Disabled scooters are often purpose-built or modified to meet the needs of individual users, but which is best for you — a wheelchair or a disabled scooter?

Power wheelchairs are not covered by most medical insurance companies.

Disabled mobility scooters are covered by many insurance companies.

Wheelchairs can be uncomfortable if you are sitting in one all day.

Disabled mobility scooters can have seats specially designed for individual users, as both comfort and utilization requirements need to be considered. On most disabled scooters you can choose: seat covering, extra padding, lumbar supports, and powered height adjustments. Armrests can also be added, removed or changed.

Wheelchairs need someone constantly available to push you or you need to have a lot of physical strength in the upper body to propel the wheels by hand.

Disabled mobility scooters do not require any special level of strength in the user and if you’re able to sit, you can just get on your scooter and whizz off. Disabled scooters are usually steered through handlebars, with thumb controls or levers which let you control speed and direction. Depending on your individual circumstances, you can choose alternative steering systems such as joysticks and loop handles. They run off a 12 volt battery which you can recharge easily in any standard outlet. The normal range for each charge is about 25 miles and the maximum speed is about 5 mph.

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Essentially, mobility wheelchairs are battery-powered wheelchairs. Some electric wheelchair models resemble manual wheelchairs, though others feature a captain seat. They are operated by joystick, and may be front, middle or rear-wheel drive. Electric wheelchairs are ideal for those with lower body disabilities and weak upper body strength.

The turning radius of an mobility wheelchair is smaller than that of an electric scooter. The mobility wheelchair is therefore more suitable for use within the home. A mobility wheelchair will allow the user to manoeuvre closer to transfer surfaces like the bed or the bath. They will also enable you to pull up to work surfaces and tables. Electric wheelchairs may be used in and outside of the home, whereas electric scooters are suited primarily to outdoor use.

Disability scooters come into their own when it comes to distance. An electric scooter can turn that trip to the shops that seemed incomprehensible into an absolute breeze! Electric scooters have four or three wheels. They offer the freedom of the mobility wheelchair with a stylish look.

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Are free disability scooters a myth? Are you suffering in silence as the world passes you by? Do you live in discomfort because you don’t want to bother your friends and family to assist you in simple everyday tasks. Do you stare out the window wishing you could feel the sun on your face? Would the simple task of sitting in the yard require an effort only slightly less than taxing than landing a man on the moon?

A disability scooter would solve all these problems if you could only afford one. Many people don’t realize that all they have to do is ask and their lives could change in as little as three weeks.

Your insurance company is obligated to buy you what ever your doctor recommends. If you don’t have your own insurance, Medicare has the same obligation. The problem with insurance companies and government agencies is the endless paperwork that must be completely and accurately submitted to get a free disability scooter. Most people don’t know where to start.

Did you ever stop to think that the wheelchair vendors don’t care who pays for an electric wheelchair as long as someone does. This is why most of them employ whole departments of representatives who are trained in submitting precisely the forms the insurance companies require to successfully process a claim to pay for a new power chair. Let me explain it a little more clearly.

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