An odd request, probably...

[sami]

... but a few days ago, I broke my leg in three places. Unstable ankle fracture means I can't put any weight on it for months; chronic shoulder injury means I can't use crutches, either, so moving around is a struggle and I'm going to be in a wheelchair if I want to leave the house before April.

So what I want to ask is: Does anyone have any warnings or advice on things I might not have thought of about living with a wheelchair? After all the accessibility fails I've read of and seen, I'm a little nervous about what I might run into.

Comments

[sami]

I'm not familiar with knee-scooter as a concept, but in general, scooter options seem like they might not be a good idea, because I can't put *any* weight down through my left leg until one of the screws has been removed again.

Electric wheelchair could be awesome though.

[kyrielle]

Knee scooters put weight from hip to knee but none below (you kneel on the injured side). What I've seen canned an electric scooter you sit on, not stand - it is narrower than a wheelchair and fits more places. I'm not sure what the relative drawbacks are.