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1.4 - Tilting, kerbs
METHOD 1
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( Figure 12 )
The helper should tilt the wheelchair until the swivelling castors have passed
over the kerb.
Move the wheelchair forwards and
lower the swivelling castors onto the
pavement.
Push the wheelchair until the rear wheels
mount and pass the kerb.
METHOD 2
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( Figure 13 )
The helper should stand on the pavement
and turn the wheelchair until the rear
wheels are against the kerb.
Tilt the wheelchair backwards to the
point of equilibrium and, in a continuous
movement, pull the wheelchair until the
rear wheels mount the pavement and
pass the kerb.
Do not lower the swivelling castors to
the ground until you have pulled the
backrest of the wheelchair sufficiently
far to clear the kerb.
When you have mastered the techniques of tilting the wheelchair, use
these methods
( Figures 12 and 13 )
to negotiate kerbs, small flights of
stairs, etc.
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