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2. Wheelchair - Wikipedia

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   Wheelchair. A disabled man sitting in a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest and armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age related health conditions. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet ...

3. Motorized wheelchair - Wikipedia

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   Disability. Lists. v. t. e. A motorized wheelchair, powerchair, electric wheelchair or electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by means of an electric motor (usually using differential steering) rather than manual power. Motorized wheelchairs are useful for those unable to propel a manual wheelchair or who may need ...

4. Mobility scooter - Wikipedia

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   A mobility scooter is an electric personal transporter used as mobility aid for people with physical impairment, mostly auxiliary to a powered wheelchair but configured like a motorscooter. When motorized they function as micromobility devices and are commonly referred to as a powered vehicle/scooter, or electric scooter.

5. Everest and Jennings - Wikipedia

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   Origins. Herbert A. Everest and Harry C. Jennings Sr. were friends, and both were engineers. Herbert Everest was also physically disabled after surviving a mining accident in 1918. Everest complained to Jennings about the bulk of chairs available in the early 1930s, and in 1933, the pair designed and built a lightweight, collapsible model in ...

6. Wheelchair power add-on - Wikipedia

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   There are a wide variety of types of wheelchair power add-ons, differing by an attachment mechanism, power add-on position, mechanisms of control, and technology used. Some power add-ons are lightweight and designed for general everyday use, others are very powerful and perfect for single activities, or to address specific access needs.

7. iBOT - Wikipedia

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   The iBOT is a powered wheelchair that uses gyroscopic technology to provide multiple operating modes for varied indoor and outdoor terrain. The current version, the iBOT® PMD, has been manufactured by Mobius Mobility since 2019. The device was developed by Dean Kamen ’s DEKA Research & Development Corp. in partnership with Johnson & Johnson ...