How Mobility Equipments have changed the life of the Disabled?

1. How Mobility Equipments have changed the life style of the disabled people? Life of Disabled People before Mobility Equipments came into picture? People with medical problems and the disabilities have over the years faced many problems before these equipments came into use such as:  They had to depend on some other people for their activities  Independent travel was very time taking  Life was very slow moving due to disability.  Lot of Mental stress due to facing of difficulties in day to day life.  Self catering was not possible Life of Disabled People while using Mobility equipments: Now, the world is fast growing and rapidly changing. Previously mobility equipments were limited only to the hospital but now in day to day life every people are using these equipments. The following are the benefits of the mobility equipments:  By using this, disabled people can carry out their daily activities on their own thus providing them an independent life.  Disabled people can get around the city on their own  Their life is now equivalent to those without disability  Comfortable life gives them self motivation and there is no stress  Self catering facility in home as well as when on a holiday in accessible accommodation These equipments are now widely used mainly in UK ad US. When a people need these they either buy it or use the mobility scooter hire service provided by many mobility equipment hire and rental companies. But in developing countries these equipments are still limited to hospitals only. The reason being lack of awareness and also the lack of proper roads and traffic regulation methods in UK

2. and US. proper paths are being provided to people using vehicles, people on foot and for the mobility equipment users. Even the buses and taxis are fitted with ramps for easy entry of these mobility scooters or wheelchairs into the vehicles. It is important that these facilities are provided in all countries so as to improve the quality of life of the disabled people. There need to be lot of people coming up with the idea of opening mobility equipment hire and Rental Company for providing mobility scooter hire, wheelchair hire services. Even in the developed nations like US and UK the number of these companies needs to be increased to cover all areas of people and thus help in the overall development of the people.