| Since the invention of electric
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| | Even though wheelchairs were widely used
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| wheelchairs and mobility scooters, one
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| | by attendants, in 1655 Stephen Farfler, a
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| does wonder what the world was like
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| | paraplegic watchmaker, had built a chair
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| without all these wonderful technological
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| | on a three wheel chassis with handles
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| aids in our lives. People with mobility
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| | attached to the single front wheels. This
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| disabilities will not have had the same
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| | was one of the first recordings of a user
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| amount of help as they do now, and
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| | manoeuvring independently without the
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| certainly, the government have brought in
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| | need of an attendant or servant.
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| new schemes and benefits to make these
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| | The 19th century saw the wheelchair
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| equipments more affordable.
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| | become less cumbersome and freer for
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| However, even those who do purchase
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| | users to manoeuvre easily themselves, as
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| mobility scooters may find it more cost
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| | they were able to turn the rear wheels
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| effective than those who are in need of
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| | themselves. In 1881, manufacturers
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| electric wheelchairs. There are more
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| | modified the wheelchair, by adding a
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| insurance policies and procedures to
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| | second rim with a smaller circumference
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| adhere to than there are with scooters,
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| | to each wheel, which made it easier for
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| though insuring a scooter is much more
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| | users to travel across muddy grounds
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| difficult than an electric wheelchair.
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| | without it being a nuisance.
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| Due to the difference in people using
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| | The 20th century saw the design of the
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| them, scooters are much cheaper than
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| | wheelchair focussing on bringing more
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| electric wheelchairs and can only be used
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| | independence for the users, rather than
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| by people who are able to sit upright.
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| | keeping to the original design of a heavy
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| History
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| | cumbersome device. The first innovative
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| Perhaps the historical background of all
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| | changes made to the wheelchair were the
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| mobility scooters and electric
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| | adaptive seating, movable hand and foot
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| wheelchairs date back with the beginning
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| | rest and wire-spoke wheels, that
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| of wheelchairs in England and Europe
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| | transformed the wheelchair from being a
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| during the 1670's. This was designed
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| | disability tool to a postural aid too.
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| mainly as a heavy piece of furniture on
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| | In 1916, British engineers had built the
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| wheels, pushed by an attendant and not by
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| | first motorised wheelchair; this was not
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| the user. Much of the wheelchair users
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| | widely used until the latter part of the
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| did not have any independence and
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| | 20th century as manual wheelchairs were
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| required the aid of another person at all
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| | becoming cheaper. Harry Jennings in 1932
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| times.
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| | transformed the wheelchair once again, by
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| Other recordings such as an engraving of
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| | inventing the first foldable wheelchair
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| the first wheelchair usage in China dated
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| | making it much easier to store.
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| back around 525 AD, which documented a
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| | As the years followed on many
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| picture of someone seated on a chair with
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| | modifications and extra accessories were
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| wheels built on each leg. Subsequent
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| | added to the wheelchair, including a new
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| recordings of the wheelchair are
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| | mobility scooter used mainly for people
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| difficult to trace until 1595, when a
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| | with difficulties in moving but have good
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| sketching made in Spain of King Phillip
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| | upright seating ability. Electric
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| II was documented to be seated on a chair
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| | wheelchairs and wheelchairs continue to
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| with wheels. However, this was designed
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| | be widely used and are now much more cost
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| for a servant or an attendant to
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| | effective in purchasing, maintenance and
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| manoeuvre.
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| | insurance.
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