Over 1.5 million Americans use wheelchairs for a variety of causes: a congenital condition, traumatic injury, or disease. People who depend upon wheelchairs for mobility are in varied situations. They might live independently or need attendant care; live alone or with family; be employed full-time or no longer working. Despite differences, people dependent on wheelchairs face some similar medical issues and a need to cope with changed circumstances.Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User is for people who want to take charge of their own life experience while using a wheelchair. Author Gary Karp, ergonomics consultant and long-time chair user, describes:
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<li> Medical issues (paralysis, circulation, rehab experience, choosing the optimal wheelchair, scientific progress toward a cure)</li>
<li> Day-to-day living (keeping fit, skin care, bowel and bladder care, sexuality, home access, maintaining a wheelchair, wheeling technique, insurance)</li>
<li> Psychological and social issues (grieving loss, self-image, adjustment to life change, friends, family, asking for and being helped, cultural attitudes, history of disability, and activism)</li>
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Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User: For the Active Wheelchair User (Patient Centered Guides)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Karp, Gary

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Patient Centered Guides

The wheelchair is a liberator, not a prison. With the right wheelchair, quality of life increases dramatically. Even people with severe disabilities can have a considerable degree of independence and activity. However, choosing the wrong chair can indeed be tantamount to "confinement."People selecting a chair for the first time can be distracted by emotions of loss or anger, overwhelmed with the amount that there is to learn and the number of features to consider, and unsure of their part in the selection process. Experienced chair users might know features on their present chair that don't work well, but are probably not aware of all the fast-changing choices in technology, features, or manufacturers.Choosing a Wheelchair: A Guide for Optimal Independence, a companion title to Life on Wheels guides you through the selection process to help you identify the chair that can provide you with optimal independence.Contents include:
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<li>The wheelchair as a mobility tool</li>
<li>The selection process and your part in it</li>
<li>How to compare manufacturers (including smaller, niche manufacturers)</li>
<li>Basic choices, such as power or manual? Fixed frame or folding?</li>
<li>Features and options for both power and manual chair users</li>
<li>Paying for the chair and insurance</li>
<li>Wheelchair maintenance</li>
<li>A primer on wheeling technique</li>
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Choosing a Wheelchair: A Guide for Optimal Independence (Patient Centered Guides)

Parenting & Relationships

Choosing a Wheelchair: A Guide for Optimal Independence

O'Reilly & Associates

"There are 1.7 million regular wheelchair users in the United State. Like anyone else, they work, marry, have children, travel, play sports, and are full members of their community. Life on Wheels makes sure they take full advantage of every available opportunity. It is the A-Z guide for all you need to know about every aspect of living with mobility impairment. This unique book offers an initial road map to the lifelong, complex, and fascinating road of the disability experience. Life on Wheels is primarily a guidebook for those with a mobility disability, offering practical information on how to: 
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<li>adapt your home </li>
<li>choose a wheelchair </li>
<li>explore your sexuality </li>
<li>take care of your body and much more! </li>
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Life on Wheels: The A to Z Guide to Living Fully with Mobility Issues

Demos Health

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