Buying a wheelchair

bunnygirl
bunnygirl Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited July 2018 in Cerebral Palsy Network
Hi where can I buy a fairly used wheelchair for my nephew who has celebral palsy but lives in Nigeria. 

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  • JadeB
    JadeB Online Community Member Posts: 62 Contributor
    @bunnygirl keep an eye out in charity shops, sometimes they get a them donated x
  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,849 Cerebral Palsy Network
    Hi @bunnygirl
    Thanks for your post and welcome to our community. Charity shops are a good idea, I would also try eBay. You can sometimes get ex-showroom models on there.
  • Jean_OT
    Jean_OT Online Community Member Posts: 511 Empowering
    Hi @bunnygirl

    Pre-owned wheelchairs are regularly advertised on Ebay and that vis probably where you will find the biggest choice.  

    Obviously it is important to get the correct wheelchair for your nephew's needs, this factsheet might help you choose: 
    https://www.dlf.org.uk/factsheets/manual-wheelchairs

    Maybe it would be worth contacting Disabled Equipment Sent Overseas to see if they know of any projects in your nephews home country which could assess him  and supply a suitable wheelchair  http://www.desouk.org/contact/

    Best Wishes

    Jean

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