6.4 Negotiating steps and kerbs with an
assistant only
WARNING!
Risk of overturning
When negotiating steps you could lose your
balance and tip the wheelchair over.
– Always approach steps and kerbs slowly and
carefully.
– Do not go up or down steps that are higher
than 25 cm.
WARNING!
Risk of injury to the assistant and damage to
the wheelchair
Tilting the chair with a heavy user can hurt the
assistant's back and damage the chair.
– Make sure to be able to safely control the
wheelchair with a heavy user before performing
a tilting maneuver.
Going down a step with an assistant
1.
Move the wheelchair right up to the kerb and hold the
handrims.
2.
The assistant should hold both push handles, place
one foot on the tipper aid (if installed) and tilt the
wheelchair backwards so that the front wheels lift off
the ground.
3.
The assistant should then hold the wheelchair in this
position, push it carefully down the step and then tilt it
forwards until the front wheels are back on the ground.
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