[Blind-Rollers] getting a custom wheelchair

[Marsha Drenth]

Greetings, I am curious who are you working with to prescribe your wheelchair? A physical therapist? Or someone else? 

Thank you! 

Marsha drenth  
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> On Aug 21, 2021, at 2:26 PM, RAy via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I am getting a custom wheelchair for my connective tissue disorder. 
> 
> I'm getting a manual one with a power assist. I will be wearing a bracelet
> on my right wrist that I use to start and stop the chair by tapping the rim
> of the wheel. Any tips on using a chair like this totally blind? I have to
> use my hands to steer the chair. The chair rolls by itself until I stop it
> with the bracelet. Any tips for using my cane with this chair?
> 
> Thanks for any advice.
> 
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