Wheelchairs Assisting OT’s Vaughn Hyder CIS 101 Prof. Bruce White

Why do people use wheelchairs? Absence of legs due to accident, or being born without legs Weakness of leg muscles Spinal or brain injury or disease, causing disconnection of leg muscles from the brain Weakness of or pain in leg joints, due to arthritis etc.

Costs of Wheelchairs Pride LX 10 ($3,303.22) Nutron R32 ($2,295.00) Jet 10 ($3,221.25) Quickie Z-500 ($4,495.00) Power Advantage ($4,495.00)

Types of Wheelchairs Transportable Standard Power Custom Power Heavy Duty There are so many different types of wheelchairs that are available for some many different types of people. There are even wheelchairs made to fit children even as they are constantly growing.

History of the Wheelchair The first electric wheelchair was invented in the 1950’s. They were simple with no circuit boards and no smooth proportional control. The joystick was not as easy to manage as they are today and the speeds had no variation. There were two basic speeds: high and low. In order to change speeds you would have to completely stop the chair. The two batteries that were used were only six volt batteries which added to the reasons it started of extremely slow.

Accessories that can be added onto Wheelchairs Bags Cushions Cup holders Hooks Adaptive clothing decorations

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