| Electric wheelchairs are either rear or front | | | | public transports like buses, trains and |
| wheel driven. Some of them are center driven | | | | airplanes specifically provide electric |
| or four wheel driven. These powerchairs come | | | | wheelchair carriers. Buses with low boarding |
| in many varieties like small portable models, | | | | platforms that can literally lift wheelchairs |
| foldable models, and models that can be | | | | into the buses have also been designed to |
| dis-assembled. Large, full-featured electric | | | | serve such people. Such platforms are |
| wheelchairs that are called rehab chairs are | | | | electrically or hydraulically operated. |
| also available. Powerchairs are designed for | | | | Nowadays, in the United States, sales and |
| persons who have arm and leg disablement. | | | | service facilities for electric wheelchairs |
| Such people would find the operations of hand | | | | are quite widespread. You do not have to go |
| propelled wheelchairs quite difficult. | | | | too far to buy an electric wheelchair of your |
| Electric wheelchairs are fitted with electric | | | | choice. As these powerchairs are |
| motors that are powered by 4 to 5 ampere | | | | made-to-order types, deliveries take some |
| rechargeable batteries. These motors are | | | | time but are normally very reliable. Electric |
| outboard boat engine types. The batteries | | | | wheelchair parts repair has also become quite |
| come in dry or wet types. Dry type batteries | | | | easy, reliable and economical due to the |
| are the most preferred ones due to ease of | | | | healthy competition between the various |
| operation and maintenance. Electric | | | | electric wheelchair manufacturers. Operation |
| wheelchairs are also fitted with battery | | | | of an electric wheelchair by patients or |
| chargers so that plugging into standard wall | | | | disabled persons carries a certain amount of |
| outlets is easy. Operating either a joystick | | | | risk. Accidents could not be avoided at one |
| or a controller usually controls electric | | | | time or another. Such accidents could be |
| wheelchairs. Hand controllers, chin | | | | minor or major. Hence, insurance companies |
| controllers, puff/sack controllers are | | | | provide both accident/life insurance |
| specifically designed for persons with | | | | policies, as well as medicare policies to |
| varying degrees of operational difficulty. | | | | cover such risks. It is always advisable to |
| The controller is the most expensive part of | | | | take suitable insurance policies for physical |
| powerchairs and is quite delicate. Electric | | | | and financial protection. Electric |
| wheelchairs come with several optional | | | | wheelchairs and medicare go hand-in-hand for |
| functions like tilting, reclining seat and | | | | persons confined to wheelchairs. Electric |
| leg elevators, etc. to facilitate healthy and | | | | power scooters, or mobility scooters as they |
| functional operations. Electric wheelchairs | | | | are called, are normally fitted with two rear |
| for kids are generally those used by mentally | | | | wheels, a seat with a flat area to place the |
| disabled children or children affected by | | | | feet and a handlebar in the front to operate |
| polio. These wheelchairs are custom made to | | | | one or two steerable front wheels. Swiveling |
| suit the age of the child as well as the | | | | seats are also available. Electric power |
| usage like indoors or outdoors or both. Polio | | | | scooters are invariably electric powered by |
| affected kids and paraplegics were using hand | | | | rechargeable batteries that could be charged |
| supports till a few decades ago. Such hand | | | | from standard electric outlets. Certain |
| supports normally resulted in severe body | | | | models of mobile scooters are |
| strain to the kids. The advent of electric | | | | gasoline-powered. Such electric power |
| wheelchair for kids has greatly relieved such | | | | scooters have been most welcome for persons |
| kids of their suffering. Travel had been on | | | | confined to wheelchairs. They find such |
| the rise and persons using wheelchairs are no | | | | scooters handy for commuting to schools and |
| exception. Traveling on vacation, travel for | | | | colleges as well as to workplaces and |
| education, employment or participation in | | | | shopping. Electric power scooters are |
| sports meets and general commuting for | | | | normally cheaper than powerchairs. Insurance |
| shopping, etc. have become indispensable for | | | | companies and healthcare agencies like |
| persons using electric wheelchairs. Portable | | | | Medicare prefer to insure or extend medicare |
| and foldable models of wheelchairs require | | | | facilities for people using such scooters. |
| storage space, when not being used. As such, | | | | |