Hi Kevin, I am kind of light weight and flexible so I bend down and can
lift up the foot rest which is pretty heavy. Someone I know uses a pole with
a
hook on the end (actually I got one in rehab which is used for a dressing
aid). He is able to lift it up with that. the foot rest is on a heavy hinge.
My model also has the ability to swivel the seat around ( it has a
release rod) to the left and right but I find that hard to do. I had it
adjusted
but I cannot do that myself. If someone is behind me they can turn the chair
but I find it easier just to lift the leg rest. Actually you can raise the
arm and turn your body to the side and get out that way without having to
raise the leg rest.
Another good feature I have is that the joy stick mechanism can swing
out of the way and my arm rests can go up. With the joy stick out of the way
it is easier to get near a table.
The chair is pretty heavy so unless you have some sort of a lift you
could not get it into a car. Some people have a lift on the back of their car
which holds the chair outside the car. I have a ramp into my accessible
minivan.
Hope this helps. Rosalie (in very rainy New York)
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