How many disabled (in a wheelchair) members on AllDeaf?

***Alex*** · 01-18-2007, 06:23 AM

I was just wondering about that. Also, do you look at the word "disabled" in a negative way like we deafies do? What about the word "lessabled"?

A friend of mine is in a wheelchair but it broke and doesn't want to work. It's supposed to be a "powered" wheelchair. It's kind of old and he needs a replacement. Know of a good and reputable site where he can order a new one?

Boult · 01-18-2007, 06:29 AM

oh man This is USA and there are thousands of retailers.. I don't know which one eh sorry so ask other who owns one.

PowerWCRulez · 01-18-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I was just wondering about that. Also, do you look at the word "disabled" in a negative way like we deafies do? What about the word "lessabled"?

A friend of mine is in a wheelchair but it broke and doesn't want to work. It's supposed to be a "powered" wheelchair. It's kind of old and he needs a replacement. Know of a good and reputable site where he can order a new one?

Hi Alex,

I am using a power wheelchair, what's your friend's chair model or if your friend have a internet access?, I will prvmsg you for the web addy.

Heath · 01-18-2007, 12:14 PM

Hi Alex, I am not a wheelchair member but I know people who come up to me in their brand new mechanized wheelchair. Scooter, Electric wheelchairs, power chairs, mobility scooters and electric scooters from the Scooter Store Powerwcrulez may know a better wheelchair company. I am not sure what is the top of the line in mechanized wheelchairs.

Soonersseth · 01-18-2007, 11:56 PM

I'm in a manual chair

Roadrunner · 01-19-2007, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Soonersseth

I'm in a manual chair...AND ladies are admiring my biceps..

^^Sorry...but I just had to complete his line--

Anyhow, terrible that your friend's wheelchair isn't doing what it's made to do anymore...hopefully he'll find another one and even better whereas he'll really appreciate and being more convient to get around in.

~RR

kyleb · 01-19-2007, 03:34 PM

i'm one power wc user

permalink · 01-19-2007, 05:02 PM

to tell u the truth,

I never see special wheelchairs in my life...
But i did saw many old-fashion wheelchairs..

GalaxyAngel · 01-19-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

^^Sorry...but I just had to complete his line--

Anyhow, terrible that your friend's wheelchair isn't doing what it's made to do anymore...hopefully he'll find another one and even better whereas he'll really appreciate and being more convient to get around in.

~RR

Mr.NaughtyRoadRunner!

Angel · 01-20-2007, 01:59 AM

@ Roadrunner!!

***VamPyroX*** · 01-20-2007, 03:21 AM

There are those scooters they sell on television. Your friend might be eligible for a free scooter.

sablescort · 01-20-2007, 03:31 AM

I can walk with my own 2 feet...but my daughter gets to ride on a power wheelchair at a young age (3 years old) . I dont know what kind it is until I get to see it in person when I get my daughter from the ex wife. I've seen pics and whoooa damn it is purple all over with her name sewn on the seat cushion.

Im no expert in wheelchairs, but being expert in Fords is another story...

That reminds me one thing I gotta get rid of my sports car ZX2 for either a cheap-o used Exploder, Crown Victoria or a Buick Roadmaster wagon to carry my daughter's 100-lb heavy wheelchair around.. Plus I really dont even like to drive around in a full-size or mini van ..fugget it!

LuciaDisturbed · 01-20-2007, 03:34 AM

I have tried to get a power chair or scooter but medicaid refused to pay for it...I need one because I cannot walk very far, and I end up having to rent a crappy manual chair at places like Six Flags or Sea world where there is a LOT of walking around, all day long, I can't walk that much due to hip dysplasia, and manual chairs are very difficult for me to get around in on my own, my fiance has to push me around, and sometimes the terrain makes it difficult for him to push me around. Even just walking around the mall or walmart has began to get painful for me as of late. :/ I prefer to walk but I cannot walk for long. I had a manual chair before but don't have it anymore, and it wasn't real good anyway.

Miss-Delectable · 01-20-2007, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by LuciaDisturbed

I have tried to get a power chair or scooter but medicaid refused to pay for it...I need one because I cannot walk very far, and I end up having to rent a crappy manual chair at places like Six Flags or Sea world where there is a LOT of walking around, all day long, I can't walk that much due to hip dysplasia, and manual chairs are very difficult for me to get around in on my own, my fiance has to push me around, and sometimes the terrain makes it difficult for him to push me around. Even just walking around the mall or walmart has began to get painful for me as of late. :/ I prefer to walk but I cannot walk for long. I had a manual chair before but don't have it anymore, and it wasn't real good anyway.

Hi Lucia,
It's a pity that Medicaid won't pay for what you need. Isn't it possible they'd cover for joint replacement operation?

Perhaps you could get a wheelchair or a scooter if they'll agree to an installment plan?

ITPjohn · 01-20-2007, 05:49 AM

Lucia,

This might help you. Give them a call - can't hurt.

SA Independent Living Services
New Page 1

LuciaDisturbed · 01-20-2007, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Miss-Delectable

Hi Lucia,
It's a pity that Medicaid won't pay for what you need. Isn't it possible they'd cover for joint replacement operation?

Perhaps you could get a wheelchair or a scooter if they'll agree to an installment plan?

Yes, I think medicaid would cover the hip replacements, but I'm not sure I want to go through that. The recovery is going to be pretty rough and possibly long, I have already gone through that kind of thing twice as a very small child (2 surgeries). It was very rough on me. The CI surgery was a walk in the park compared to this.

Miss-Delectable · 01-20-2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LuciaDisturbed

Yes, I think medicaid would cover the hip replacements, but I'm not sure I want to go through that. The recovery is going to be pretty rough and possibly long, I have already gone through that kind of thing twice as a very small child (2 surgeries). The CI surgery was a walk in the park compared to this.

You may be right that hip replacement surgery won't be a walk in the park, but if one has to pick between a lifetime with pain or a release from pain, but have to go through additional pain to be free from it. I'd opt for the latter because you get to have longer time living without pain, and no limitation from walking etc.

I think it'd be easier for women with hip dysplasia to go through this procedure before having kids.

ismi · 01-20-2007, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I was just wondering about that. Also, do you look at the word "disabled" in a negative way like we deafies do? What about the word "lessabled"?

I'm a wheelchair user (among other disabilities). I consider disabled a positive term; lessabled is just patronizing.

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A friend of mine is in a wheelchair but it broke and doesn't want to work. It's supposed to be a "powered" wheelchair. It's kind of old and he needs a replacement. Know of a good and reputable site where he can order a new one?

He should talk to his doctor. If he has insurance, they may cover a few grand of the cost as "durable medical equipment", but they'll only do that with a prescription. The company he buys it from will often help talk to the insurance company about it. As far as where to get one, it tends to be a good idea to find a local dealer and try it before you purchase, but Amigo Mobility sells chairs online, I think. (I use an Amigo, and have for 10 years, but am not otherwise associated with the company.)

Wheelin Rev · 01-20-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I was just wondering about that.

Hi Alex,

Good question! What you will find is that some ride their chairs with pride and some ride their chairs in shame. Some like to talk about it and some prefer to ignore the chair part of them. Some are in their chairs by accident and some got there due to health reasons. Some are even in chairs because they want to be. So the answers to your questions are very complex and depend a great deal on their circumstances, their attitudes, their family and friends, etc.

Here is a quadraplegic (a.k.a. "quad") that didn't let a "little" accident slow him down:

He rides his powerchair into his van, locks it down where the driver's seat used to be and then "drives by wire" to wherever he wants to go.

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Originally Posted by Alex

Also, do you look at the word "disabled" in a negative way like we deafies do? What about the word "lessabled"?

For me, the word "disability" means my new Do It Sitting ABILITY! Is life perfect without its ups and downs? Just like everyone's life, the answer is no. Do I wish I could jump out of my chair and chase my grandkids in the yard? Sure. But God has allowed me to be in a chair and I just use my new ability to encourage others that their lives are not over. Another quad that I know down in Alabama goes skydiving!

Or how about shooting a gun?

Of course, this guy is having a LOT of fun!

I could go on and on and show some videos of other "wheelers" doing stunts with a manual chair in a skateboard park or jumping off ramps in a powerchair at 8 miles per hour.

It's all how you want to spend the rest of your life!

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Originally Posted by Alex

What about the word "lessabled"?

I've heard "Different Abilities" and many others. The truth is, for some of us wheelers, we are MORE abled than some "walkies" that I know.

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Originally Posted by Alex

A friend of mine is in a wheelchair but it broke and doesn't want to work. It's supposed to be a "powered" wheelchair. It's kind of old and he needs a replacement. Know of a good and reputable site where he can order a new one?

The answer to this is sort of complicated and drawn out. If I may, I would suggest that your friend visit "Wheelchair Junkie" (WCJ) which has a ton of information and if they want to join, look me up over there. I use the same screen name.

WheelchairJunkie.com

If you or anyone has questions, feel free to ask here, in a PM or even over on WCJ. Just like AD with hearies and Deafies, WCJ has walkies and Wheelies.

LOL

Given more information about your friend's situation, location, disability, chair model, etc.; I could probably give them some good referals, more information and tips. That is also available en-mass over at Wheelchair Junkie.

Thanks for bringing up this topic, Alex, and allowing me to share some tidbits of information.

Dave

Roadrunner · 01-20-2007, 11:32 AM

^^Nice post...cool and interesting. Now, where is your 'do it sitting Ability' pix???

Thanks for sharing some of these photos and the abilities wheelchair bound folks can do and accomplish.

~RR

Wheelin Rev · 01-20-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Now, where is your 'do it sitting Ability' pix???

LOL, I haven't quite performed any amazing feats that warrant a YouTube production (yet). If my wife has anything to say about it, I may never be able to "ride at the edge" just for fun. She loves me too much and wants me to stick around to be with her and the six (6) grandkids we've been awarded with from God for not killing our own three (3) kids.

As for my do it sitting abilities, I will mention that while the wife is away I will play! Stay tuned because it is only a matter of time for the day to arrive for me to do something really exciting to get that adrenaline rush and have it captured on film (or digital bits as the case may be).

Dave

P.S. For now, how about a posed shot of me and my real-to-life avatar?

LuciaDisturbed · 01-20-2007, 05:37 PM

Aw, your pug is very cute!

permalink · 01-20-2007, 06:13 PM

whoa...
these ppl in pics are having fun!
sometime I wish I can sit on chair and travel around because I'm lazy to walk..

lucky u guys who on wheelchairs

Wheelin Rev · 01-20-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Animal_Lover

whoa...
these ppl in pics are having fun!
sometime I wish I can sit on chair and travel around because I'm lazy to walk..

lucky u guys who on wheelchairs

01-18-2007, 06:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
*Alex* Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,267 Blog Entries: 1	How many disabled (in a wheelchair) members on AllDeaf? I was just wondering about that. Also, do you look at the word "disabled" in a negative way like we deafies do? What about the word "lessabled"? A friend of mine is in a wheelchair but it broke and doesn't want to work. It's supposed to be a "powered" wheelchair. It's kind of old and he needs a replacement. Know of a good and reputable site where he can order a new one? __________________ "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read." - Mark Twain

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*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 27,032	There are those scooters they sell on television. Your friend might be eligible for a free scooter. __________________ Check out my city... CLICK HERE! (If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

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sablescort E=mc2 for Obama! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Found my way back home to Knoxville...heh! Posts: 2,690	I can walk with my own 2 feet...but my daughter gets to ride on a power wheelchair at a young age (3 years old) . I dont know what kind it is until I get to see it in person when I get my daughter from the ex wife. I've seen pics and whoooa damn it is purple all over with her name sewn on the seat cushion. Im no expert in wheelchairs, but being expert in Fords is another story... That reminds me one thing I gotta get rid of my sports car ZX2 for either a cheap-o used Exploder, Crown Victoria or a Buick Roadmaster wagon to carry my daughter's 100-lb heavy wheelchair around.. Plus I really dont even like to drive around in a full-size or mini van ..fugget it! __________________ "Organized money hates me--and I welcome their hatred." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) "I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." <--Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) Obama: FDR for the 21st Century...Bring on the New Deal II!

01-20-2007, 03:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
LuciaDisturbed Amateur Psychiatrist Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,819	I have tried to get a power chair or scooter but medicaid refused to pay for it...I need one because I cannot walk very far, and I end up having to rent a crappy manual chair at places like Six Flags or Sea world where there is a LOT of walking around, all day long, I can't walk that much due to hip dysplasia, and manual chairs are very difficult for me to get around in on my own, my fiance has to push me around, and sometimes the terrain makes it difficult for him to push me around. Even just walking around the mall or walmart has began to get painful for me as of late. :/ I prefer to walk but I cannot walk for long. I had a manual chair before but don't have it anymore, and it wasn't real good anyway. __________________ We will assimilate you. Resistance is futile. We will add your distinctiveness to our Collective. Implanted left ear 10/11/06, activated 10/16/06 - Nucleus Freedom DeviantArt Last edited by LuciaDisturbed; 01-20-2007 at 03:52 AM.

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01-18-2007, 12:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Heath Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,959	Hi Alex, I am not a wheelchair member but I know people who come up to me in their brand new mechanized wheelchair. Scooter, Electric wheelchairs, power chairs, mobility scooters and electric scooters from the Scooter Store Powerwcrulez may know a better wheelchair company. I am not sure what is the top of the line in mechanized wheelchairs.

01-18-2007, 11:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Soonersseth Boomer Sooner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,387	I'm in a manual chair

01-19-2007, 03:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
kyleb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 28	i'm one power wc user

01-19-2007, 05:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Animal_Lover Guest Posts: n/a	to tell u the truth, I never see special wheelchairs in my life... But i did saw many old-fashion wheelchairs..

01-20-2007, 01:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
Angel ♥"Concrete Angel"♥ Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,899	@ Roadrunner!!

01-20-2007, 11:32 AM	#20 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,090	^^Nice post...cool and interesting. Now, where is your 'do it sitting Ability' pix??? Thanks for sharing some of these photos and the abilities wheelchair bound folks can do and accomplish. ~RR

01-20-2007, 05:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
LuciaDisturbed Amateur Psychiatrist Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,819	Aw, your pug is very cute! __________________ We will assimilate you. Resistance is futile. We will add your distinctiveness to our Collective. Implanted left ear 10/11/06, activated 10/16/06 - Nucleus Freedom DeviantArt

01-20-2007, 06:13 PM	#23 (permalink)
Animal_Lover Guest Posts: n/a	whoa... these ppl in pics are having fun! sometime I wish I can sit on chair and travel around because I'm lazy to walk.. lucky u guys who on wheelchairs