[Blind-Rollers] A friend in need of a wheelchair who is told no because she is blind

[Justin Ekis]

My partner is blind and uses a power chair. She’s been using one for 15 years now. She’s given permission to pass her email along. You can reach her at anajacob2 at gmail.com <mailto:anajacob2 at gmail.com>

Best,

Justin

> On Feb 21, 2022, at 1:39 PM, Gary Wunder via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have a blind woman who has so much pain in her upper body that she finds
> it difficult to use a manual wheelchair. She wants and can afford an
> electric chair. Her doctor will not prescribe one because he believes a
> blind person in a power chair is unsafe. She says that even a distributor
> she has talked with will not sell her one because they believe she will get
> hurt and sue them.
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> Is anyone here using a power chair or can you put me in touch with someone
> who is? Thank you very much. 
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> Gary Wunder, gwunder at earthlink.net <mailto:gwunder at earthlink.net> 
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