will not have to make any additional investment in many cases and just buying the right product will solve your mobility and accessibility issues.
