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SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
Apply a continuous downward motion until the balance point is achieved and the front
casters clear the curb. At this point, the assistant will feel a difference in the weight
distribution.
Roll the wheelchair forward and slowly lower the wheelchair in one continuous
movement onto the sidewalk.
WARNING
DO NOT let the wheelchair drop the last few inches to the ground. This could result
in injury to the occupant.
Push the wheelchair forward until the rear wheels roll up and over the curb.
FIGURE 2.1 - METHOD 1 - WHEELCHAIR WITH STEP TUBES
METHOD 2 - WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT STEP TUBES
NOTE: For this procedure, refer to FIGURE 2.2.
Unless the first assistant has exceptional
upper body strength, it is recommended
that METHOD 2 use two (2) assistants.
The second assistant should be positioned
at the front of the wheelchair lifting
upward on the removable (non-
detachable) part of the wheelchair frame
when lifting the wheelchair and stabilizing
the wheelchair when the wheelchair is
being lowered to the ground.
The first assistant should stand on the
sidewalk and turn the wheelchair so that
the rear wheels are against the curb. The
wheelchair should be tilted back to the
balance point and, in one continuous
FIGURE 2.2 - METHOD 2 -
downward movement, the rear wheels
WHEELCHAIR WITHOUT STEP
should be pulled up and over the curb. DO
TUBES
NOT return the front casters to the ground
until the wheelchair has been pulled
backward far enough for the front casters
to clear the edge of the curb.
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