| Disabled scooters are often purpose-built or modified | | | | are smaller in size and are good for indoor use on level |
| to meet the needs of individual users, but which is best | | | | surfaces |
| for you -- a wheelchair or a disabled scooter? | | | | Wheelchairs are easy to fold and put in the trunk of a |
| Power wheelchairs are not covered by most medical | | | | car and you can take it with you on a plane trip. |
| insurance companies. | | | | Disabled mobility scooters such as the travel scooter |
| Disabled mobility scooters are covered by many | | | | are compact and easy to fold and fit into the trunk of |
| insurance companies. | | | | a car. And you can take it with you on a plane trip. |
| Wheelchairs can be uncomfortable if you are sitting in | | | | Wheelchairs are not as sturdy for outdoor use as |
| one all day. | | | | even a basic disabled mobility scooter. |
| Disabled mobility scooters can have seats specially | | | | Disabled mobility scooters can offer you a model |
| designed for individual users, as both comfort and | | | | suitable for combined indoor and outdoor use, and a |
| utilization requirements need to be considered. On | | | | special outdoor model with rear-wheel drive for rugged |
| most disabled scooters you can choose: seat | | | | terrain. They are covered under the A.D.A accessibility |
| covering, extra padding, lumbar supports, and powered | | | | laws. This means you can use your disabled scooter |
| height adjustments. Armrests can also be added, | | | | inside stores, theaters, museums and on public |
| removed or changed. | | | | transportation. Disabled scooters for outdoor use also |
| Wheelchairs need someone constantly available to | | | | usually have extra safety features, such as: lights, |
| push you or you need to have a lot of physical | | | | horns and turn indicators. Other extra accessories |
| strength in the upper body to propel the wheels by | | | | may include portable battery chargers, baskets, |
| hand. | | | | oxygen carriers and storage compartments. |
| Disabled mobility scooters do not require any special | | | | Wheelchairsare better for sportsmen and women and |
| level of strength in the user and if you're able to sit, | | | | you can play tennis, bowling, basketball and football, |
| you can just get on your scooter and whizz off. | | | | and other sports, in a wheelchair. |
| Disabled scooters are usually steered through | | | | Disabled mobility scooters can be used on golf |
| handlebars, with thumb controls or levers which let you | | | | courses. |
| control speed and direction. Depending on your | | | | Wheelchairs are better for ballroom dancing. This is a |
| individual circumstances, you can choose alternative | | | | popular activity world-wide and is known as wheelchair |
| steering systems such as joysticks and loop handles. | | | | dance sport where you can do anything from a waltz |
| They run off a 12 volt battery which you can recharge | | | | to the pasa doble! |
| easily in any standard outlet. The normal range for | | | | Disabled mobility scooters lose out on this one! |
| each charge is about 25 miles and the maximum | | | | I think it's fair to say that with its suitability for both |
| speed is about 5 mph. | | | | indoor and outdoor use, a disabled scooter would give |
| Wheelchairs are good for allowing you to move from | | | | you more mobility independence than a wheelchair. |
| room to room in your home and for getting from your | | | | However, only you can know which one is best suited |
| bed to a chair, but the foot rests of a wheelchair are | | | | to your personal requirements. |
| often difficult to manage. | | | | I hope this article has given you some idea of the |
| Disabled mobility scooters have 360ยบ swivel seats | | | | advantages and disadvantages of wheelchairs and |
| so you can flip the seat around and get out easily. The | | | | scooters and will help you choose a mobility aid which |
| compact three wheel disabled scooter is very | | | | will let you to take control of your life and increase |
| maneuverable and quite suitable for using inside your | | | | your personal happiness. |
| home or a nursing home. Front-wheel drive vehicles | | | | |