Communication increases disability inclusion. Hi I'm Sue Schaffer and this is part of - Infobilitysue.wordpress.com. The site provides projects and presentations to promote disability inclusion. I welcome your stories, ideas, feedback and help to generate interest in the awareness process. "When we work together we can do so much." (Helen Keller)
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Wheeling with new wheels
I visited my provider for the second time since I got this new wheelchair. The entire chair was too high and I was certain that this was not what was ordered. Well I wanted to compare the order form written with the order form that came with the chair from Invacare. I was shown Invacare's and noticed that the description chart was horrendous! My provider told me that the company doesn't even offer a description! The form said "low" for the height requirement WHAT? I still say Invacare sent what they had in stock that was most similar. The service man (definitely not his fault) found a way to lower the seat 1 inch and it feels fine. What a nightmare that was for four months! I thought I could just get used to it but in this case it was dangerous to do that since I kept losing my balance, dressing took twice as long and bathrooming took at least 30 minutes and I couldn't put my entire body on the bowl because then I'd never be able to transfer back.
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