Comments on: Segway Scooter as an Assistive Device http://www.gearability.com/2008/04/22/segway-scooter-as-an-assistive-device/ Life with limitations and the gear that makes things work Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:42:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dan http://www.gearability.com/2008/04/22/segway-scooter-as-an-assistive-device/#comment-6176 Dan Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:09:22 +0000 http://www.gearability.com/?p=632#comment-6176 I lost a leg in Iraq, and my Segway is a LIFE SAVER. Soon, the DOJ will publish a rule that will need you to comment if you agree that Segways should be protected like a wheelchair...anyway, they are very useful for people who can stand and balance but not walk well (amputees, burns, fused knees, back problems, COPD, etc.) I lost a leg in Iraq, and my Segway is a LIFE SAVER. Soon, the DOJ will publish a rule that will need you to comment if you agree that Segways should be protected like a wheelchair…anyway, they are very useful for people who can stand and balance but not walk well (amputees, burns, fused knees, back problems, COPD, etc.)

]]> By: Marty http://www.gearability.com/2008/04/22/segway-scooter-as-an-assistive-device/#comment-5680 Marty Wed, 14 May 2008 13:16:36 +0000 http://www.gearability.com/?p=632#comment-5680 Segs4Vets has a version with a seat attached, but I doubt there's one for rent anywhere. I think an all-day rental of a standard Segway might work pretty well for someone who could easily get into and out of chairs -- then you could sit down and rest whenever you needed or wanted to. But that wouldn't work for many people, of course. And that price tag -- $150? Whew. Isn't that about a week's rental for an economy car? Your eBay solution was smart, Liz! That's a great resource for everyone to keep in mind for those ancillary items that no one wants to buy new. Segs4Vets has a version with a seat attached, but I doubt there’s one for rent anywhere. I think an all-day rental of a standard Segway might work pretty well for someone who could easily get into and out of chairs — then you could sit down and rest whenever you needed or wanted to. But that wouldn’t work for many people, of course.

And that price tag — $150? Whew. Isn’t that about a week’s rental for an economy car?

Your eBay solution was smart, Liz! That’s a great resource for everyone to keep in mind for those ancillary items that no one wants to buy new.

]]> By: Liz Henry http://www.gearability.com/2008/04/22/segway-scooter-as-an-assistive-device/#comment-5674 Liz Henry Wed, 14 May 2008 04:59:04 +0000 http://www.gearability.com/?p=632#comment-5674 I thought about renting one for a conference last year, because there was no way I was going to be able to get around Moscone Center - a huge conference center in San Francisco. I called up <a href="http://www.slide4less.com/slide2/segway.html" rel="nofollow">slide4less</a>, and they were really nice and willing to work with me. They offered to deliver it to me at the convention center and pick it up again in the evening, for something like $150 a day. That was pretty expensive, and I also figured out there would be no way I could stand up all day on it - if it had a sort of barstool, then yes. I ended up buying a $300 folding Quickie wheelchair off ebay instead. I thought about renting one for a conference last year, because there was no way I was going to be able to get around Moscone Center - a huge conference center in San Francisco. I called up slide4less, and they were really nice and willing to work with me. They offered to deliver it to me at the convention center and pick it up again in the evening, for something like $150 a day.

That was pretty expensive, and I also figured out there would be no way I could stand up all day on it - if it had a sort of barstool, then yes.

I ended up buying a $300 folding Quickie wheelchair off ebay instead.

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