Disability Scooters and Mobility Wheelchairs – What’s the Difference?
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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Free Disability Scooter – Force The Insurance Company To Pay For Yours
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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Buying a Disability Scooter
Choosing a disability scooter may seem a daunting task, with so many features to choose from. By keeping in mind a few key considerations, the buyer may whittle down the options to the most suitable candidates quite quickly.
Your first consideration will be budget. Bear in mind that the user will spend a considerable amount of time in their disability scooter over the weeks, months and years to come so their comfort will be very important.
The weight capacity of the scooter will need to be taken into consideration.
Three wheel scooters have a smaller turning circle and more leg-room. Four wheel scooters are more comfortable over rougher terrain.
Size of the scooter will be a consideration. If the scooter is to be used for shopping trips and taken into the shops, a compact scooter will be appropriate so that the user can move around the store with ease. If, however, the scooter is to be used for walking the dog across rough and hilly terrain, a larger framed, more powerful electric scooter will suit the user’s needs better. If the disability scooter is to be used for both of these purposes, then a compromise between the two should be sought.
You will need to consider how far the user will be travelling and select the scooter with the appropriate range. Most disability scooters can comfortably travel eight miles over flat terrain, but range can be affected by various external factors such as the weight of the user, temperature, flatness of the route travelled. Realistically, the range will be shortened by a few miles less if conditions are less than optimum.