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1. All is not well with the design of wheelchairs issued by the Ministry of Health to young active disabled people who will need to use a wheelchair for many years to come both at work and for pleasure.
A distinction should be made between the young active disabled and the elderly disabled, and cost consideration should not prevent the right chair, and the right number of chairs, being issued to the young active disabled group. At the present time the E. and J. compact transit chair in which I am sitting is nearest to the ideal for use outside the home. It is not available under the National Health Service. It should be made available forthwith.
2. All is not well with the method of prescribing wheelchairs under the National Health Service. The Ministry Handbook should be revised and enlarged, and the 'use it—live with it' method introduced.
3. A detailed illustrated handbook and film on how to get the best use out of a wheelchair should be prepared and issued to all concerned.
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Denly, O. The user's viewpoint. Spinal Cord 2, 42–48 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1964.12
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1964.12