Negotiating Pavements And Unequal Surfaces - Van Os EXCEL User Manual

Reaching / bending sideward
1. Manoeuvre the chair as closely as possible to the object you want to reach. You can use your rear wheels;
2. Make sure the front wheels are fully turned to the front. If not, go forwards and then backwards to turn the
wheels fully to the front;
3. You can now pick up the object. While you pick up the object you need to make sure you keep it as close as
possible to the wheelchair (picture 7 and picture 8).
Reaching / bending backward
1. Manoeuvre the chair as closely as possible to the object. You can use the rear wheels. For example they will
indicate how close you can come to object;
2. Do not engage the wheel locks. If your weight moves while reaching, it is better to drive in that direction than
tipping the wheelchair.
3. Do not reach further than your arm can reach. If you are in doubt, you reposition the chair (picture 9);

4.2 Negotiating pavements and unequal surfaces

Going up the pavement:
If you ascend a pavement, we advise to do this together with an attendant. The attendant can help you in two
different ways, however we advise you to do it the first way.
- You and the attendant reach to pavement facing forward. The attendant must pull the push handles towards
him and place his foot on the stepper on the rear side of the wheelchair. Because of this there is a lever effect
that tips the wheelchair (see picture 10).
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