RE: [QUAD-L] Caregivers

[Joan Anglin]

Check out Ebay. Recently tilting manual chairs have gone for under $500. including shipping. Unfortunately for me they were for taller people!

Joan c4 complete Oct/1990

Marjorie Fergerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Byron is 6"3 and has an Invacare TDX5 also.  He drives with his head.  I've always wondered if his chair could be lower, but they've said he needs it that high for his leg length.  I've considered getting a manual chair he'd be comfortable in to go to restaurants so he'd fit under the table, but the only ones I've seen that look like he'd feel ok in are around $2000.  So we're still waiting and deciding.

Marji     Mom to Byron

Injured 4/27/03 @ age 24

C4/5 complete

Never give up........Hope!

-----Original Message-----
From: Brien Stocker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 12:50 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Cc: Quad
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Caregivers

Paul Jacobson wrote:

I am 6 ft tall and with my powerchair and 4" cushion, I can not get under any table in a restaurant. 

 

Has anyone solved this issue?

 

Thanks,

 

Paul c5/6

Hey paul, I am 6'3" and I know how frustrating this is.  Do you have a swing away controller?  When my knees approach  the  table, I  remove my feet from the footrest, thus dropping my knees lower.  I have an invacare TDX5 which has 3 height options which can easily be changed out for a size that may lower one a bit, but the tradeoff for reaching into cupboards, etc. makes one think twice. I  actually  have  the tallest brackets  so I can reach really high into standard  cupboards.

Good luck,

Brien