[Blind-rollers] Power Wheelchairs and Blind People

[Becky Frankeberger]

Joshua, Check with your disability foundation. I know mine has grants for
things like lifts for vehicles, since many of us  are in manual or power
chairs. So check to see if a grant can buy you a power chair or scooter plus
the lift for your van. 

Power chairs are generally several hundred pounds, plus your weight.
Scooters can be lighter. Go to Sam's Club or Costco to take a look.

Becky singing in the rain   
-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Joshua Gregory via Blind-Rollers
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:31 AM
To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Joshua Gregory <joshtgreg at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Power Wheelchairs and Blind People

Hi Jen and all,

Right, so I'd be stuck with a power chair. That's fine if it works out,
would suck if it didn't though.

Do you, or anyone else, know how much they are and/or how much they tend to
weigh? Always heard they were heavy and cost a lot but am not sure nowadays.
I ask about the weight because it'd probably need to be lifted into a van
and am wondering how possible that would be. Thanks!

Josh

On 10/20/16, Jennifer Aberdeen via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> Hi Joshua,
>
> I think it all depends on the person, I did not have a positive 
> experience with a power wheelchair
>
> Actually I did ok in-doors; it was outside that was dangerous for me. 
> No matter how slow I tried to go, I always ended up falling off the 
> sidewalk. I
>
> had a cane too, but it didn't help when it came to outside. I 
> generally don't have a problem with coordination in my hands, so I 
> don't know what my
>
> problem was...I know of other blind people who don't have a problem.
>
> Anyway, good luck in whatever you decide to do. In case you don't know 
> however, once you transition to a power wheelchair, your insurance 
> won't let
>
> you get another manual chair later.
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Gregory via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 1:49 PM
> To: blind-rollers at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Joshua Gregory
> Subject: [Blind-rollers] Power Wheelchairs and Blind People
>
> Hello,
>
> My name is Joshua Gregory. I am blind and have Cerebral Palsy, so am 
> in a wheelchair. I currently use a manual chair, however am probably 
> going to need a new one soon, so I'm wondering about the efficiency of 
> a power chair for a blind person? If any blind people here use one, 
> what benefits do you see, what challenges do you encounter as compared 
> to a manual setup? Is any special equipment needed to navigate, such 
> as a cane?
>
> Thanks very much, I greatly appreciate it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua
>
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