Off site wheelchair rental

[jenpace]

I'm posting this here rather than on the DISabilities board because they seem more Disney World specific...

I've read quite a few posts here on the DIS recommending Deckert's for a wheelchair rental so I called a couple of days ago and spoke with Diego who was very helpful. I just have a couple of questions for those of you who might have rented from them before.

We'll be at the DLR on 11/28 and this is our 1st wheelchair rental. It's for my 8 y/o DD who has a connective tissue disorder (like EDS) which makes it a must as she just can't do all the walking at DL or stand for long periods. We've used the jogger up until now and although she'd still fit, she's too old to sit in the "baby" stroller. What Diego at Deckert's recommended is a 16" Small Adult sized chair which sounds like the right fit for her. I'm a little hesitant to make the arrangements since they have no website where we could look at a picture of the wheelchair before sealing the deal. Also, at 5' 10" I'm tall and most chairs I've seen have the push handles really low...just concerned about my back after pushing the chair for long periods.

If anyone has any advice or recommendations I'd love to hear them

 

[blutes]

check out OC medical.
they also deliver to hotels and have a rental store at the Ramada Inn on Harbor.
they will fit the chair to you and their rates are comparable to Deckards.
website:http://www.ocmedicalsupply.com/
Good Luck and have fun

 

[CrazyDuck]

Oops... nevermind... saw you were asking about a kid size chair....

 

[jenpace]

check out OC medical.
they also deliver to hotels and have a rental store at the Ramada Inn on Harbor.
they will fit the chair to you and their rates are comparable to Deckards.
website:http://www.ocmedicalsupply.com/
Good Luck and have fun

Thanks for the link, they do have a nice, comprehensive website. I called them up and sadly, the chairs on the 'rental' section of the website aren't necessarily the chairs that they have available to rent. Also, their 4-day rental price is $60 vs. Deckert's $30

Thanks again for replying to my post. Even though it didn't work out for us I still very much appreciate it

 

[sierranevada]

We rented with Deckert's last year for my mother - it was an ECV. I highly recommend them. I called several places and they had the best price and were easy to work with. They are mentioned on several Disney discussion boards.

As far as the wheelchair - I did a google search and found this - I would assume that what Deckert's has is either this or very close to it. Maybe ask Deckert's to measure from the floor to the push handles?

http://www.breatheeasymedicalsupply.com/AXS_1_Small_Wheelchair_16_Seat_p/ab1616flfsa.htm

Hope this helps.

 

[jenpace]

We rented with Deckert's last year for my mother - it was an ECV. I highly recommend them. I called several places and they had the best price and were easy to work with. They are mentioned on several Disney discussion boards.

As far as the wheelchair - I did a google search and found this - I would assume that what Deckert's has is either this or very close to it. Maybe ask Deckert's to measure from the floor to the push handles?

http://www.breatheeasymedicalsupply.com/AXS_1_Small_Wheelchair_16_Seat_p/ab1616flfsa.htm

Hope this helps.

Thank you Sierranevada for the link. We're actually toying with the idea of just purchasing one. If we only used it for DLR trips it would pay for itself after 3 or 4 trips.

The chair in the link you sent is very similar to the one I've been looking at....but even less $$

 

[sierranevada]

Great - glad I could help!

Have a great time!

 

[jenpace]

I wanted to thank you again sierranevada. This morning I purchased a wheelchair for my dd from the site you linked in your post above. They actually had our (especially dd's) 1st choice for an incredibly low price, plus no tax and free Fed Ex ground shipping. Yay!

 

[sierranevada]

Wow - so glad it worked out!!

Have a magical time at Disneyland!

 

[jenpace]

Wow - so glad it worked out!!

Have a magical time at Disneyland!

Thanks!