It is much easier for the disabled to get around independently than it used to be, and there are various types of wheelchair on the market: Motorized scooters, motorized wheelchairs, self-propelling wheelchairs, and push-wheelchairs. Here are the features, advantages and disadvantages of each.


Steps
Mobility scooter
Tips

• Borrow wheelchairs / scooters before buying one, to see which you like best
• Places like hospitals, the Red Cross, or your local shopping mall will let you borrow wheelchairs / scooters - usually for free
• Wheelchairs / scooters can be very expensive. Look on Internet sites and in newspaper adverts for second hand ones.

Warnings

• Don't go out on your own until you know how to work your chair, and are confident you won't get stuck!