I would suggest talking with a doctor. They should be able to help you identify what type of wheelchair you need and then point you in the right direction.
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Do you have a social worker? Are you in a disability payments application process?
Sometimes they have wheelchair programs or discounts. Worth asking cuz wheelchair can come out expensive and often isn’t insured.
I have the enhanced rates for both daily living and mobility for PIP (disability benefits in the UK)
I have a social worker but she is pretty ableist and doesn't tend to provide accurate information, so she would not be much help
I am moving into a supported living facility soon where I will have to use up all of my savings for my care costs for the first few months to get me into the threshold for the council helping to fund the care so if I manage to research and get one soon (next few months) then money shouldn't be too much of an issue as I have a fair amount in savings I am willing to spend.
Unfortunately the places around me that seem to do wheelchair programs or discounts require you to be able to make it to an inaccessible area of town for me.
Don’t have much useful advice. Just wanna send u hugs.
You should be able to use PIP for that purpose hopefully (unless Starmers cuts affect you but I think that’ll take a while).
Ur situation of navigating bureaucratic nightmare is all too common :(.
Thank you, I really appreciate the hugs, this year has been hell for me in terms of chronic illness <3
Wish I had advice for you but this is one of those threads im going to keep open as I would like to have something in my brain for if I ever am trying to figure this out.