[Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello

Thu Jul 26 16:02:15 CDT 2007

How did you know what to add to your chair to work for you?
Or did you get professional help?

--Dar
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Every Saint has a past
Every Sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim & Sophie" <kim_and_sophie at yahoo.ca>
To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello

>I had this problem with my old wheelchair because I only had 3 degrees of 
>camber on my wheels.  I would get my hand caught between doorways a lot and 
>because I have no feeling in my hands I wouldn't realize until I couldn't 
>move forward, or I couldn't pull my arm away from my wheel.  When I got my 
>new wheelchair I got 9 degrees of camber on my wheels and this gives me 
>enough room so my hands don't touch door frames etc. because the bottom of 
>my wheels can only touch the door frame leaving room between the top of the 
>wheel for my hand.
>
>  If you decide to add more camber to your chair you really should consider 
> the width yoru chair will be at the base though.  You don't want to do it 
> and be too wide to fit through some doorways!  It also adds a lot of 
> stability from side to side to your chair.
>
>  Kim & Sophie
>
> Laura Eaves <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>  Hi Jen --
> I crash into things with the manual chair too, but I have control enough 
> to
> stop. Perhaps with practice, the same would be true with a power chair.
> One annoying thing about using the manual chair is that I frequently --  
> that
> is, *very* frequently -- get my hand caught between the chair and the
> furniture and so my hands and fingers are constantly bruised and swollen
> from little injuries, not to mention painful as heck.
> Does anyone else have this problem?
> I am fortunate in that I have full use of my arms -- I suppose there are
> some on the list that are more limited. I am also able to stand and pivot,
> but not walk.
> As for how I stear, I just push with one arm and feel with my feet and the
> other arm. I only carry the cane strapped to my chair for identification 
> so
> people know I'm blind. If I used a power chair I suppose I could use the
> cane for mobility more easily.
> Comments welcome.
> --le
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer Aberdeen"
> To: "Blind wheelchair users list"
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>
>
> Hi Laura,
>
> I know your question was to Dan, and I don't want to high-jack the email 
> in
> any way, but I just wanted to ask you how you got around in your manual
> chair? I have a manual chair right now, and I have a really hard time
> getting around unfamiliar places, which is just about everywhere except my
> house. I have a one-armed gear manual chair, but I don't use it the way 
> I'm
> supposed to because I almost broke my wrist trying to steer the chair when 
> I
> was learning how to use it. I'm hoping that my mobility will be easier 
> with
> the power chair, but if for some reason I can't drive it without crashing
> into things, I don't know what I'll do. I really need to be able to get
> around without people helping me.
>
> Jen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Laura Eaves"
> To: "Blind wheelchair users list"
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>
>
>> Hi Dan -- Welcome to the list!
>> I am blind and use a manual chair.
>> I tried a power chair at one point just to see how well it would work, 
>> but
>> I
>> pretty much demolished the furniture and took some paint off the wall. I
>> suppose for a one-day trial with no experience that was to be expected,
>> but
>> I decided that for various reasons I preferred the manual -- not the 
>> least
>> of which is that I don't need a van to travel, and if I need a ride
>> somewhere, my friend can throw my light weight folding chair in the trunk
>> of
>> any car quite easily.
>> I have a question -- are you total or do you have some vision? and if so,
>> how much?
>> When I was working, when my vision was better, I could see enough to 
>> stear
>> in familiar territory. But now my vision is not good enough to navigate
>> much at all. I do most all navigation by touch, or checking out the light
>> fixtures in the room (I have light vision) to know where I am.
>> Take care.
>> --le
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dan"
>> To:
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:26 AM
>> Subject: [Blind-rollers] Just wanted to say Hello
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>> I am a totally blind person who has been successfully using an
>> electric wheelchair for over a year.
>> I have a Jazzy-610 with a PG VSI 50 Amp controller mounted on the
>> left arm rest. This is a Center-wheel drive with Active Track
>> Suspension and I absolutely love the Six-Wheels on the ground at all
>> times. It really does give me tremendous stability.
>>
>> I didn't need Rehab Seating. However I do have a High-Backed seat
>> with a Headrest and it also Reclines.
>> While I can still walk some, I feel much safer in the wheelchair.
>> For guidance I use an extremely lightweight carbon fiber folding
>> cane with a roller tip and it works great.
>> Dan
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