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but then I realised that same challenge would be infinitely more funny with folks who have atypical or horror OCs

Showing a person in a wheelchair crossing her legs. Using her legs.

After what rtd said about davros and rose in the unleashed episodes, this was 100 percent done on purpose.

When I go out in a wheelchair I am terrified to make it noticeable that I can use my legs. Because ... well we all know why and I'm not really articulate enough to go into everything.

But this. This right here. I doubt anyone who uses a wheelchair didn't have a doubletake. A glimmer. A KNOWING about just how important this tiny, insignificant action was.

Comic i made in class

Siluego♟ (name of the comic series)

Agony 01

"For [Tanner] Green, the chief engineer at Not a Wheelchair, this is one of the thousand complications standing between his team and a rather lofty goal: upending the manual wheelchair marketplace.

If you’ve heard of Not a Wheelchair, it’s likely because of its owners, Zack Nelson, the star of the 8.8-million-subscriber YouTube channel JerryRigEverything, and his wife Cambry, a para and manual wheelchair user. The Nelsons got into the mobility equipment business a few years ago when they released The Rig, an electric, adaptive off-road device with a simple yet robust and functional design priced significantly lower than anything else on the market. Now, they’re bringing that same ethos to manual wheelchairs.

Not a Wheelchair aims to offer a base-model, custom manual wheelchair at a similar or better quality than most of the insurance-approved wheelchairs in the U.S. for $999.

Yes, that’s just under $1,000 for everything — wheels, handrims, tires, side guards and rigid, angle-adjustable backrest included. And the company plans to have a turnaround time of weeks, rather than the monthslong slog that it typically takes from order to delivery.

When I first heard about this, it sounded awesome and a bit far-fetched. It’s hard to find a pair of quality wheelchair wheels for less than $500. Same with a rigid backrest. How were they going to offer both, plus a custom wheelchair frame without compromising on quality? I drove to their headquarters in Utah to find out...

So how does Not a Wheelchair’s base model chair stack up to other options on the market? I hate to sound like a preacher, but … it’s totally reasonable! It hits the mark of being at least as good, if not better, than the majority of insurance-approved wheelchairs in the U.S.

Touring the factory, I saw other prototypes scattered all around the facility. There’s a beefier, four-wheel drive version of The Rig that the company just launched. There’s a track wheelchair that’s still in development. It’s clear that Not a Wheelchair doesn’t intend to stop at a simple, manual wheelchair. Inexpensive components, more advanced electric off-road devices, power assist, it’s all on the table. “We’re just really excited to see where this leads,” says Green."

[id: active style manual wheelchair with frame made of rectangle wood planks screwed together. end id]

as we know active type wheelchair very expensive, & repair need buy from specific medical manufacturer n take very long time. someone (who wheelchair user themself of near 40 years) made open source active manual wheelchair where most (if not all?) material from commercial easy get materials! wood, plastic, pvc pipe, & those commercial aluminum square pipe things. n they put guide made them yourself in link for anyone want try make

this video from their instagram show their wood frame wheelchair actually pretty durable, include clip from everyday use & even drop wheelchair all over place (basically imagine what airline do to them…) - n wheelchair stay in tact! n even if some part break - it easy change because wood planks all screwed together so you just buy wood plank & unscrew & rescrew.

not great for people w advanced seating positioning needs probably (think if only problem is easy butt pressure sore, maybe can still use this + supportive cushion but think beyond that it get hard). but if like you don’t need those things then maybe fun project?

before do this for yourself/someone else… please please learn how to proper measure person for active wheelchair, & how active wheelchair supposed to fit.

ill fitting wheelchair can damage body. (use wheelchair improperly also will.) for manual wheelchair, it can permanently damage joints & muscles, especially shoulders. it can hurt posture, give you/worsen scoliosis & kyphosis. it can give you more pain & fatigue than you had, including (paradoxically) leg pain from muscle tightness. it can cause pressure sores, which range from painful, make you bed bound, to even death. for active wheelchairs, even 1 inch, half inch, make huge difference. n this of course go double for people w advanced seating positioning needs. so please learn how to measure body, where to measure body, n how build chairs base on these measurements.

your mobility is use it or lose it. use wheelchair improperly (& even properly) can cause damage. like muscle atrophy & deconditioning. use higher back rest than you need can weaken core.

“walking give me so much pain & fatigue lower quality of life, so will be happy lose it.” get it. really do. but. use manual wheelchair tiring & exhausting, it need lots strength, & be wheelchair user in inaccessible world, able stand n walk few steps unlock so many things. if have pain & fatigue, deconditioning & atrophy will give you more pain & fatigue, not less. will make your joints even more unstable. muscles need for walking do so much more for you than just walking.

am saying all this as someone who keep have “deconditioning” & co used against me. constantly.

this of course NOT saying don’t do this. but PLEASE do your homework. please make informed decision, learn your risks ahead of time, know what you getting into, know what to expect, so if they happen, you not surprised & have to grieve more loss & more symptoms. know how to avoid or weaken risks - learn exercises that mean keep body in shape, from deconditioning & atrophy, exercises that can be done sitting down or in bed. look up manuals meant for ATP (assistive tech professionals) & PT/OT for wheelchair fitting & exercises. n, am assuming you try other mobility aids n they not work for you all time. but if you haven’t, please do try them too, like rollators. know we all want live painless, but wheelchair big thing with risks.