Electric Wheelchairs

The Wheel Chair was first invented in China thousands of years ago, basically an adaptation of a wheelbarrow. The modern wheelchair was designed and patented by 2 brothers in the US and since then it has evolved to the electric wheelchair or power wheelchair.

Electric wheelchairs or the electric powered wheelchair is an essential piece of equipment for the mobility disabled.

There are many people who look to hire electric wheelchair or want to purchase a small electric wheelchair used when they get to a foreign destination. 

However there now is an ultra light weight folding wheelchair that will provide the best of all worlds by offering a wheelchair motorized without having to resort to electric wheelchair hire.

You can get these Portashopper electric wheelchairs for sale and they are more convenient than the travelscoot mobility scooter or used electric motorized wheelchair.

When it comes to electric wheeelchairs there are many things to consider. The first one is portability, unless of course you are OK to wait for hours for wheelchair accessible taxis. Obviously if you have a wheelchair van with special ramps, lifts or hoists then you will be OK, but you also have to consider the size of the vehicle.

To have a superlarge electric wheelchair is OK for shopping in the wide aisles of the large supermarkets, but not so for the smaller shops, pharmacies etc.

The other thing to keep in mind is that in a perfect world all areas would be wheelchair accessible, but this is not the case as we all know. In many instances you have to get your wheelchair down or up a step and if it is too heavy it will not happen.

This is where the Portashopper is a great option. Not only is it small and light enough to simply pop into the boot or backseat of any car, but its light enough to clear small hurdles without any help.

You also have to consider how easy it is to get around in the house. Is it capable of maneuvering in small tight passages, and reversing and low enough to slip in under a desk or dinner table?

All these aspects are very important.

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