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To open or unfold the wheelchair:
- Place your wheelchair on a solid even surface.
- Make sure the brakes are locked.
- Grab the seat of the wheelchair with one hand in thefront and one in the back.
- Slowly push the seat down in the middle of the seat.
- Push all the way down until the seat is fully opened.
Considering this, how do you transport a wheelchair?
The simplest way, assuming the wheelchair issmall enough,and your car's trunk space is large enough, is to buya wheelchair that comes with a wheelchair transportbag, collapse the wheelchair, place it in the bag, and stowit securely in the trunk.
Thereof, how do you attach a footrest to a wheelchair?
Footrest Installation
- Choose a footrest to install on the wheelchair.
- Line up the holes on the footrest with the pins on thewheelchair.
- Swing the footrest toward the inside of the.
- Continue to swing the footrest to the inside of the wheelchairuntil the release lever locks into place.
A power assist wheelchair fills the gapbetween a manual chair with no brake assistance, and apowerchair with brakes. Electric wheelchairs alsohave braking systems that allow the user to slow down andstop without requiring physical effort or careful manualdexterity.