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My powerchair was supplied on a 5-year Motability lease contract. Every 4 weeks payment will be taken directly from the Higher Rate Mobility component of my DLA (and eventually the Enhanced Rate of the Mobility component of my PIP) over the next 5 years. Included in my lease:
The Motability approved dealer carried out an assessment of my needs to ensure the powerchair fully met them. Indeed I would highly recommend Midshires Powerchairs. My powerchair is a very customised Invicare TDX SP2. It allows me to change my seating position in lots of ways and as has the fullowing functions:
I can also adjust the seat height (pictured right) enabling me to reach new heights (especially good at getting shocked looks from kids in the supermarket). Lights are something I wouldn't be without when driving at night, if only because they warn other people that I'm coming! As well as light at the front and built in at the rear, my powerchair has indicators and hazard lights!
Lateral supports (pictured right) are something I wish I’d discovered years ago. These are stiff cushions which are attached to both sides of the chair. For me they solve two major issues: firstly I lean to one side really badly, and secondly I have a really unsteady / ataxic trunk. For the first time in years I don’t loose balance when riding over uneven ground and I can use two hands to do something without falling to one side.
All in all I am so pleased with this chair and very pleased with the worry-free package I got from Motorbility.
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This website has been around sinse 1998, and although it's changed a lot over the years it's always been about me and my disability. Over the years I have used many different hosts and website design packages. For the past ten years or so I have used 1&1 as my host and I have always been very happy with it. I have always wanted to learn how to build a website from scratch using Adobe Dreamweaver, so about three years ago I got in touch with Polar Solutions and arranged for a trainer to come out to my home to teach me at my own pace. So I now design this website using Adobe Dreamweaver and the skills I learned on that course. |