what is a wheelchair and its History?
Article by Atishay jain
Wheelchair and Handicapped Organizations
WheelchairA wheelchair is basically a chair specially designed for a disabled person or a physically challenged person who have been paralyzed or a handicapped. It contains wheels that can be controlled by hand in case of manual wheelchair. It has two small-diameter wheels attached to the front axle, and two large-diameter wheels attached to the rear axle. Manual wheelchairs can also be pushed by another person from behind.
About Organizations in IndiaThere are many wheelchair and Handicapped Services Organization in India and throughout the world, which helps handicapped people and provides free wheelchair to them. They also provides disabled mobility aids, patient mobility aids, electric mobility aids, mobility walking aids, mobility aids walkers, hand controlled mobility aids, folding mobility aids, powered mobility aids, disabled hydraulic lifts, Physically challenged controlled products, automatic bike clutch system for disabled.
Types of Wheelchairs:There are also electric or automatic wheelchairs, which is operated with battery power, for people who can’t (or choose not to) power themselves in a manual chair. Dean Kamen’s celebrated I-BOT promises to be the first wheelchair that can climb stairs and perform other feats of agility out of the reach of traditional wheelchairs.
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