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'She doesn't get another childhood': The lives on hold waiting for wheelchairs
Wren has cerebral palsy, affecting her speech, all four of her limbs and her posture, meaning she needs help with everyday activities. At home, the 11-year-old uses an NHS manual self-propelled chair. It took more than a year to get this chair, well over the NHS's official target of 18 weeks. While Wren's mum, Anna, says…
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Recommendation for comfortable and supportive wheelchair
My dad has Lewy Body Dementia with parkinsonism and his symptoms have worsened over the last couple of months following an infection and stay in hospital. He can no longer walk and has to be hoisted out of bed by two carers. He cannot bear his own weight and his core body strength has diminished. He is now in a nursing…
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Hands off our handles campaign!
Melissa Parker is a journalist. She has cerebral palsy. She wrote about being a woman and a wheelchair user. Her article reveals shocking truths. She supports a campaign to raise awareness. Strangers often grab wheelchair handles. This causes distress to wheelchair users. Disabled people say, "hands off." Sadly, this…
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Mother Heartbroken Over Parks Poor Accessibility.
A mum says she is "angry, upset and heartbroken" over the opening of a new play park that does not cater for her daughter's disabilities, despite it being described as an "accessible space." Rebecca said there "wasn't anything" her two-year-old daughter Hannah, who has cerebral palsy and is non-mobile, non-verbal and…
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A stranger grabbed my wheelchair and silently started pushing me
From The Metro Written by Melissa Parker I was completely at the mercy of this man (Picture: Melissa Parker) Wheeling myself around the town centre in July, I contentedly went about my day, running errands. I’d been about to enter a supermarket when I suddenly felt a heavy, foreign weight pushing on the back of my…
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Hi, my name is Smelly123! booking a holiday this year but never been away in my wheelchair...
Hi, thinking of booking a holiday this year but never been away in my wheelchair yet so may need to ask for some advice.
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Hi, my name is dor1970! Wheelchair came in the wrong size, but they won't refund. What can we do?
I have had trouble with a wheelchair I received from wheelchair services for my husband who has MSA. I was put in touch with AJM healthcare to obtain the nhs voucher scheme through our occupational therapist. My husband was fitted for the chair knowing what his health problem was. Several weeks passed and no sign of the…
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Unsure if its the time to get a mobility scooter
Hi everyone sorry if this is the wrong page for the this but I would like peoples views on something. As the title says I'm uncertain about if now is the right time to get a mobility scooter for myself. For some background I'm male 45 with fibromyalgia, possible EDS, BPPV and numerous stomach issues and have daily…
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Participants needed! Your Story Matters: Help Us Understand Disability and Harassment
Hello👋 We’re a small team of MSc Forensic Psychology students from Kingston University, currently conducting an ethically approved study on the psychological impact of online and offline harassment experienced by young adults (18–25) with physical disabilities. This area is still massively under-researched, and our mission…
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Traveling on plane first time with wheelchair,
I've been using a electric wheelchair for about 8 years, and mainly due to horror stories and generally being able to use boats I've avoided flying with it, I've been able to hire equipment etc on a few holidays so have travelled, I'm just looking for some advice. I'm traveling with EasyJet its a short flight to London and…
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Waited almost a year for my electric wheelchair
So I'm not alone on this fight against Ajm healthcare. Iv waited almost a year waiting for my electric wheelchair .I have called more than 60 times to only hearing my chair in process or my chair is being built or it's the ppl with worse health issues come first i have been awarded a grant for a Electric wheelchair the…
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Better wheelchair: Input please
We currently use an attendant controlled Lomax transporter wheelchair which is perfect for indoor use because it is light, and very maneuverable. We are looking for a better wheelchair for outdoor/travelling use which has: - a reclining backrest; - a head restraint (for use when reclined and support when travelling in a…
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Does anyone have advice for wheelchair user in a kitchen?
We are a Community Cafe in Cornwall that is volunteer led and aims to be inclusive in all things. We've taken on a young volunteer (17yrs) who loves baking who really wants to volunteer her time to bake cakes etc in the kitchen. The cafe itself is accessible, and there is space enough for her to navigate the kitchen but…
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Wheelchair Assessment
I have a telephone appointment for a GP callback on the 16th of this month. They are going to ask for additional information, with regards to me getting a wheelchair assessment at the local hospital. If any other hospital appointment is anything to go by, I expect i will be lucky to be seen this year. Being in receipt of…
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Help with disability aids
Hi, sorry if this is the wrong category I'm very new here (made an account only a few minutes ago) I've gotten a diagnosis last year and have only just warmed to the idea of using an aid, I feel a bit anxious about it and worried people in my life will think I'm exaggerating. I ideally need a cane or a wheelchair but I'm…
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How to make wheelchair more comfortable/safer
Hi. We have a new wheelchair user in the family who it's not suitable to use the detachable footplates for (long story). The problem now is that the sticky out bits (on both sides of the wheelchair) that the footplates attach to have become a slight hazard in themselves (can attach pics if needed, but presume people…
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Looking for charities that help fund electric standing wheelchairs 🦽🙏
Hi everyone 👋 I’m hoping someone here might be able to point me in the right direction. I’m looking for charities or organisations that support disabled adults with funding for electric standing wheelchairs. I know there are some out there – but it’s tricky to know which are still active or accepting applications in 2025.…
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Hen Weekend - feeling a burden as a wheelchair user?
Forgive the slight ramble but I've recently been asked to be part of my best friend's wedding, which includes the hen weekend. I'm a full time wheelchair user (the only disabled one in the group) and while the discussions are all around a party resort in Spain, I can't help but worry I'll be a burden if they're all looking…
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Survey on challenges faced my wheelchair/walker/walking stick users
I am conducting research on mobility aids, with a focus on four-legged walkers—however, users of other mobility aids are also encouraged to participate! Your insights will help identify common challenges and potential improvements to make mobility aids more user-friendly. This survey will take about 2 minutes to complete.…
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New Rules for Using mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs
OverviewMobility scooters and powered wheelchairs are single-seat vehicles with a battery. They’re designed to help if you have trouble walking. Who can use mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs You can only drive a mobility scooter or powered wheelchair if one of the following applies: you have trouble walking because…
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Taxis & occupied active wheelchair questions
i am going to need a wav uber or black taxi for work as am transitioning to a wheelchair. I have access to work & am applying for a taxi card for journeys that are not work related. My wheelchair will be an active one with powerwheels. My question is am I going to need a headrest or are taxi drivers normally ok with you…
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Caseworker looking for brief work placement for student interested in game design
Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here, so I'm sorry if I'm doing anything wrong. I am a caseworker looking for a brief work placement for a girl in Kingston-Upon-Thames in her late teens who is very interested in game design. She is very sociable, intelligent, hardworking, and tenacious, but she has…
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Hi, my name is AndyPagin! My wife has had mobility problems for about a year now due to an ongoing..
My wife has had mobility problems for about a year now due to an ongoing severe leg ulcer, She can only walk very short distances. I'm considering buying a basic wheelchair, purely to take her for hospital appointments by a patient transport ambulance. Something I can push (ie. doesn't need the big wheels), with brakes,…
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Private Occupational Therapy Housing Assessment?
I have applied to get on the housing register for an adapted council property. Been waiting for my application to be approved (just to get onto the register to be able to bid) for 6 months. They now say I need an OT Housing Assessment and Report and it could be up to a year to have that done. Has anyone used a private OT…
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Selling Secondhand Mobility Aids?
Can anyone kindly tell me where I can sell secondhand mobility aids (like wheelchairs etc)?? I have tried on Facebook but keep getting it removed as against rules to sell or gift mobility aids apparently. Not sure where else there is? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Unable to find tenant to share adapted house - so facing eviction
Hi, my son is a wheelchair user CP has supported living in a super two bedroom house, wheelchair adapted, very close to both nature and a town. The other person moved out nearly two years ago and neither the council or the agent have been able to find another tenant. It's not financially viable for the agent and they want…
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Untaxed Wheelchair
I see the government tightening rules on where I store my wheelchair and tax it.I find this very unfair Your wheelchair may be clamped or removed if it was untaxed and: on a public road, even if you had a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) not on a public road but you didn’t have a SORN
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How did you know when you needed to change mobility aid?
I've been using a walking stick for a while but I've realised it's not quite enough support. Waiting for the NHS to help has been an absolute pain. How did you or the people you know cope with the wait and what did they/you do in the meantime?
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Hey
Hey I'm Prim, I mainly struggle with Fibromyalgia and eupd. I can't walk very far so rely on a wheelchair. Which obviously has its limitations.
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Repair companies
Hi everyone, I find myself onthis forum because I have been swindled by wheelchair companies fordecades. From my experience, it has been impossible to find acompany that doesn’t charge hugely inflated prices for theirservices, and basically lie about work that needs to be done, to getas much money as possible. I live in…
