electric wheelchairs

Powered seated transport

Electric wheelchairs are wheelchairs powered by battery-operated motors rather than manual propulsion.

Users control movement through a joystick or other adaptive device, allowing independent mobility for people who lack the strength or ability to push a manual chair: She's been using an electric wheelchair since the accident.

Also called power wheelchairs or motorized wheelchairs.

motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
mobilityCapacity for movement
mobility aidEquipment enabling movement
scooterTwo-wheeled standing vehicle
batteryPortable electricity storage

battery life · rechargeable battery · joystick · joystick control · ramp · power · seated · accessible · disability · independence · sidewalk · curb · curb cut · lift · charger · cushion · armrest · footrest

Opposites

power source/propulsion method

electric wheelchairsmanual wheelchairs

Human-powered mobility devices

mobility aid type

electric wheelchairswalking

Locomotion on foot

walking unaided · crutches · walkers · canes · walking frames

mobility independence

electric wheelchairsstretchers

Frames for carrying casualties

Family

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Familiarity: Top 20,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G