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Wheelchair meaning
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person. | Designed for use by wheelchairbound people. | Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
Synonyms of Wheelchair
Example sentences (20)
The Games will be the first to feature alpine skiing, nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling, but it will also host indoor rowing, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball events as it has previously.
According to the Sutherland Productions the documentary will show how Hedges’ commitment to wheelchair basketball has been supported by his hometown, leading the athlete to become a nationally competitive wheelchair basketball player.
Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds was forced to climb out of his wheelchair and onto a debate stage Monday Feb. 13 because the venue lacked wheelchair access.
There’s a fully accessible and wheelchair-friendly ramp and slide, as well as a trampoline that can easily be accessed from a wheelchair - something I've not seen anywhere else.
Wheelchair services at airports are extremely helpful for those with limited mobility, but a wheelchair is not the solution for other kinds of disabilities.
If their wheelchair is not up to transport safety standards, West Vale Mobility can provide a wheelchair for the duration of the journey, with enough space to carry their personal mobility chair in the back.
IIT Madras, on Mar.20, launched India’s most customizable electric standing wheelchair, which has been developed indigenously for the benefit of wheelchair users.
A Montreal man who uses a wheelchair to get around claims he is being discriminated against due to his modified wheelchair.
Because vehicular crashes can be extremely violent, there was pressure for wheelchair manufacturers and wheelchair restraint system designers to meet high crash standards.
Isabella became Ms. Wheelchair Ohio 2019 with a platform of spreading awareness to wheelchair sports and athletes.
Redding, a mother of one, plans on using her winnings to purchase a wheelchair-accessible home as well as a wheelchair for her granddaughter.
The wheelchair is of particular value to the owner, Dalton Campbell, because it’s specially designed for Paralympic-calibre wheelchair basketball.
Contemporary maps have marked stations offering step-free access suitable for wheelchair users with a blue circle containing a wheelchair symbol in white.
It is possible for a doubles team to consist of a wheelchair player and an able-bodied player (referred to as "one-up, one-down"), or for a wheelchair player to play against an able-bodied player.
There is no classification point system dictating who can play inline sledge hockey, unlike the situation with other team sports such as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby.
Wheelchair tennis can be played by able-bodied players as well as people who require a wheelchair for mobility.
A 14-YEAR-old girl from Newport has been able to visit the beach for the first time in more than a decade thanks to an all-terrain wheelchair.
A BROMSGROVE husband and wife have appealed for funding and players to help keep their wheelchair basketball club going.
A County Tyrone-born runner has helped set a new world record for the fastest marathon run while pushing a wheelchair.
Activities include indoor sports such as pickleball or wheelchair basketball that can be played on an indoor court, as well as ice rink sports such as sled hockey.