Standing wheelchair.

[ICE]

http://www.wimp.com/newdevice/

 

[Msradell]

I've seen videos of that device before it's very interesting but certainly not a major revelation. They can only function on flat surfaces, it cannot negotiate ramps or side slopes of any type. Its use is also very limited to a small specific group of potential users because of strengths and movement requirements that the user must make to use the device. It certainly a step in the right direction but it needs to be a lot more. Here's a link to a website about the iBot:http://www.savetheibot.org/what-is-the-ibot.php you can see from the videos on this page that it was truly remarkable and adaptable to a wide range of users. Unfortunately it's no longer being manufactured because of a variety of issues, the biggest one being that insurance companies including Medicare would not fund the purchase of them. The website I linked to is actually set up to try to save the device and bring it back into production.

 

[mark handler]

Very few disabled are candidates for this device

 

[Francis Vineyard]

These can climb stairs, amphibious and are pricey, once in awhile they have raffles for these at gun ranges and hunting/fishing facilities;http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/all-terrain-wheelchair-re-opens-outdoors-to-disabled-hunters-b99146282z1-232780911.html''>http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/all-terrain-wheelchair-re-opens-outdoors-to-disabled-hunters-b99146282z1-232780911.html' rel="external nofollow">

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/all-terrain-wheelchair-re-opens-outdoors-to-disabled-hunters-b99146282z1-232780911.html

 

[MASSDRIVER]

Very few disabled are candidates for this device

The same could be said for wheelchairs, comparative to claimed disabilities.

Brent.

 

[Msradell]

Very few disabled are candidates for this device

Very True, very much like the 1st device in this thread but each of them has a different group of individuals who they can be a great advantage for. The 1st device would not be suitable for me while the iBot would be perfect in my situation.

These can climb stairs, amphibious and are pricey, once in awhile they have raffles for these at gun ranges and hunting/fishing facilities;http://www.jsonline.com/news/wiscon...o-disabled-hunters-b99146282z1-232780911.htmlhttp://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/all-terrain-wheelchair-re-opens-outdoors-to-disabled-hunters-b99146282z1-232780911.html

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Again like the other devices these have a limited pool of users that they are appropriate for. More users could drive one of these than either the others but because of their width they are not able to be transported by conventional vans that most people with disabilities use to transport them in their wheelchairs. They may work great at one location outside but they are unusable indoors nor in multiple locations in most cases.