Power Wheelchair Repair

Here's a good one: http://www.wheelchairjunkie.com

The forums are not exclusively for repairs, but there are many powerchair users on there.

2008-05-24 21:06:22 by waterinpool

WWRC Physical and Occupational Therapy staff work together to assist people who need to be fitted with a wheeled mobility device. We have a wide ...

i have cerebral palsy and am lost without one

Some pharmacies rent out power wheelchairs. Not the big chain ones, but the smalller ones. You might ask the people you are getting it repaired at if they know of a place, at least if they are a local company they probably know. You can also look up your town on Yahoo! Maps and search for "wheelchair rental" and see what comes up. Without knowing your location I can't do that.

2009-08-19 11:49:49 by Gail

The chair was left out in the rain and now only lights up but will not move. What can I do with it? Who takes them? Can you sell it for parts? Can it be repaired? Help!!!!! Thank You, Prissycpriss

I would not chuck it just yet. Put it inside and let it dry for a week or two, charge the battery, and try again.
If that doesn't work, the control may have been damaged. These items can be replaced.

2008-10-06 13:15:08 by prissycpriss

My mother is about to turn 52 this year, but she is young at heart. She is my best friend. For seven years she has been in and out of nursing homes due to morbid obesity (which she still struggles with even after having risked her life to get roux-n-y gastric bypass that she was faithfully promised by her physician at the time would be the be-all-end all to her weight problem) and a broken leg that the Dallas, Texas veteran's hospital (where she was being seen at the time because my father is a permanently disabled war veteran and she gets health care because she is his wife) repaired improperly.

We are finally bringing her home, but we either need a van gifted, or even if someone would take a chance on us and let us pay one off, that would be a miracle! We need a heavy-duty full size van with a heavy-duty power wheelchair lift (my mother is 350 lbs before you even take the weight of her power chair into account). Thank you for your help and God bless!

I would suggest that you check with your local United Way office. They can direct you to various local non-profit agencies that might be able to help you.

http://national.unitedway.org

2007-05-28 23:45:17 by Cyndiana

My son has a disability and uses the assistance of a power wheelchair. The apartment complex where we reside installed a ramp at the front and back doors of our apartment, but to call them "ramps" would be a joke. My sons wheelchair weighs at least 200 lbs. alone and the materials they used for this ramp are not sufficient. I understand that they have to make "reasonable accommodations", but I mean c'mon, a plywood ramp and a few nails?? They don't even look safe and for now, unfortunately he uses them. I would make the changes myself to make the ramps a little more stable (maybe concrete ramps??) but I am on a very limited income and I don't think that asking them to make these ramps sturdier is asking for too much. I've had this conversation with the apartment's landlord on several occasions, but today when my son went outside it looked like it was about to finally give in. If either of those ramps cracked while he was on them, he could be injured severely. I called them one last time today and they told me that they would repair the ramps if they broke, but the materials that they used were sufficient. Basically to them it's an open shut case. OK, that's great that they'll repair them if they break but what about my son possibly being injured from it?? My question is this, aren't there proper codes they must follow as far as materials used and the correct degree at which the ramp slopes?

Did the apartment complex advertise that they were ADA equipped? Did they install the ramp after you moved in to accomodate your son? Have you contacted the housing authority in your area? Is your son on a program that provides him with a case worker? The ADA has recommendations for ramp and materials to use, these ramps can be very costly.

2009-09-29 14:19:50 by Daney