POWERED WHEELCHAIRS. A GUIDE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE

This report explains what to look for in a powered wheelchair, where to go for advice and gives basic details of the powered wheelchairs on the market for indoor and outdoor use. Guidelines on maintenance are included together with data on powered wheelchairs for children. Fact sheets giving details of all wheelchairs on the market (summer 1984) are appended. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Research Institute of Consumer Affairs

  14 Buckingham Street
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adults; Children; Equipment; Guides to information; Maintenance; Manufactures; Persons with disabilities; Power steering; Vehicles; Wheelchairs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selecting; Use
• Old TRIS Terms: Facture; Guides
• ITRD Terms: 1747: Adult; 1758: Child; 9011: Design (overall design); 1726: Disabled person; 3674: Equipment; 3847: Maintenance; 3647: Manufacture; 9084: Use; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399438
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 900621 11 7
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2004 1:42AM