Standing Wheelchair

I am paralyzed from the waist down.
I just bought a standing wheelchair.
I do not have any money right now to pay for therapy visits.
Is it required to see a therapist before standing?
Do you have to wear stockings while standing?
Can I duplicate at home, what I would need in therapy, if I even need therapy?

PWD:

Your wasting my time!
If you don't know the answer, then STFU.

I strongly discourage you from using the standing chair at all, if you purchased it without medical supervision unless you use it the first time with the support of a therapist. The first time a chair is used it can be discovered that it needs to be adjusted to work well with your body. You could end up damaging your body badly.

IF and only if you had a therapist help you choose your chair and it has arrived according to measurements provided by a therapist would I CHANCE trying it on my own - BUT only if you had someone there with you.

I STRONGLY suggest you find the money somewhere for at least one more therapy appointment to be sure the chair works properly, fits you well, and you know how to change your weight balance as the chair moves.

2008-09-20 12:20:41 by lifeinheavenforeever

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My friend and I were trying to get cheap theater tickets today, and after losing a couple $25 lotteries, we decided to try for standing-room, thinking it would be a great deal for my friend since she uses a wheelchair to get around and therefore wouldn't have to stand. Well, one theater was willing to let her pull up behind an ailse so long as we didn't tell the Fire Department, but another one told her she couldn't do standing room because it was fire hazard to block the aisles. Since standing room tickets are the cheapest tickets they offer, they're effectively requiring handicap people to pay more than non-handicap people. Isn't that considered discrimination?
OK, I want to make a couple of things clear.

First off, I'm talking about Broadway shows, not movies. Movies never have standing room.

Secondly, I'm talking about theaters that do have standing room tickets. It's not a fire hazard given that the theater does have space to accomidate it.

Third, I'm not talking about having no handicap seating at all. My complaint is with the price difference. For one show we wanted to see, I could get in for $21, whereas my friend would have to pay $65 simply because she's in a wheelchair.
And another thing... the theaters in question already have handicap seating. It wouldn't require changing the buidling in any way, just what they charge to get in. The fact is, my friend has to shell out an extra $44 on what would otherwise be a $21 ticket in order to bring her wheelchair in.

You should write to the box office manager, chief executive or customer service manager of the theatre and raise the issue with them. I think that they are within their rights to refuse to let wheelchairs in the standing area because of health&safety but it seems wrong that customers in wheelchairs have no choice but to pay for expensive tickets when the only reason they can't take advantage of cheaper tickets is due to their disability. The theatre should allocate some concessionary seats in the theatre to disabled customers.

I'm not sure for definite but they may be in breach of the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990."

"No qualified individual with a disability shall be subjected to discrimination or excluded from the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity due to his or her disability."

2006-06-24 19:50:57 by EmilyRose

If anyone has the users manual or even a simple guide on how to get it running please send it to me. Or perhaps someone knows where I might be able to download it from. Here are the details of the wheelchair http://www.easycareproducts.co.uk/genie. htm
I tried searching for it on google, to no avail. I also tried easycareproducts.co.uk.

Thank you in advance!

You need to write to the people at easycareproducts.

info@easycareproducts.co.uk

2007-04-20 03:01:45 by Pure

I am looking to get some funding towards a levo combi (basic £12000) anyone any ideas of funding resourses?

check to see if there is Government assistance through something like a disability services. If something like that isn't in your area approach some politicians in your area to see if they know of any way that you can try for some assistance. Not sure about where you are if this will help but we have those types of organisations in Australia

2008-02-12 02:39:48 by chudley2008

I do not have cable , and only see the dvds and " afterburner" , but can not work out Vicki ?
Has she found a new drug so that wheelchair bound people can walk ?

because her and the big show went to burger king and had a big meal and she could not move so she has a Wheel chair
it was to go with a story line with undertaker and edge rival where on smack down undertaker tomb stone her and ever since then she has been in a Wheel chair

2009-01-15 22:58:19 by Stumpy