Electric Wheelchair’s Independent LivingWritten by Kristine Llabres
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During early invention of electric wheelchair it seemed that it was just for limited people who can afford to have one and who can use it alone well. The development was a result of seeing paraplegic veterans return from World War II in need of a form of transportation. The first electric wheelchair was made essentially with a typical wheelchair and then a small motor attached to wheels. The chair was restricted by a small joystick placed at proper distance on an armrest to allow ease and comfort of use of stick for directing chair. Innovations have been made in many different areas of electric wheelchairs since early days of strapping a motor to a regular chair. The chairs built today have a superior mobility than any before. Some have capacity to climb over limits along side of road and one can even climb up a set of stairs. Motors have become more and more powerful, offering greater speeds of travel while remaining safe and greater distances that can be traveled on a fully charged battery. The seats have been modified to provide best comfort possible to occupant that will spend many hours in it. This is a huge improvement that anyone who has sat in old style of chair will quickly be glad about. Isn’t cool and reliable? Lastly, when it comes to choosing appropriate wheelchair for you, there are more options and models of electric wheelchairs that are available today that you can choose from, according to your desired look, comfort ability and budget of course.
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| | Scooters on the Go!Written by Kristine Llabres
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Good thing for you since you will be able to travel far and wide for a day of sight-seeing and adventure if you purchase a well-made electric wheelchair or scooter, and battery will still have some juice at end of day. That is very cool to experience, so why not try to have one? The factors to be considered if you will be buying one is that, it must be according to your preference, it will suit your needs and your budget as well. The comfort level is most important thing to be considered and test drive scooter first before purchasing one. These are some information regarding types of personal scooter that you can choose from. Scooters come in all weights, sizes, shapes and colors. Some scooters are ultra light-weight, fold up into small convenient parts, and can be carried virtually anywhere you wanted to bring it. This comes as a great advantage for those who have difficulty getting around and yet want to travel quite a bit. Other options come with different configurations, such as 3-wheel scooters and 4-wheel scooters. The 4-wheel scooters are generally heavier than 3-wheel scooters. What is to be considered an asset is that they give driver more control over turns with two wheels in front. On other way around they are not as packed in as some travel scooters or indoor scooters that have better turn angles. Bear in mind that your comfort level is at hand here so research first then test it before purchasing your very own scooter. Then choose according to your desired color, size, weight, style and shape. You have option so do it well.
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