[Blind-rollers] intro & request 4 suggestions

[Jennifer Aberdeen]

Jackie, a one-armed drive is a wheelchair that has an axle on it which 
allows you to push the chair with one hand. It doesn't sound like you need 
it though, and I wouldn't recommend it. I have one and it's been nothing but 
trouble. I almost broke my wrist using it.

As far as a walker goes, I also have the ability to use a walker, but I 
don't because I don't think it's safe. That's just me though. If there's a 
way to use the walker with a cane independently, I'd be very interested in 
learning more.

Jen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Russillo" <petlonann at samobile.net>
To: <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] intro & request 4 suggestions


> Hi Jackie, Peter Russillo from Stuart, Florida here.  Is your walker a
> wheeled one or the kind with rubber feet?  Depending on what kind you
> have, if you need to carry things you could attach a tray of some sort
> to it.  As for myself, I use a walker at home, and when at work or out
> and about, I use one of those light wheelchairs called a transport
> chair.  Since I can use my feet at least, I take the footrests off the
> light chair and push myself around with my feet.  This leaves my hands
> free to use a white cane along with the chair, or open a door, or
> whatever.  Just thought I'd give you an idea of how I do things.  This
> one-arm drive they're talking about has to do with wheelchairs, if I'm
> correct, namely the motorized ones.
>
> Peter
>
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