Electric Wheelchair assessment

Wibbles
Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,574 Championing
edited July 2024 in Housing and independent living
I have been told by my local council that any powered chair that I am lent by the wheelchair suppliers cannot be carried in any vehicle (buses included)......
This limits me to the local store -  which appears to be wrong to me
The idea of getting a wheelchair was to get me out of the house (I have been nowhere for 4 years)
Any comments / suggestions ?

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  • newborn
    newborn Online Community Member Posts: 828 Trailblazing
    Do they say why? It seems surprising. Is it bariatric?  Is it unusual such as a stand up or a lie flat?
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,574 Championing
    edited October 2023
    newborn said:
    Do they say why? It seems surprising. Is it bariatric?  Is it unusual such as a stand waup or a lie flat?
    No idea yet
    Still waiting for the actual assessment
    But I was told of the rules by an OT
    Why should my BMI be an issue? 

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