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Laura struggled to take her children out alone because she was unable to find a solution to how to transport everyone while using her manual wheelchair.
“I’d have killed for something like this. It’s like a dream compared to what I had to do with the pram. I can’t go anywhere on my own with my own child.
“This is much easier than what I’ve had to do – I’ve fallen in love with this, it’s lovely!”
As well as the practical difficulties, disabled parents have told us about the emotional impact of having to be dependent on others to go out with their baby or toddler, and that this means they feel a ‘lesser’ parent.
This is exactly why we felt compelled to adapt a conventional pushchair so that it is safely compatible with manual wheelchairs.
In the future, this will mean disabled people like Laura will gain back their independence as parents and carers.
“That would have given me a hell of a lot more independence as a mother. It would have been a lifesaver.”
Laura added: “It’s nice not to go “push, push” [with a hand pushing the pushchair and then pushing and steering a separate, non-connected, wheelchair in a straight line].
“This is awesome, this is! It feels sturdy. The independence that it will give future parents – it’s lovely!”
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