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Disability

Maraya1969

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6. I didn't even know that was a question to be answered. He has a regular electric wheelchair and I

Reply to Mopar151 (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 2, 2020, 11:56 PM

Jul 2020

thought something like this would make it so he could go down the street to a convenience store or something. I am pretty sure he does not have a license and I don't know if he could get one.

It sounds like you might know something about these things. Today was the first day I started looking into it.

I'm going to have to ask why he doesn't have a driver's license.

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There are products that seem to turn a wheelchair into something looking like a motorcycle. [View all] Maraya1969 Jul 2020 OP

Is there a cerebral palsy association you can call? Marie Marie Jul 2020 #1

Well I have extra now and they have been poor for a very long time. It bugs me that he doesn't Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #2

Talking to a workmate who is also a close friend bottomofthehill Jul 2020 #3

He hardly gets to go out, even before Covid. His dad has a chronic lung issue and both his parents Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #5

My friend lives in a small apartment bottomofthehill Jul 2020 #7

What kind of range / speed do you expect? Nt Mopar151 Jul 2020 #4

I didn't even know that was a question to be answered. He has a regular electric wheelchair and I Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #6