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New to using a wheelchair

Hi I have had to start using a wheelchair when I'm out and about, for instance when going in to town. As I can no longer walk far due to the Pain I've used a walking stick for years now. The chair is ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 27 Jan 2019

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Using a wheelchair part-time - unsupportive family

Hi everyone! I wasn't sure where to post this so I decided to post it here. I have been suffering from fatigue since January this year. Initially, I was house-bound for a month or so. Eventually I ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 11 Aug 2017

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Very sheltered housing and wheelchair that's dangerous to use

Hi need some advice .the very sheltered housing where I live it's giving me a temporary wheelchair where one side of the brake doesn't even work there going on about safety for me because of falling ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Aids, adaptations, and equipment - 7 Mar 2022

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Buggy adapted for wheelchair using parents

We are carrying out a University project and have designed a buggy for wheelchair using parents with the aim to improve their ability to take care of their children, particularly to transport ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Research and opportunities - 5 Dec 2017

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Help with housing for a wheelchair user in Southampton. Got a HOLD grant, mortgage seems impossible.

Hello everybody, hope you're all doing as well as can be during these times. My partner and I have been looking for housing suitable for someone with a wheelchair in Southampton for about a year now, ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Housing and independent living - 16 Jun 2020

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How experience of using portable wheelchair?

How experience of using portable wheelchair? And which brand will you choose?

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 27 Nov 2018

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Should I be using a wheelchair or not?

I have what my neurologist calls, an 'undiagnosed neurological condition'. It affects me in lots of ways. Balance: I lose my balance easily and tend to fall over a lot Memory: I forget silly things ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions - 24 Jun 2017

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New to using a wheelchair

Hi I have had to start using a wheelchair when I'm out and about, for instance when going in to town. As I can no longer walk far due to the Pain I've used a walking stick for years now. The chair is ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 27 Jan 2019

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Question. Should I be using my electric wheelchair while the backrest is in this state?

Hello Scope online community I had to call the company responsible for the repairs, to my NHS electric wheelchair because I kept charging the chair but when I came into showing a full charged chair I ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Aids, adaptations, and equipment - 15 Jul 2022

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Going from a folding to a rigid wheelchair - using taxis

Hi all Was hoping for some advice. I am 28 years old, have cerebral palsy and have an independent active life, using a manual wheelchair. I've been through a whole plethora of folding wheelchairs ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Aids, adaptations, and equipment - 27 Apr 2019

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