Disney rental wheelchairs

[KPeveler]

Does anyone have a picture of the disney rental wheelchairs (the manuals not the ECVs)? Or, alternatively, does someone know the manufacturer or model of the chairs? I am writing a letter to my parents explaining the need for my own chair (which i own but want to bring)... i often wrtie down things to my parents that may be hard for them to understand, and pictures always help! thanks

 

[Mickiethepooh]

I don't have a picture but they are standard wheelchairs such as you see at the emergency entrace to any hospital.
I am curious why do you have to explain to your parents if you want to bring your own chair? Can't you just bring it?

 

[KPeveler]

I can just bring it, but this will be the first time that my parents will see me in a wheelchair, and they are having a hard time accepting just how sick I am (they rationally understand it, but it is never easy for a parent to watch their child in pain)

My family used to have a lot of communication problems, so now when there is something that we will know result in long discussion, we usually write everything out. This allows us to hear each other out without interrupting or getting upset.

my mother will see me having to bring my own chair as a hassle, and i want to explain to her why the rental chairs will not work for me. she knows nothing about wheelchairs, so to her a quickie2 and a disney rental are the same unless I explain the difference.

also, there are members of my family that use their illness as a crutch and an excuse for why their lives are bad, and she wants to make sure that i do not come to use a chair/cane/etc as an emotional crutch.

i just like using visual aids in these letters if i can

 

[vonpluto]

DW in a standard WDW chair at the Poly. This chair is a complimentary rental from OKW.