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14 April 2008
An update on the Alber Adventure.
Now that I have Alber I am spending time in getting the cushion and the hand control set to my requirements.
The hand control is taking some doing mainly because I need to set the joystick in a position that means my left hand, arm and shoulder move as little as possible. I am also trying different knobs on the joystick. The one I have at the moment is the large golf ball type, this is not suitable as it put a lot of pressure on the palm of my hand and raises my arm too high. I have ordered the small ball; I wait to see if that makes any difference to the height problem.
Next comes the cushion. I have three different types of cushions of different heights. When I have given all three of them a good workout I will report back.
There is one part of the AA I have to tell you, and AA, that I do not like. When the AA was set up for me, the footrests were fixed to my liking. I have since discovered that the footrests do not just lift up and down to adjust like my other wheelchairs do, or even allow you to take them off. This action of adjustment is a must for using around the town. Some taxies do not have enough room in the back of the cab for footplates to be in place so you are asked for them to be removed. This is also a problem when getting on a bus or any other confined space, i.e. lifts. You must bare this in mind if you are thinking of buying an AA.
An update on the Alber Adventure.
Now that I have Alber I am spending time in getting the cushion and the hand control set to my requirements.
The hand control is taking some doing mainly because I need to set the joystick in a position that means my left hand, arm and shoulder move as little as possible. I am also trying different knobs on the joystick. The one I have at the moment is the large golf ball type, this is not suitable as it put a lot of pressure on the palm of my hand and raises my arm too high. I have ordered the small ball; I wait to see if that makes any difference to the height problem.
Next comes the cushion. I have three different types of cushions of different heights. When I have given all three of them a good workout I will report back.
There is one part of the AA I have to tell you, and AA, that I do not like. When the AA was set up for me, the footrests were fixed to my liking. I have since discovered that the footrests do not just lift up and down to adjust like my other wheelchairs do, or even allow you to take them off. This action of adjustment is a must for using around the town. Some taxies do not have enough room in the back of the cab for footplates to be in place so you are asked for them to be removed. This is also a problem when getting on a bus or any other confined space, i.e. lifts. You must bare this in mind if you are thinking of buying an AA.
Another problem I had was that I did not realise that there no anchoring points fixed to the AA. These are a separate item called “Tie down system for public transport” Fixation of wheelchair during transportation in cars two different versions available: DIN version with buckles (e.g. AMF Bruns) ISO version with hooks (e.g. Q-Straint)
Please watch out for these as they are a must. They cost about £450, but do not quote me on that one.
.What I would really like is a milometer. Does anyone no of such a piece of equipment for a power wheelchair? If you do, can you please email me? Email address on the left.
Before I go can I tell you about a website http://www.freerice.com/
I was given these detail by my friend Allison she adds that it’s great - its a word game and the more answers you get correct, the more rice is donated to third world countries - trouble is you get hooked on playing the game. It's all above board and a not for profit scheme
It's great for adults and children because it detects what level questions you get right and sets the rest of the quiz to it - give it a go and pass it on please
My next entry will be about how things are going with the last stages of the planning...
