tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post3379913445338081161..comments2023-04-28T10:53:10.258+01:00Comments on KNITMAN: WHAT DO YOU THINK?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864658805462324550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-44178676667888331082009-03-10T19:15:00.000+00:002009-03-10T19:15:00.000+00:00Here in Canada you can be assessed for your mobili...Here in Canada you can be assessed for your mobility and there is a government grant to help with expense. I think you are wise to look into this now. No saying you will need it every day but be kind to yourself. for goodness sake. You will maintain your independence<BR/>as wellSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200940053036903121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-10937011993224435512009-03-10T17:56:00.000+00:002009-03-10T17:56:00.000+00:00I think it is a good plan too. You would still ha...I think it is a good plan too. You would still have the human-powered one for times that it is more convenient. And what Joan says it totally true, about being outrages on someone else's behalf, so why not your own. That sort of thing has a physical effect on me for days after.joannamauselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704088243529623023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-67141275266281319342009-03-10T12:28:00.000+00:002009-03-10T12:28:00.000+00:00Wow! What Pam said is interesting. I wonder if the...Wow! What Pam said is interesting. I wonder if there's a site like that in the U.S.. That's really great information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-4507353523624494262009-03-10T11:42:00.000+00:002009-03-10T11:42:00.000+00:00I would have been devestated by if that had happen...I would have been devestated by if that had happened to me and it would have upset me for weeks. You did so well to deal with it the way you did.Lolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543175487471810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-37092607031028624002009-03-10T10:20:00.000+00:002009-03-10T10:20:00.000+00:00HAve you considered having 2 wheelchairs - keeping...HAve you considered having 2 wheelchairs - keeping one for going to resturants etc.<BR/>Also you can get a car/van where you can drive the wheelchair into the back of the car and can actually drive the car while sitting in the wheelchair.<BR/>Have a look online at the motobility site (www.motability.co.uk) thats where my hubby got his car. If you get DLA you should get a car/van with the adaptations you need. I know you might have to pay something towards it but if your condition has worsened its worth getting advice<BR/>Hope that helps<BR/>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-2800923974057034032009-03-10T02:15:00.000+00:002009-03-10T02:15:00.000+00:00I think if you could get funding for some way of g...I think if you could get funding for some way of getting that power pack into the car, you'd have it made. If the powered wheelchair cannot be dismissed, then don't the restaurant owners have to let you simply use it? Seems to me you need this. Maybe the folks at the mobility centre can help out?<BR/>Sending good thoughts to you.<BR/>hugs,<BR/>Joan<BR/>PS It WAS a big deal what happened to you - it would have been a really big deal to me or any other reasonable person out there! If anything you deserved MORE consideration from others, not less!!! WTF is WRONG with people??<BR/>Colin, just think - if you'd seen this happen to an elderly person, a child, a person in a wheelchair, on crutches, ANYONE, you'd have been OUTRAGED! You have the right to feel that outrage on your own behalf!<BR/>OK enough for a PS, eh?<BR/>Love you,<BR/>JFuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-48619275797162933192009-03-10T01:09:00.000+00:002009-03-10T01:09:00.000+00:00Well, I don't know how things work in the U.K., bu...Well, I don't know how things work in the U.K., but here in the U.S., power chairs are usually covered by state insurance for people who are disabled. Most people seem to transport them on carriers mounted on the backs of their cars, not in the car. And thanks to federal legislation, all businesses and public spaces must be wheelchair accessible (wide doorways, ramps, grab bars,etc.) Is there a similar law there?Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-54379160713273442752009-03-09T22:40:00.000+00:002009-03-09T22:40:00.000+00:00Personally, I wouldn't discount it until I met wit...Personally, I wouldn't discount it until I met with the seller. I'll be interested to hear what you learn. If my ankle keeps up the way it is, I'll be doing something myself in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com