Lifting a wheelchair out of a passenger car

Technique for people with strong arms


User lifts wheelchair out of car and assembles it (video)

First the user takes the wheelchair frame from the passenger seat, places the foot bar outside the car and leans it against the open car door. He takes out the wheels, one at a time, and puts them on the wheelchair. He places the wheelchair on its wheels.

User puts on a wheel

User puts on a wheel

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Author: Jocke

Jocke bor i villa och arbetar deltid. Sedan 1987 har han en låg paraplegi (Th 11-12). Ingen assistans eller hemhjälp.

Type of disability

Low paraplegia (Th11-S1)

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