Wheel Chair Bound Individual Disability Report

My wheelchair simulation experience took place on Monday, September 26th. I started in my on campus dorm around 6pm. After wheeling around for a half hour, I began making my way to Café 210 for dinner and drinks with a friend. The textbook mentions that “ participants will experience that even the “best-laid plans” will lead them into the unexpected” (Dattilo, 2012, p. 74) and it was especially true throughout my simulation. I realized that making it to Café was a very lofty goal and given that it was raining, made it nearly impossible. I had to call the friend I was meeting and change where we were meeting, deciding on the much closer Inferno. We spent about two hours eating and catching up before pulling out a deck of cards and playing a few card games for another hour. After our long dinner, we went our separate ways and I made my way back to my dorm where I watched a half hour of the first presidential debate. While my activities were brief, I was able to spend quite a bit of time outside of my room, maneuvering on my own, and my experience benefited from it.

With the function of these muscles, the individual should have the ability to be independent in rolling, feeding, and dressing of the upper body.5 They are also independent in pressure relief with the use of the wheelchair.6 However, assistance is required for dressing of the lower body, some self-care activities, and transfers, particularly to the commode, although the potential for independence with a sliding board is possible for transfers. Driving is possible with specific accommodations made to the van and with the use of adaptive hand controls. Employment outside the home is also possible if desired for individuals with this level of injury. A manual wheelchair with hand rim projections is typically used and is easier to propel on smooth, level surfaces; therefore, a power wheelchair may be needed for out in the

Are you the caregiver/family member of a recovering stroke patient? Have you been looking for a wheelchair that can improve the patient’s mobility as well as speed up rehabilitation? What your patient requires is the highly flexible and user-friendly Profhand Pedal Wheelchair.

Patients with progressive neuromuscular disease experience a burden of physical and psychological distress, which often negatively impacts their quality of life. Those patients are with severe impairment and require assistance when preforming any activity. Often family members with neuromuscular patients have many responsibilities. These responsibilities include assisting patient in preforming activity of daily living such as bathing, dressing, toilet use, feeding and transportation. {{333}} Evans et al presented a study where they were interviews and questionnaire patient’s caregiver about their opinion and concerns while taking care of neuromuscular patients. There were many topics arise during this study; which included physical and psychological burden, a sense of duty, and restriction of daily life, training, and the need for financial support. {{333}}

My parents had planned an fantastic trip to Alaska, but then I broke my leg. My first experience with being in a wheelchair was not what I expected. In the past I had been narrow-minded and thought that being in a wheelchair had its perks. For instance they got to go the front of the line of a roller coaster, they get to sit all day, and lastly they get accommodated first. However, it wasn't until I lived that lifestyle, did I realize that being in a wheelchair is hard, and uncomftorable. As we approached the airplane gate, I was wheeled to the entrance where I noticed how narrow and tiny the entrance to the airplane really was. The doorway, not to mention the aisle was so narrow that the wheelchair could not be boarded upon the plane. Luckily

Getting your clothes on in the morning is especially challenging if you are wheelchair bound. The problem isn't because you are in a wheelchair, there are some fashions that simply don't transfer to someone sitting in a wheelchair. Keep reading to discover some fun and useful tips you can use to get dressed in your wheelchair every day.

You should check with your local dealer when it comes to chargers for your electric wheelchair. They can help you pinpoint the best charger for the electric wheelchair you brought. Always read the manual carefully prior to using the charger. You will discover ways to extend the battery life as well as important safety guidelines to follow when recharging your wheelchair battery.

As the person walking down the stairs,running,and playing sports I can do everything he can do but accommodated to me. I go out to social gatherings to my local community center using my electric wheelchair I go to Jewel to pick up my medication refills I also go to physical therapy. My mother does not trust me crossing the roads because I am legally blind. I have to become more creative on how to get to them so I use the bike path that goes under Kirchhoff so I can get to the other side and get to where I need to

For my Out of Comfort Zone project I went around for a full day in a wheelchair. I acquired the wheelchair from my mother, she had it in the garage from when my sister could not walk for a summer. The wheelchair was a little small, however it did its job for the day. I was in the wheelchair all day, going around campus, and the surrounding neighborhood, where I live. I chose to be in a wheelchair because I wanted to know what it felt like. I thought of doing other activities, however none put me “out of my comfort zone” quite like being in a wheelchair for the day. Going into the project I knew I would get the feel of being in a wheelchair, I was surprised at the way people interacted with me. No one was particularly rude, yet mostly everyone either stared or looked the other way, or peaked out of the corner of their eyes. The day started in my driveway where I got the wheelchair out of the trunk of my car. I rolled around in my driveway to get the feel for it, then I was off. I did not technically fall out of my driveway, but I had to get out of the chair because I thought I was going to fall. Once I settled back in the chair I started up my street towards campus. This was harder than I anticipated, I knew my street was a hill, the incline became most apparent when in a wheelchair. I had to take a brake halfway, I was not exhausted, I was sweating though. I made it to the top and kept going on McMillan Street. This is where I fell for the first time. The

In the beginning of the 20th century people did not care much for those requiring a wheelchair. It wasn’t till President Franklin Roosevelt developed his own wheelchair when perceptions began to change. In the 1970’s After the Vietnam War, many soldiers who had been wounded wanted to live normal lives and the demand for mobility devices increased. Also, a demand for social equality was being demanded and big bulky chairs were not suitable for people wanted to participate in a normal lifestyle. In this same decade, the medical industry evolved; Everest & Jennings, a

Regular wheelchairs can carry up to 250 to 300 lbs. For users who are over this weight limit will need to use a heavy duty wheelchair for mobility purposes. Some heavy duty wheelchairs can carry as much as 700 lbs.

Reading your discussion entry for unit one you also choose the disability of being wheelchair bound like I did, but you had some guidance into that world. Rick was nice by letting you see how he adapts to the world through the use of a hand tool when he could not reach the box of macaroni and cheese on the shelf. Other experiences that you had such as rolling the wheelchair through the house, realizing you needed another person to help you take a shower or knowing you could not exercise your body like you always had lets us all have a glimpse into the world of being handicapped. You also showed ingenuity when you decided to use a microwave oven instead of the cooking stove to cook your macaroni and cheese at that moment you truly faced what

I would adamantly acknowledge that I was very anxious to use a wheelchair for just one day. Curiosity of how it would be like kept knocking to my head. To my surprise, 5 minutes were enough to absolutely hate it! I was suddenly slowed down to a snail’s pace and I was limited to certain paths, where loneliness could creep in full force. I was lonely in the elevator, no one there to talk to owing to my wheelchairs occupancy there. It was quiet in the hallway with no other students around anymore as they all hightailed while others leaped over desks right when class was finished.

The Results of this report will be done by Alston Menezes. He will talk about how the wheelchair can help the physically disabled lead a better and more independent life and how the process followed to manufacture this chair can be manipulated to form designs that are more sustainable and environmentally

We the designed the wheelchair in such a way that it can be comfortable to the disables as well as handicap peoples.