power wheelchair
Electric seated transport
A power wheelchair is a motorized wheelchair propelled by electric motors rather than manual effort.
The user controls movement through a joystick or other adaptive device.
Power wheelchairs serve people who lack the strength or coordination to operate a manual chair: She navigated the grocery store aisles in her power wheelchair.
Also called electric wheelchair.
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- scooterTwo-wheeled standing vehicle
- getting aroundMoving between locations
- joystickTilting lever for control
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- mobility aidswalker, cane, crutches, rollator, crutch
- personal transportbicycle, bike, scooter, skateboard, electric scooter
- wheelchairs
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