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Customize Your Ride: Demystifying Manual Wheelchair Features

Updated on December 19, 2024

Your wheelchair must meet the needs and demands of your life. The best path to getting the right manual wheelchair is to learn as much as possible about wheelchair features and design so you can advocate for yourself.

This informative video is from the University of Washington Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. It discusses manual wheelchair design concepts and explores a range of customizing options, including preparing your wheelchair for handling snow, picking more comfortable handrims, or matching your wheelchair to your ability to walk part of the time, if applicable. This forum video will help you navigate the maze of old and new products on the market and empower you to advocate for the wheelchair you need.

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