Itβs here !! The guide for two-legged people who donβt know how to draw wheelchairs !!! 7 pages of infodump ! Disclaimer : I donβt know everything, I have one (1) experience of wheelchair user who used both bad and good chairs, and I share what I learned.
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1) Calvin in his wheelchair saying βyoβ under a huge title βhow to draw manual wheelchairs properly by Calvin Arium, a wheelchair user comic artistβ.
2) A character says βmy character self propels in a chair that was outdated in 1970 lolβ Calvin says βso it looks like you two legged people donβt know the difference between an hospital chair and a chair made to be independantβ an arrow point the crapppy chair, saying βwe never want to see this againβ
a bubble says βthe hospital chair is extremely unpractical, tough considering itβs cheaper than a good custom chair a lot of us have only thisβ
3) a character hurt himself trying to reach the wheels of the hospital chair. Several arrows point why the chair is unpractical : βhigh backrest restrain shoulders movementβ βhuge armrest restrains wheel accessβ βseparated footrest : amovible, cheap, bulkyβ βx structure, foldable but heavyβ βhuge front casters for stabilityβ βheavy wheelsβ
4) Several arrows point an active wheelchair (the KSL by KΓΌshall) : βusually no armrestβ βa low backrest allow more movementβ βlight, design, ferning expersiveβ βspecial cushion to avoind injuriesβ βknee angle is usually 90Β°β βone single piece of frame, sometimes entirely weldedβ βweight : from 4 to 10kgβ βoften rigidβ βcenter of the wheel is the center of gravityβ βhigher quality wheels : less spikesβ
5) A hand grab different parts of the wheel, pushing harder in the second half. Bubbles says βsome have gloves, some donβt. The hand must grab the biggest area possible. Less movement = more energy. This is a common but not only way to push.Calvin is on his back wheels, rolling on grass and dirt bubble says βpopping a wheelie is when a wheelchair user rolls on their back wheels to roll on every complicated surface.
6) several drawings illustrate the folding frame, the ergonomic but rigid and expensive backrest, the separated footrest (only for folding frame), the handles, the folding handles, athe amovibles handles, or no handles, the cool fancy loopwheels, the pretty custom colorsΒ
7) More Features ! The fancy rigid-foldable frame, the anti tippers (sometimes used by beginners), the motorization (wheels, smart drive) when propelling yourself is difficult Calvin says βand now vroom vroom motherfuckersβ
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EDIT : Here is a youtube playlist about choosing, cleaning and using active manual wheelchairs in the public space, I learned a lot from those videos when I was a wheelie newbie. (Not sure theyβre all captionned tho) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3j9XB2x5HYmZqgLakRCNt_fjsVZjDAkJ
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