mobility aid
Cane or wheelchair
A mobility aid is a device that helps people move around—wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, scooters.
The term encompasses anything from a simple walking stick to a motorized chair: The airline damaged her mobility aid during the flight.
Also called assistive device or mobility device.
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- caneStick for support
- walking stickHandheld support for ambulation
- crutchMobility aid for injured
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
power chair · stairlift · knee scooter · rollator · transfer · walking frame · assistive technology · accessibility · disability rights · prosthetic · hiking pole · support · stride · getting around · handrail · threshold · freedom · wheels
- Aid termsfirst aid, band-aid, hearing aid, financial aid, foreign aid
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- disability supportwheelchair, walker, crutches, braces, hearing aid
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- nursingnurse, nursing, nurses, RN, LPN
- nursing carevital signs, patient care, medication administration, wound care, patient assessment
mobility aidrestraint
Control over impulses
obstacle · impediment · constraint · obstruction · hindrance
mobility aidimmobilizer
Device preventing movement
body cast · splint · brace · spinal board · neck brace