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4. Transferring: (Ensure that the following is supervised by a certified healthcare professional until the
user and owner are comfortable with the procedure.) Before transferring the user from one wheelchair
to another or another seat, first ensure that the gap between the two seats is as small as possible and
that the wheel locks are fully engaged (this will help to make the transfer as quick and easy as
possible). Also ensure that the foot plates and their support arms are fully folded.
5. Negotiating obstacles:
1. Forwards: The wheelchair should be tilted by the helper until the front castors are higher than the
kerb, move the wheelchair forwards until the rear wheels touch the kerb. Then lower the castors
to the ground and lift the rear wheels up and onto the kerb to follow the castors.
2. Backwards: First bring the wheelchair backwards until the rear wheels touch the kerb, the helper
should then tilt the wheelchair backwards and then pull the wheelchair up onto the kerb. The
castors should only then be lowered once the wheelchair has been pulled clear of the kerb.
3. Inclines and declines: Make sure that the wheelchair goes straight when tackling slopes to avoid
the possibility of the wheelchair overturning.
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