People with disabilities are in better position than ever before but for improving the quality of their lives, there is still plenty of room. Every individual needs to satisfy the need for mobility and freedom in order to live happy and fulfilled life. When someone is cut down for the possibility of going where he, she wants, socializing with other people without completely depending on someone else, the chance for happiness is very small if any.
In order to change that, to provide more independence to people with disabilities, a new wheelchair called Independence TM 3000 appeared on the market. This wheelchair is meant to give much more flexibility and accessibility that people with disabilities need more than anything. The importance of Independence TM 3000 is in what that wheelchair can do for user. It can move the front wheels up on the back wheels, with user in the seat and by doing that, user gets up at eye level, which makes it easy for him, her to reach high points without anyone's help. And that is only one feature out of five. Another amazing thing is that this wheelchair can climb up and down the stairs. Think how much this feature adds on accessibility for people with disabilities.
What is very useful outdoor on uneven terrain is feature that allows wheelchair to climb curbs, drive through sand, grass and every other type of surface that was a problem for wheelchair users before. The rest two functions enable easy transport and easy managing the wheelchair as normal power wheelchair would be managed. As you can imagine, this wheelchair comes with a price. Price of the Independence TM 3000 will be around $29,000 but if you think closely about what this wheelchair offers to the user and about not needing ramps and lifts for moving around, than maybe the price is reasonable.
Independence TM 3000 has its down sides. The first and only offset is that this wheelchair needs space in order to function with the full potential. That is why it is mainly for outdoor use and for indoors only if there is enough space for maneuvering.
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