Special Needs Strollers
Special needs strollers are designed to help the family with handicapped child.
Here’s my soap box. But before I get on it, let me explain: One of my children was a special needs child, although, she was mobile for the most part. She since passed. I have a special place in my heart for children and families that were dealt really bad set of cards.
Those of you that have healthy, physically fit and active toddlers, yet you complain and kvetch about how difficult, demanding, laborious, and tough life is for you, I got news for you: Any parent of a physically challenged child would trade spaces with you in a New York minute.
The construction of special needs strollers is extremely light weight, super strong, very easy to maneuver, and in many cases supports anywhere between 65 to 200 lbs.
They are built with special pelvic and back support, have special positioning, fold and unfold easily.
Amazingly, for the most part, these chairs have features, beyond the weight and strength, that alleviate the care for the child. They are:
- Accommodate children as they grow up to 8 years old
- Easy folding
- Lots of storage which can be used for both parent and child.
- Stylish look, moving away from the “medical” label. Strong colors.
- Special support for weak muscles.
- Multitude of positioning.
- Extra harnesses for security.
- Extra large canopies
- And much much more.
In many cases you can get funding help from Medicaid/Medicare or your insurance for these chairs. If you do not have someone who can guide you on the available programs, you need to do your own research since each one of us has different circumstances.
I scour the internet a lot, and websites are windows into the soul of a company, the following is not an endorsement; however, you should look at some sites for more information about special needs strollers. I do not work for them, do not know them personally, but I am impressed with the clarity, simplicity, and information provided by these companies. For your research, these are good places to start: convaid.com, and especialneeds.com. (I am an Amazon affiliate.)
