Persons with mobility impairment, either from injuries, paralysis or diseases, are often prescribed to use wheelchairs to allow them some freedom of movement. Local legislation has recognized this right and is embodied in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) with implementing rules such as the Use of Invalid Carriages on the Highways Regulations 1988. With a [...]
wheelchairs have been providing the disabled afflicted with impaired mobility to enjoy the freedom of movement long before they have been recognized as a natural human right that everyone is entitled to. Powered or manual wheelchairs are now part of the many assistive technologies or mobility aids that bring the freedom to our disabled brethren [...]
27 Jan
Posted by Mobility Now as Crutches and Sticks
For many handicapped persons, a walker is a must. Fresh out from the hospital and under treatment for some neuromuscular inflammatory disease or after being treated with leg or low waist injuries, these persons can be suffering temporary mobility impairment. While four-point crutches can also be used, walkers offer more stability. Physical therapies to help [...]
The market for used second hand disability aids is a thriving one that is open to just about every conceivable contraption that had been used by patients with mobility impairment. They either passed away or moved on to use newer more sophisticated mobility equipment. The most common among them are used wheelchairs, either manual or [...]
For many disabled people who have grown to accept their condition as part of their lifestyle, having the right mobility aids to assist them getting around with the least assistance from caregivers or their more able bodied family members have become a daily necessity. Society has accepted them as a normal member of the community [...]
27 Jan
Posted by Mobility Now as Mobility Scooters
For disabled persons in the market to enhance their independence and mobility, the options are often limited to motorized electric-powered wheelchairs that come in various styles and specification for indoor or outdoor use, or both. Lately though, there’s a new breed of self-powered mobility contraptions. These are the handicap scooters, also known as mobility scooters. [...]
27 Jan
Posted by Mobility Now as Other Mobility Aids
Giving mobility freedoms for the handicap won’t be complete without ramps and lifts that allow wheelchair-bound invalids unhampered movement over walkways with differing elevations or to places accessible only through stairs. mobility ramps and lifts also allow them easy access to/from both public and private transport modes. Legal Mandate With the Disability Discrimination Act recognizing [...]
The industry for mobility chairs consisting of wheelchairs and mobility scooters for the mobility-impaired disabled among us is a thriving business that has steadily grown to offer a wider variety mobility aids to suits different needs. For physical injuries below the waist sustained from accidents or wars to medical neuromuscular conditions that render the legs [...]
Walkers have been around to assists persons with impaired mobility to move around. There are also variants that train toddlers to move on their own. They are not meant for patients with totally disabled ambulatory capacity but are often used in physical therapy sessions to train patients with leg injuries to regain their leg muscle [...]
If you’re in the market for wheelchairs for a disabled member of the family, there are certain things to consider before plunging headlong in the purchase. Will you be using it exclusively indoors? If that’s the case, then a lightweight full-frame non-collapsible wheelchair can save you money as they are often the least expensive among [...]