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The Ultimate Wheelchair Buying Guide

In countries with a life expectancy exceeding 70 years, people tend to spend at least 8 years, 11.5% of their lifespan living with disabilities. About 10% of the world’s population, some 650 million people, live with some form of disability. According to the Census Bureau, disability is defined using six types of questions measuring difficulty with self-care, independent living, climbing/walking, cognition, vision, and hearing. In the United States, about 3.6 million people over the age of 15 use a wheelchair. However, not all the types of a wheelchair in the market provide the needed features for the user. A significant number of wheelchairs cause lower back injuries, limited mobility, and generally, they are low-performance wheelchairs. As a caregiver or guardian, you have to be very careful when shopping for a folding wheelchair. The wheelchair you select