Kim in PA
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2005
My daughter is 13, and has spina bifida and bilateral club feet, and uses a Quickie 7 rigid frame chair. She can walk short distances, and transfers easily. When we go to local stores, she uses an ECV.
We are wondering if it would be better to rent an ECV offsite instead of using her chair, so she can be independent, and doesn’t too tired pushing her chair. It is something we are considering for high school since the campus is so big.
Does anyone offer child sized ECVs? How hard are the rentals to get in and out of the back of a van?
What do those of you with SB or SCI do about a cushion on an ECV? She has a Jay cushion on her WC, and does have a history of breakdown due to lack of sensation, and living in an orphanage until she was 10.
Thank you!
We are wondering if it would be better to rent an ECV offsite instead of using her chair, so she can be independent, and doesn’t too tired pushing her chair. It is something we are considering for high school since the campus is so big.
Does anyone offer child sized ECVs? How hard are the rentals to get in and out of the back of a van?
What do those of you with SB or SCI do about a cushion on an ECV? She has a Jay cushion on her WC, and does have a history of breakdown due to lack of sensation, and living in an orphanage until she was 10.
Thank you!