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Tips for accessorizing: well-chosen mobility accessories can benefit a client's comfort, quality of life, and daily living requirements.
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Rehab Management
- Article date:
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Romano, Rick
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So many types, brands, and models of wheelchair accessories exist that any attempt to catalog them all would yield a document too big to pick up off your desk without the aid of a forklift.
An exaggeration, of course. But a visit to the Internet reveals a dizzying array of basic convenience gizmos alone: trays, cup holders, fishing pole stanchions, cell phone compartments, laptop workstations, carry-all bags, under-the-chair storage nets, gloves, umbrellas, oxygen tank holders, and threshold ramps.
Joining those at this same site are accessories such as rims, rim covers, spoke covers, brake-lock extension arms, stabilizers, anti-rollback mechanisms, armrests, and ...