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Mobility and More: The Right Chair

By PN: Paraplegia News, Vol 61, No. 7, pp. 38-39
Publication Date: July 2007

A wheelchair user describes his experience with selecting a wheelchair. The first chair had a tilt feature for periodic weight shift to relieve bottom pressure, however user was not satisfied with this chair. The second chair, a Permoble C400 model had wide tires, a light battery charger, a tilt feature and headlights and frontwheel drive. He advises other wheelchair users to take an active role in the selection process, ask lots of questions, and take test drives.
Published by: PVA Publications   (Website:http://www.pvamagazines.com)

Paralyzed Veterans of America    (Web Site: http://www.pva.org )
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