Wheelchairs

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 2.7 million Americans use a wheelchair. This includes people of all ages with various types of disabilities that impact their mobility.

In 1995 according to UCSF - DSC the NHIS-D data put the non-institutional bound population that was wheelchair-bound at 1.6 million. At that time according to NPG.org the US population was 262,764,948. That comes to roughly 0.6 %.

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No, its actually not, because of how fast it goes, and the fact that it has no swivel function, all it is is a regular electric scooter that goes 15 mph with a modified seating arrangement. A normal mobility scooter has a swivel function that allows you to turn in a 360 degree fashion from stand still, and usually has a max speed of 5 miles per hour for safety reasons and concerns. Also if you drive this thing into a grocery store or a department store, you'll most likely be escorted out or have the police called on you as its too clunky and is as big as a 16" BMX bicycle and is a lot wider than a power chair.

This vehicle may be legal in china as that's where its made and imported from, Xtreme's quality is among one of the lowest in all of the American based company's that imports scooters and vehicles of that nature from china to the USA. Trust me, I've been through the whole import and export of china goods for a while now. Anything made in china is usually not worth it however, anything made in republic of china is well worth it, the republic side actually has quality control.

Xtreme's markup from the price of what they buy their items for is 50%-60%, sometimes more, because the cost to make this power chair is only 600 USD, you can contact the manufacturer of this scooter from the alibaba website:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/238600750/mobility_scooter.HTML

The headlights and other small details will differ from the image shown by xtreme and the image example from the manufacturer, but here's how it works, some rich person goes to china, goes into their production warehouse, and goes and picks out a basic scooter model/type. Then goes and browses and picks out what part he/she wants on it, like they can go in and look at different frontal parts from the list and chose like, this headlight or that headlight with this body or what have you. Or I want this seat in this material in this color or these tail lights but in that design and etc.

Also I've had people bring in X-treme scooter's and other toys from them to my house and I had to repair them with parts made from other companies because of how poor the parts that xtreme uses on their import selections

They say you get what you pay for, but with Chinese imports, if you don't know how it truly works, you're pretty much setting yourself up for a lot of stress and troubles. If you want to go with the saying "You get what you pay for" then base it on the actual price of what it costs to make it, not what you pay for it from the importer. Keep in mind that in china, there are no child labor laws, so you're item may be made from a warehouse in china that has children that are screwing on your bolts and either forgetting some or not tightly doing it. Not all of china is bad, but the main areas that are used to make items for the USA are rather poor, but how you can you beat paying a person 20 cents an hour to do something that an American would require $18-25 dollars an hour to do.

Anyway sorry for talking so much and go so in depth, I'm a bit of a rambler.

goodluck mate.

-Anthony V

PS, here's another great example of overpriced scooters, even though shipping charges and handling fees are in the importer's price for an item, state registration, its still overpriced.

For a really poorly put together and poor quality in parts 50cc gas scooter, it will run you at the least $900 US dollars and $1300(yes $1300 for a poorly made 50cc scooter). 50cc gas scooters have a max speed of 30-35 mph depending on the parts. Now here is one of the majorly used companies for importing:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/222034357/gas_scooter_JD50QT_16.HTML

only $300 to make a 50cc scooter and $350-400 to make a 100cc scooter?, the extra 50-100 usd is for the engine, everything else is the same as the 50cc bike. However in the USA, its $900-$1300 for the 50cc, and then just swapping out the engine with one that costs $50-$100 more(the 100cc engine), will in turn make the importer's pricing go up to $1500-$2000. But since only about 2% of the people that are interested in Chinese scooters know about this, there is money to be made and problems to be given. As they say, you get what you pay for, since your machine costs only $300 dollars to make, but if you're going off the $900-$1300 pricetag from the importer, then you're quite off. So if you guys can, spread the word and teach each other. Ciao.

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You can consider donating wheelchairs, walkers, and other mobility devices to local organizations such as nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, disability support groups, or charitable organizations that provide assistance to individuals with mobility limitations. You can also reach out to hospitals or community centers to inquire about donation options.

No, Billy Ocean is not confined to a wheelchair. He is a British singer-songwriter known for his hits in the 1980s like "Caribbean Queen" and "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car." It seems there may have been a misconception or confusion about his physical abilities.

I don't think its highlighted in the actual book - but Jacob does mention how his Mother died - and that was in a car crash.

I'm only guessing - but to me it seems that that would be an appropriate answer for Billy being in a wheelchair.

Then again, I could be completely wrong.

Hope this helped :)

The fastest manual wheelchair on flat ground are the times set in the paraolympics. The fastest downhill manual wheelchair speed is still pending. I have exceeded, and almost crashed at 45 plus MPH. This was back in 1979 using a modified Stainless Medical "Stainless Racer" wheelchair. Going down Pepper Hill Dr in San Diego County California

i do not think that's possible!

maybe you can also fight with your enemies and be beaten....

try that game called grand theft auto.

i never played it but everyones says you can shoot people,fight,steal

and other violent things which i don't really like but maybe you will.

Bye!

First of all, wheelchair basketball is way sicker than regular basketball. Aside from the fact that scientific studies have shown that wheelchair basketball players are consistently more attractive than their non-disabled counterparts, they also have way madder skills! Allen Iverson tried to D up on me one time, and now he's in a wheelchair too. Ooooooh snap!

Franklin D. Roosevelt

There are many different types of wheelchair basketball teams. Some players on the Canadian wheelchair basketball team are Patrick Anderson, Chantel Benoit and Tara Feser.

Same height as normal - 10'

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No the acter playing Artie in real life does not need a wheel chair. It is just for the show. They have had him shown on Glee without the wheel chair singing Safty Dance. One of the trvia coments on Glee's IMDB page is that TPTB keep trying to get the acter playing Artie to stop taping his foot while shooting because Artie is supposed to be paralized and would not be able to do that.

There are many benefits to using an electric mobility scooter as opposed to a regular wheelchair. By using an electric mobility scooter, a person would not have to use their arms to move the chair like they would with a wheelchair. Also, if needing to go a great distance, an electric scooter would be a better option than a wheelchair.

Of course there are. You can get wheelchairs of any width. There are wheelchairs that are built to go through the aisles of airplanes and they are very narrow. Without knowing the width of your doorway and the width of the person who will use the wheelchair it is difficult to advise you.

The narrowest wheelchairs are called transport wheelchairs. These are different from standard wheelchairs in that they have smaller and narrower rear wheels. If you are looking for the narrowest of wheelchairs start there. You can read more about the difference between transport and standard wheelchairs at the article below.

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As wide as a seat on any other kind of chair. They are generally 17" to 26" wide in the USA. They can be custom made in any width you want. The more costly models have titanium frames for less flex and a lot less weight.

George J. Klein invented the electric wheelchair.

US Medical Supplies offers AmeriGlide brand home stair lifts for wheelchairs for competitive prices, that may be reduced in price depending on your insurance coverage.