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Mobility Aids
Hand Bikes
Who is it for?
People often can benefit from mobility aids that either do
not need a wheelchair or as an additional mobility. Walk-
ers can serve people who have some ambulatory capabil-
ity. Other aids are available that help with bathing, toilet-
ing and other activities of daily living.
Who is it for?
Hand bikes provide independent mo-
bility for people who have strong up-
per body capacity. They often enable
mobility on roads and byways, and
can provide a vehicle for helping sus-
tain a roadside business, since many
bike have a large storage area for car-
rying goods.
Power Wheelchair
Who is it for?
The power wheelchair provides the gift of inde-
pendent mobility for people who cannot self
propel and are cognitively able to navigate with
the chair. Power chairs can be appropriate for
children as young as 2 years old. Power wheel-
chairs are very expensive and normally de-
mand extensive technical upkeep, making them
inappropriate in many developing countries.
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