Wheelchair Wheel Cover

I am a b/k left leg amputee and am currently recovering from a broken left hip - i need a three wheel battery operated scooter to get around outside- my insurance does not cover and i can't afford much but need something i can depend upon - i do my own errands and all and i can't operate a manual wheelchair outside as it is beyond my physical strength due to other medical problems can anyone help/

Check with local church groups or rest homes. Families of deceased folks would have no more use for the chair and might be willing to donate it to you. You could also contact veteran's groups. Even if you're not a veteran, they may be able to point you in the right direction.

2007-09-03 05:02:54 by dorothymaben@verizon.net

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The wheelchair is being pushed over a good concrete surface, the main wheels are 600mm in diameter. The horizontal distance covered is 2000m. The weight is occupant and wheelchair. How much force is needed to push the wheelchair at a constant speed in Netwon metres?

a) Work done is independent of the gradient

W = mgh = 100*9.8*10 = 9800 Joules

The speed is constant
Component of weight in the direction of the slope
= 100 / cos 85 degree

so force should exaclt balance this weight
=> F = 100 / cos 85 degree = 1147.35 Newton

2007-04-05 13:27:15 by IAIN W

Price: $209.99 $134.50

Loop brakes are included for assistance stopping the chair
Padded armrests are standard
The powder coated aluminum frame is lightweight, durable and is available in red and blue

I have a buggie like wheel chair I would like to get rid of. Totally brandnew. It's only been used a few times. It has a home base, where the child can be seatted in the home, it has a shade cover if you child likes to go for walks on beauitful sunny days, also comes with a tray so your child could do his or her fav. activities. Then also cames with the outdoor peice for long strolls. In very great condition.

ok well put an ad in your local paper or craigs list or have a yardsale and sale it. Just decide on a price that works for you

2008-06-04 19:15:55 by Shay

Price: $75.40 $28.88

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Hello everyone,

To give everyone some background, my younger brother, John, was born with a form of muscular dystrophy called spinal muscular atrophy or SMA for short. This disease causes the muscles in the body to slowly shut down. From his lower jaw down, his muscles over the years have just given out on him, to lift a plastic fork could take as long as 5-10 minutes with both hands if indeed who can do it. He sleeps on 3-4 different machines at night to help him breathe. He also has a feeding tube in his stomach to give nourishment as he doesn't have the capability of not chocking his own saliva, let alone eating. He has been in a wheelchair since the age of 1.

Now 13, he has the muscular capability of a 2-3 month old infant. However, this hasn't stopped him from wanting to be like everyone else. After being home schooled his whole life, he decided last year that he wanted to be able to go to school with his friends. So he started school several months ago, and is excelling, when he is able to go.

From day one, a very mean, impatient, and careless bus driver has hurt him by driving carelessly, harassed him, will not listen to anything that he says. He is very fragile, and is not able to even lift his own head up if it falls to the side, let alone try to make himself safe with this woman driving. She hits curbs and takes the turns so fast that his head is constantly falling from one side to the other. This has been going on for awhile now, but the school staff with the exception of several staff members who work closely with these kids with the special needs take the drivers side. When it was brought to their attention that there were problems, the supervisor called in the driver, who denied everything and said my brother was lying. The staff members who work with the special needs children have heard the same report from other kids of being yelled at, harassed, and physically injured from other children, and have at times witnessed it. Yet the school will not assign another driver to the route, and defend this woman by saying she is one of their best drivers.

We have been taking him every morning since then when we can in our wheel chair van, but the transmission recently has gone out and his only option is to ride the bus.

My mother was called to the school today because my brother was in tears after again being mistreated by this woman. It was raining this morning, so to protect his electric wheelchair, my mother covered him up so everything would stay dry, as the slightest bit of water will cause his chair to malfunction. Once on the bus, the driver removed the cover against my brother's wishes, and hit the button to turn off his chair accidentally. When he asked her turn it back on, she remarked "It was probably you that did it, I know nothing about this wheelchair." When my mother got the school my brother was in tears, he was soaking wet from the rain, as was his chair, and they could not get him off the bus.

Again, she has hurt other students, both verbally and physically. Once we get the new van we will start taking him again, but this could be months. I understand that all the buses have cameras on them, but they have no audio, and many times the cameras are not even on.


We have pleaded with the transportation supervisor, and nothing has been done. My family wants to take legal action against the driver and the school. What kind of lawyer would we seek? Also, what sort of charges can be brought up on them? Something needs to be done before my brother, or someone else's child gets seriously injured.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Have you gone to the superintendent of the school to complain and describe what has happened? Check with your state to see the wire tapping law and if you have one where one party to a conversation can tape or if you have to have permission of everyone taped. If it is enough for one party to agree, put a tape recorder on the student to go to school and arrange for a sibling or someone else to turn off the tape and to put it back on for the way home. That way it is recorded what happened on the bus. However, in some states recording others is illegal. Like in Ohio and Arkansas, one can tape, but in PA or FL they cannot tape any audio without getting permission. ou should be able to look up your state on the internet and run it down on wire tapping law. You need to check with your state.

Another thing you can do is ask that your student be assigned a personal aide. His handicap should require one. The federal handicap law and many state laws require that a student be permitted to attend school and must be provided with whatever is necessary to enable the student to be in the least restrictive environment.

You go to the superintendent (assuming you are in the US) and tell him/her what is happening and that the child has been placed at risk. Tell them that the law requires that the school provide what help he needs to be in the least restrictive environment and he does fine at school but he needs some help with the bus and with classes and needs a personal aide provided by the school. You should get one. If not, contact an attorney who works with special needs situations. It is a specialty. . You could contact the state bar association to ask about any experts in school law and in special needs law.

If your child required a private school with overnight care and even in another state, the state would be required to provide it if that is how he would have to learn. or that is my understanding of it. This is not a legal opinion. You need a licensed attorney in your state but not just any attorney is familiar with what you need so look for one well versed in special needs law. You might try the state teachers association -- like the "state" education association or "state" teachers association and ask them about their attorney and contact them to see about special needs attorneys. They work with school law every day and have a good handle on school law and the attorneys who work with law.

If you pesonally know a special needs teacher and can talk privately, they might be able to give you some advice (off the record). You should get a copy of the law about special needs. Americans with Disabilities Act, I believe is the federal law. The state law may be a section number. You may be able to find it on the internet by looking up special needs law.

Parents need to know their rights as they are the ones who need to stand up for the kids. Many teachers would love to help defend them and help but they can't as their jobs may be on the line so parents need to take this all the way to the school board if the superintendent doesn't do anything. And then they need to go to court to require proper placement and the help the student needs. if the child were hurt, you could sue the driver and the school (where the money is likely to be - though no public scohol has enough money).

Good luck to you. There is no way that this driver should be driving so fast as to take curbs, though it can happen. But should not be messing with the kid's wheelchair. There really should be an aide looking out for the child and it would assist the driver too. it is difficult for a driver to deal with driving a bus and taking care of a special needs child. it isn't fair to expect that and an aide should be there to assist. Think about a driver having to drive and pay attention to traffic and having 20 or more kids behind them and being responsible for what the kids do as well as driving and getting everyone on or off the bus, including handicapped students. Not fair for driver or the student. The charter schools and private schools take money away from public schools and make it more difficult to have the staff needed. Parents have to make sure the needs are met by the schools.

Good luck again.

2009-10-13 20:15:10 by rawknroll_outlaw

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I received a Military newsletter and this wheelchair was advertised. I think it is just amazing, and wonder if medical insurance would cover the cost of it.
With the exception of racing wheelchairs that have 3 wheels, most chairs have 2 big wheels, and 2 small wheels in front for balance.

With practice, wheelchair users can pop-a-wheelie, and balance on 2 wheels.

This chair rises up on 2 wheels and allows the rider to be at eye-level with people that are walking, as well as reach top cabinets in the kitchen, and other things.

I want to know if there are other chairs out there that are lke this one.

One of my classmates uses one. It really helps him to fit in.

2006-05-30 05:24:53 by WannaRideQuietly