JasonDemosRigidLoad

Making serious progress on the learning curve of wheelchair life, Gabe now understands the true beauty of the rigid wheelchair for fairly straightforward, independent car transfers. Jason, who heads up the Santa Rosa Blazers, a wheelchair basketball team here in Northen California, kindly demonstrates how quick-release tires pop off, and a lightweight frame with fold-down seat make it easy to load the wheelchair into the car without assistance.
Thank goodness for the "crip community," who share their knowledge freely!

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• rigid wheelchair
• Gabe
• DAK amputee
• double above the knee
• para transfer

[musicessexx]

Actually, when you pushed yourself up and into the truck...It wasn't just "all in the shoulders". Just sayin'

[CowboyPenner]

I have the same truck. It would be much easier to open the back door and put the chair in that way rather than bringing it across your lap to put it in the back.

[smokeshow77]

you should try putting one foot in the truck first,makes it way easier.I always put my right foot in first,then pull my left leg in after.try it.

cheers

[theowlsarefun]

This video has helped me so much! I'm doing some research for a novel, and this totally helped me visualize a scene! :) thank you!

[wheelieblind]

Why don't you have brakes?

[gogirl4221]

Why not to use the "Abiloader" from New Zealand, you can find it working on youtube search. It makes that transfer lot easier, faster and healthy!

[WildKatMagazine]

I don't have brakes on my wheelchair either. You are so right. It is all in the shoulders. As long as you have shoulder strength you can do a lot of transfers and move around pretty easily.

[Lllinfernolll18]

good work on the transfer.