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A mobility aid is a device that helps individuals with mobility impairments to walk or improve their overall mobility.[1]
These aids range from walking aids, which assist those with limited walking capabilities, to wheelchairs and mobility scooters, which are used for severe disabilities or longer distances that would typically be covered on foot. For individuals who are blind or visually impaired, white canes and guide dogs have been long-standing resources. Additional aids are designed to facilitate mobility and transfers within buildings, including navigating between different floor levels.
The term "mobility aid" traditionally refers to technology mechanical devices and is commonly used in government documents such as documents related to tax concessions.[2] It refers to devices that provide a level of mobility comparable to unaided walking or standing from a seated position.
Advancements in technology are likely to expand the functionalities of these devices through the integration of sensors and the provision of audio or tactile feedback.[3][4]
A mobilityaid is a device that helps individuals with mobility impairments to walk or improve their overall mobility. These aids range from walking aids...
A mobility scooter is an electric personal transporter used as mobilityaid for people with physical impairment, mostly auxiliary to a powered wheelchair...
Look up mobility or mobile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mobility may refer to: Economic mobility, ability of individuals or families to improve...
with physical disabilities, including a specialized wheelchair and a mobilityaid for dogs.[citation needed] As a country music singer, George performed...
device used primarily to aid walking Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobilityaid for better balance White cane, a mobility or safety device used...
A crutch is a mobilityaid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their legs to support their...
An assistive cane is a walking stick used as a crutch or mobilityaid. A cane can help redistribute weight from a lower leg that is weak or painful, improve...
jobs while having another person beside them." Body doubling is said to aid individuals with focus and productivity while working. Another person, known...
no chronic problems with standing, as well as those who do, such as mobilityaid users. It is also known as reduced ability to sit, sitting problems or...
dog Emotional support animal Guide dog Hearing dog Medical response dog Mobility assistance dog Psychiatric service dog Seizure response dog Service animal...
hair and dark brown eyes. He uses a cane with a crow's head top as a mobilityaid and, occasionally, as a weapon. Inej Ghafa is a sixteen-year-old Suli...
step-through frame, a seat, and a platform for the rider's feet Mobility scooter, an electric mobilityaid with more than two wheels Motorized scooter, a powered...
disabilities to help them walk. Provisions that enabled individuals with impaired mobility to access temples and healing sanctuaries were made in ancient Greece....
normative standards through their appearance, body size, dress, use of a mobilityaid, drug use, or physical deformity. The cripple punk tag was started in...
interventions. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness and wellness-oriented programs for...
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) (/ˈhaɪmɑːrz/) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States...
Disability". New Mobility. 6: 50–53. Storrs, B., "Amputees, Inc.: Amputees pitching Products and Themselves to Devotees of Disability," New Mobility 7, pp. 26–31...
created to support inclusion classrooms in the 1980's. Their purpose was to aid special education teachers in managing their students' evaluations, behaviors...
used to describe facilities or amenities to assist people with impaired mobility, through the provision of facilities like wheelchair ramps, the term can...
wheelchair. They may also be used not just by people with 'traditional' mobility impairments, but also by people with cardiovascular and fatigue-based conditions...
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