Wheelchair

A wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. The device is propelled either manually or via various automated systems. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking Walking

Walking is the main form of animal [i] locomotion [i] on land [i], distinguished from running [i] ... 

 is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability Disability

Bold text Disability refers to the social effects of physical, emotional or mental impairment.... 

. People with both sitting and walking disability often need to use a wheelbench Wheelbench

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1650   Three-wheeled wheelchairs used in Nuremberg.



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A wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. The device is propelled either manually or via various automated systems. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking Walking

Walking is the main form of animal [i] locomotion [i] on land [i], distinguished from running [i] ... 

 is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability Disability

Bold text
Disability refers to the social effects of physical, emotional or mental impairment.... 

. People with both sitting and walking disability often need to use a wheelbench Wheelbench

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