| Mobility aids are used to help people walk and move | | | | Mobility Scooter - is an electric scooter. They are |
| around more easily, they help enable mobility. Mobility | | | | similar in nature to the wheelchair apart from they are |
| aids are used when it is difficult for people to move | | | | electric and so no manual force is required and they |
| freely by themselves, for example when a person | | | | have the steering handles in front of the chair. Mobility |
| gets older moving about can become more challenging | | | | scooters are great to help people get about with ease, |
| and so aids are used to help them. It is not just the | | | | they can be easily taken apart for quick storage either |
| elderly who use mobility aids, any person with a | | | | at home or in the boot of the car. Most mobility |
| disability may need to use a mobility aid as well. A | | | | scooters have a basket on the front which is great for |
| person with a hurt or broken leg may need to use | | | | storage for the rider to place their belongings, whether |
| crutches to get about for a certain amount of time until | | | | its their handbag, or the items they buy shopping, the |
| the leg is healed, or they may need a wheel chair, | | | | scooter makes popping down to the shops as easy |
| there are numerous mobility aids that can be used to | | | | as 1-2-3. |
| enable mobility. | | | | Walking Frames and Walking Sticks - these are used |
| What are some examples of mobility aids? | | | | to help people to walk who don't feel comfortable |
| Wheel Chair - a wheel chair is probably one of the | | | | putting a lot of pressure on their body. Have a walking |
| most known about mobility aid as they are seen about | | | | frame or walking stick relieves some of the weight |
| a lot for example in hospitals. A wheel chair is a chair | | | | that is put on the body while walking. If a person has a |
| that is placed on two large wheels. The wheel chair | | | | hurt leg or knee for example they can use a walking |
| has handles at the back which allows for a person to | | | | frame or walking stick to help them along. |
| push the chair along, or the person in the wheel chair | | | | There are many more mobility aids available today |
| can push the wheels around and maneuver the chair | | | | these are just a few of them, sometimes people have |
| that way. There are many different wheel chairs you | | | | a few aids and use certain ones depending on the |
| can buy today for example there is the standard | | | | activity, for example if it is a long day shopping then a |
| wheel chair, the standard lightweight chair, paediatric | | | | mobility scooter would probably be best or if they are |
| wheelchair, and even wheel chair accessories such as | | | | walking about the house then a walking stick is used. |
| chair waterproof covers and cushions. | | | | |