Sorry to hear you were in an accident. Are you okay? If you want to get a new chair and you think you can justify it as a medical necessity contact a PT or OT to talk about your needs and if there is a medical necessity. Best wishes... Dan T.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who's insurance company is paying..... yours or the other person. W In a message dated 1/31/2007 4:21:08 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just sent in a bid for the lift, doors, hand controls, lowered floor- everything. Without this, they thought they were going to figure out the value on their own (through an independant company, apparently) and my representative started saying they were going to put the value of all the modified parts (originally about $30k or so) at $2,500. That can't be even close...right? It will cost over $1200 just for hand controls alone. My van itself was $14,000 in 2000 and is now valued about $8,5000. Does anyone know how insurance companies deal with putting a value to handicap modifications? I think my next vehicle will probably be a car untill I can make the payments on a newer minivan. I haven't done it yet, but I have met 2 quads around my level C6-7 or so who did it. They would get in the passenger side of the car, take the wheels off the chair, and pull everything in after them, sliding over to the drivers side. I'd have to get the quad release wheels. What I really need though is just a whole new damn chair and I might try to push for this, but that's really hard. My insurance paid for a new motorized chair a few years ago. I've had my manual since my accident in '92. Obviously, I have a lot on my mind ;-)
