[Blind-rollers] knew wheelchair user

[Heather]

Hello, I am glad I found this list, my friend told me about it because, my rehab specialist and both my neurologists want me to use a wheelchair because of my MS! 
I have a manual chair as a friend gave it to me to use till I get my chair.
So I think they said I need a group 2 power chair. 
However, the places I have come in contact with do not think it was practical for a blind person to use a power chair and they gave me what the thought I neded instead of following my doctor’s script. 
So I already had to contact my insureance so they, the wheelchair company could come and take the chair back. 
Now I am trying this again with a different doctor as my other doctor will not rewrite the script again, I guess three times was to much!
And that particular company gave them such a hard time.
Any advice to know where to go to see these power chairs. I went to two places but, they would not show me anything when I said I was just looking and the other said my insureance will never give me a power chair because I am blind.
My friends already have chairs and she showed me how to use my cane and the chair at the same time.
She had a smart drive she is using till she gets her power chair. 
The smart drive is just not safe, it threw her on the street and her sister was thrown in to a brick wall as the chair did not stop fast enough. SO actually we are looking for power chairs as we do not have the mussle strength to push ourselves with a manual!
It think it was pure luck to meet my friends and we all have similar conditions and take some of the same meds too!
Any advice on on power group 2 chairs?
Thank you,












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