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How Sad Are Wheelchair Services 2

The great wheeled liberator, the wheelchair, can just as easily become a jailer when lack of repairs and prolonged repair waiting times exist. This situation seems to be a common one, especially for those wheelchair users who depend on third party funders such as insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Influencing Access To Medical Care

Accessibility of doctors’ offices, clinics, and other health care providers is essential in providing medical care to people with disabilities. Due to the barriers, individuals with disabilities are less likely to get routine preventative medical care than people without disabilities.

How Sad Are Wheelchair Services

It is sad that the inability to acquire badly needed wheelchairs and related services is becoming pandemic.

Waiting for extended periods of time for a wheelchair or repairs, getting the wrong wheelchair that creates rather than solves problems, not having use of a wheelchair and thereby loosing your independence.

These are sad realities that face many wheelchair users in many places.

Tired Of Being Blocked Out Of Handicapped Parking Spots?

Tired of the wrong people parking in handicapped parking spots? Now you can do something about it right then and there. Create awareness and get your message across at the same time.

Strong Words On The Controversial Competitive Bidding Issue

From the Home Medical Equipment industry in Pennsylvania come these hot and accusatory words regarding CMS (known in some circles as Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services, Medicare, and The Big Bad M) and their Competitive Bidding of home medical equipment.

Accessible Bathroom Becomes Commissioner’s Personal Space

An interesting occurrence in Tennessee where the head of General Services seems to have commandeered an accessible bathroom in a state building for her personal space.

Only Five States Require Seat Belts For Wheelchair Users

Only five states require that a wheelchair user have a seat belt on while being transported in a vehicle.