As some of you know Dena and I sit on the Ellene "Brit" Christiansen fund board that promotes making art more accessible for the disabled. We were contact by a student at MICA that is also in need of a new manual chair. Being that I went through this myself less then a year ago, I know how frustrating this is not having funds for a new wheel chair. I know UCP has something like a wheel chair, but I think most of them are kids sizes. Would anyone have any ideas of where to find low cost, or donated wheel chairs?
Wheelchair Foundation is a global network that gather donations and distributes wheelchair.
http://www.wheelchairfoundation.org/
Whirlwind Wheelchair International teaches how to build strong low cost wheelchairs to be used in underdeveloped countries.
http://www.whirlwindwheelchair.org/
Wheelchair Recycler - Collects, refurbish and re-issue used power wheelchairs at little or no expense to the new user.
http://wheelchairrecycler.org/
Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids provides pediatric wheelchairs for disabled children of Iraq.
http://www.wheelchairsforiraqikids.com/
Used Wheelchairs USA:
Gently Used Electric Wheelchairs -- Sells/buys/rents used
power electric wheel chairs: motorized Pride Mobility Jazzy/Jet/Quantum
and Invacare Pronto powerchairs.
Secondhand and Used Wheelchairs and Disability Equipment Classifieds
http://www.apparelyzed.com/disability-equipment/
Easy Med Online
http://www.easymedonline.com/used-power-wheelchairs-and-mobility-scooters/
Give eBay a try. I have found good prices on my disability needs on there.
ReplyDeleteTake care,
John Benjamin Tatum
(from Facebook)