The Logistics of My Wheelchair
I use a wheelchair, and I'm (gasp!) not ashamed about it. Unlike doctors say I should be, with my loving myself being "unacceptable" and all that. I go back to school very soon, and my entire family is nervous that my mother won't be able to lift my wheelchair into the car, which leads me to the logistics of wheelchair design and the disability tax. Wheelchair Design Wheelchairs that tend to be affordable to the general public tend to be cheaply designed for temporary use or use in a nursing home or used by an elderly person, because of some features or lack thereof on the standard wheelchair. So, I'm going to break down this design, explaining the functionality as told by the manufacturers and perhaps an ulterior purpose. Push Handles Let's start with the obvious. The push handles angled toward the person behind the chair appear to be inviting people to push the chair without asking, instead of, say, fold-down handles or fold