wheelchair use
Rolling seat reliance
Wheelchair use refers to relying on a wheelchair for mobility, whether due to disability, injury, or medical condition.
The phrase appears in accessibility contexts: The building is designed to accommodate wheelchair use.
It also describes the act itself: Wheelchair use on uneven terrain requires upper body strength.
Someone who uses a wheelchair may be called a wheelchair user rather than "wheelchair-bound," which many find limiting.
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- roll onBall-based applicator type
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- getting aroundMoving between locations
- rampSloped connecting surface
daily living · curb cut · accessible · open doors · push · seated · paraplegic · independence · user rights · curb · elevator · parking · transfer · cushion · spokes · manual · electric · joystick
- impairmentsimpairment, disability, paralysis, incapacity, blindness
- accommodationsextra time, double time, time and a half, breaks, rest breaks
- mobilitywalking, running, driving, cycling, flying
- immobilityparalysis, stuck, trapped, immobilization, confinement
- nursing carevital signs, patient care, medication administration, wound care, patient assessment
- Special Needsspecial education, special needs, special ed, disability rights, IEP
wheelchair usewalking
Locomotion on foot
ambulation · walking unaided · running · climbing stairs · on foot
wheelchair, wheel, chair, wheels, wheeled, wheeling, chairs, chaired, chairing