Manual wheelchairs

Yes. Manual wheelchairs are an Assistive Devices Program category, and for an eligible applicant ADP contributes up to 75 percent of the approved device cost. Cushions and back supports are funded as separate positioning devices. Note that Ontario explicitly does not fund transport chairs. We are an authorized vendor and complete the paperwork.

A wheelchair has large rear wheels with handrims so the person sitting in it can propel themselves. A transport chair has small wheels all round and must be pushed by somebody else. Transport chairs are lighter, narrower and fold smaller, which is why they suit occasional outings, but they remove the user's independence and they are not ADP funded.

It ranges enormously, from standard steel frames down to ultralight aluminium, titanium and carbon. What matters is the weight after the rear wheels are removed, because that is what somebody lifts into a car. Come to the showroom and lift a few, because the difference is far more obvious in your hands than on a spec sheet.

Seat width and depth are measured from the person, not chosen from small, medium and large. A seat two inches too wide lets someone slide sideways all day and pulls the spine out of alignment over months. This is the main thing an assessment is for, and it is free.

Yes. We rent manual chairs and transport chairs across the GTA for short-term needs such as recovery from surgery, a visiting relative, or a holiday. Delivered and collected, and we can switch you to a purchase if the need turns out to be permanent. Note that ADP does not fund most rentals.

Tilt-in-space tips the whole seat back as one unit, so the hip and knee angles stay the same while pressure moves off the sitting bones. It is for someone who cannot shift their own weight and is therefore at risk of pressure injury. If you can reposition yourself, you do not need it.

Moving the rear axle forward makes the chair easier to propel and quicker to turn, at the cost of some rearward stability. It is one of the most useful adjustments on a self-propelled chair and it is almost never set by an online seller. We set it as part of the fitting.

Sometimes, when a chair comes back to us in good condition and can be properly serviced. Stock changes constantly, so call and ask rather than relying on the website. Everything used is checked before it is resold.

Yes. We service manual chairs from Brampton across the GTA, including tyres, castors, upholstery, brakes and bearings. Because we carry several manufacturers we hold the common parts rather than ordering every part in. ADP does not fund repair costs.

Look at it from the side. If the fabric curves backwards in the middle rather than sitting flat, it has stretched, and it is now rolling the pelvis back and letting the trunk fall sideways. It happens slowly enough that nobody notices. A contoured backrest fixes it and is ADP fundable.

For ADP funding, yes: an ADP-registered occupational therapist or physiotherapist has to assess and authorize the chair. We work with several across the GTA. For a private purchase you do not need one, though we will still measure properly.

Yes. Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oakville, Milton and Caledon, with the chair set up and adjusted on delivery rather than handed over in a box. Purchases ship across Canada from Brampton.