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Having a fully adapted vehicle to meet your needs due to your disability is essential and finding the best specialist which offers this service can be a tricky task. There are many different types of disabled vehicles on the market and you need to consider carefully the best type and the adaptions you need in order for the vehicle to suit your requirements, with the overall goal making it eaiser to access the vehicle as a passenger or as the driver. There are many makes and models of vehicles that can be converted and adapted specifically for a wheelchair and disabled driver or passenger. If you receive the higher rate or DVLA you can also get your adapted car through the Motability scheme. The choice of vehicles is fantastic and once they are correctly converted and adapted to be wheelchair accessible it will make everything that little easier. All disabled vehicle conversions are done to the highest standards possible and meet all saftey and quality measures. |
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News and useful information: There were recently plans to give people who have a long term illness or disability free prescriptions through the NHS but these have currently been put on hold due to the financial implications this will have on the NHS. Simon Burns who is the health minister said a decision would not be made before the spending review which is set to take place during autumn. The plans were first announced in 2008 by Gordon Brown. In Wales all charges for prescriptions have been stopped and this is also soon to be the case in Scotland. In England cancer patients are the only patients to currently have no fee to pay for a prescription. President of the Royal College of Physicians, professor Gilmore, was the person who was given the task of deciding whichpatients should not have to pay depending on the long term illness they have, which would have to be for over 6 months. It would therefore include people with common conditions such as asthma, high blood pressure and it would be the doctors who decided who was eligible (27.5.10). What are Disabled Vehicles? - Vehicles that have been modified for passengers that must travel in a wheelchair or need to drive a vehicle while in a wheelchair are known as Disabled Vehicles or Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle. These vehicles all share common features such as electric or hydraulic lifts, retractable or foldable ramps, clamps to hold the wheelchairs in place, and special seatbelts for safety that double as a help aid for passengers to enter the vehicle and also to hold passengers safely for travel. The two varieties of WAVs available: passenger WAVs that allow for more than one wheelchair bound passenger to travel in the vehicle, and a specially fitted Disabled Vehicles that allows for a wheelchair bound user may drive. Anyone that would like to use an adapted vehicle from the comfort of their wheelchair must have specialized features fitted into the vehicle, customized just for them, to enable completely independent driving. All WAVs have to have a raised roof, or floor that is lower than in most other vehicles to allow for easy access and enough space to accommodate the height a person must have in their wheelchair. The type of WAV you can acquire depends largely on the person converting the vehicle and on the model chosen. No matter what type of conversion is chosen, there will be pros and cons that should be thought over very carefully. Tax disk - You may be eligable for a free tax disk if you are registered disabled and you receive the higher rate of disability living allowance (DLA). In order to receive the tax disk and be exempt from paying tax the vehicle must be either register in your name or somone of whom you nominate as the driver on your behalf. You firstly need to apply for a certificate from the agency who issues your benefits. (17.5.10) Disability sports - will get an increase amount to 3.5 million as part of the goverments plans for the paralympics in 2012. Sport England will be investing 1.5 million of the total amount with the aim to increase participation and opportunites for disabled people. (18 March 2010) Things to consider - Choosing the correct disabled vehicles is important as the features available are all designed to improve your experience as a driver or passenger. There are many features that will come as the standard convertion but there is also a choice of added extras that you can have fitted, which if they will be benefitial to youself may be worth the extra investment. Gaining access to the disabled vehicles will be either from the side or rear via a lift or ramp and it is important to consider your lifestyle and even where the vehicle will be parked before you decide which will be the best option. The standard and most common access to the car, van or mini bus will be via a ramp and with a little practise are easy to use. Some ramps have springs and weights which make them much easier and seem lighter to open and fold. The length and angle of the ramp is also an important consideration, the steeper the ramp the harder it may be for the person pushing the wheelchair into the vehicle but it will be shorter in terms of how far it comes out of the rear. The longer the ramp is the less steep it will become and therefore this can be easier to push the wheelchair user up as it will in effect be less of a hill. The type of ramp will effect parking and the longer it is the more space that will be needed and the person who will be helping and pushing the wheelchair into the vehicle will need to be confident that are able to do so. If not there are many other options such as an electric winch to assist and pull the chair into the rear position and also on larger vehicles they can be fitted with lifts. (14 June 2010). Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV's) that can be driven by wheelchair bound persons: WAVs that have been modified to allow wheelchair bound persons to drive allow for greater freedom and independence. For complete independence, many are outfitted with convenient features to allow entrance and exit of the vehicle and driving independence. For the driving of a accessible vehicles there are two modifications available; an easily made transfer to a modified or standard seat, or the ability to drive while still in the wheelchair itself. If the vehicle is going to be operated by other drivers, or you have no problem transferring, keeping a standard seat or have a modified seat installed may be a cheaper option overall. All disabled vehicles, regardless of conversion, are going to require some type of system that anchors the wheelchair in place. These modifications will be specific to you and your wheelchair. Motility may be able to provide financial help for the more expensive option of a WAV modified for independent driving. A full assessment must be done to bring a modification to your particular specifications, most especially if you’ve never driven a WAV before. If a grant from Motility is awarded, this step will be at no extra charge to you. Special remote controls are used for easy access to WAVs modified for drivers in wheelchairs, either through lift operation or the automatic, unfolding ramp if the WAV is outfitted for one, or even through lowered suspension with automatic ramp. There will be fewer seating options in WAVs modified for wheelchair bound drivers, as there is a need for a clear path from entry point to positioning for driving. 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