Active ultra-lightweight and lightweight wheelchairs to empower you to live without limits. Quickie active ultra-lightweight and lightweight wheelchairs are an... Welcome to our manual wheelchair store. Below, you’ll find no less than the best selection of manual wheelchairs on the web, all at discount prices. We never stock cheap or poorly-made wheelchairs, we carry all the top brands, including: Invacare, Medline and Drive. Every chair we sell is certified brand new and backed by a manufacturer’s warranty. Why rent a wheelchair, when you can own one at these prices? If you can’t find what you’re looking for in our product catalog, refer to our manual wheelchair buying guide, or dial 1-800-320-7140, our phone agents are standing by to answer your questions. Remember, we offer free shipping on all Manual Wheelchairs and any order over $59. Welcome to 1800wheelchair’s wheelchair store. We have one of the largest selections of wheelchairs in the world! We pledge never to stock cheap, poorly made wheelchairs.
We are an authorized dealer for every wheelchair we sell, every chair is brand new and is backed by the manufacturers warranty and remember we offer free delivery on all wheelchairs. See our wheelchair buying guide. All wheelchairs fold and fit in a standard car All wheelchairs come Fully assembled The first thing you need to know when choosing your wheelchair is: do you need a Standard Wheelchair or a Transport wheelchair. A Standard wheelchair is distinguished by the two large wheels in the back and have smaller “caster” wheels in the front, allowing the sitter to self propel. Transport or Travel wheelchairs cannot be propelled by the sitter only by a companion (all four wheels are the smaller “caster” type). They tend to be lighter to lift and can fold into a tighter space. There are 4 types of wheelchairs Standard wheelchairs: Standard wheelchair is distinguished by the two large wheels in the back and have smaller “caster” wheels in the front, allowing the sitter to self propel.
Transport travel wheelchairs: Transport, or travel wheelchairs, cannot be propelled by the sitter only by a companion (all four wheels are the smaller “caster” type). They tend to be lighter to lift and can fold into a tighter space. Sport wheelchairs: Designed for wheelchairs users on the courts, beach or track, 1800wheelchair has a full selection of discount handcycles and all terrain wheel chairs. Reclining back wheelchairs: Reclining wheelchairs are wheelchairs that the sitter can recline to a sleeping position. The lighter the wheel chair, the easier it is for a user to push uphill and the easier it is for a companion to lift up stairs or place in a car trunk. We have light transport wheelchairs that weigh 14 lbs. and Standard wheelchairs that weigh 25 Lbs. Transport wheelchairs come in 3 seat sizes to accommodate your size: Small 15” – 17” Standard wheelchairs come in 5 seat ranges: We do not offer wheelchairs to rent, however we get you a great price
We offer a full selection of mobility and home medical supplies. Specifically for wheelchairs we offer tons of accessories: cushions, ramps, cup holders and much more. Don't forget about our selection of electric wheelchairs for sale. Inside your home we offer several categories of products - from lift chairs and patient lifts to platform bathroom scales and walkers. People with disabilities remain a marginalized population in many developing countries. Disability issues are not a priority for government funding in most African countries. People with disabilities tend to be poorer, less educated, and have fewer employment opportunities; those in rural areas are especially impacted with little or no access to services. The few disability centers and clinics that do exist are underfunded and lack the appropriate resources to properly serve those in need. Uhambo's wheelchair center will serve wheelchair users, hospitals and medical centers with repair and maintenance services, while providing a strong mentoring and training program to develop job skills for people with disabilities.
This viable enterprise offers a unique opportunity to create meaningful employment while providing improved quality of life to wheelchair users and their families. The center will provide: wheelchairs, clinical support, training, repair and maintenance and job skills. The wheelchair center will be run as an enterprise and serve people with disabilities in an under-resourced region of Kenya and create the following results: *Jobs & training for people with disabilities: Up to 30 jobs will be created over the first few years *Mobility services & products: Uhambo aims to reach 4,500 people in need *Community awareness & advocating for people with disabilities within the local community *Decrease in health care costs to the family and the system This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). Uhambo will partner with NONDO Fort Collins, Colorado - USA Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.
Still want to help? Support another project run by Uhambo that needs your help, such as: Inclusivity for disabled children in South Africa Kenya: Locally Made Electric Wheelchair Unveiled Physically challenged persons in the country have one more reason to smile following the unveiling of an ultramodern wheelchair. An Electric Convertible (E-con) wheelchair that exhibited at the just ended Nairobi Innovation Week has been designed to overcome the many challenges of physical disability. The brains behind the innovation is one Peter Mbiria, a student at Nairobi's Technical University of Kenya. E-con wheelchair, still a prototype, will cost up to Sh400,000 once rolled out. Weighing in on the salient features of his handiwork, Mr Mbiria said: "E-con is a wheelchair that will enable physically challenged persons to be very mobile, very independent, and very comfortable." The wheelchair's auto balancing feature removes the need for the person to adjust the seat while moving on rugged terrain or going upstairs.