Negotiating a curb for a person with T9 paraplegia.

Shepherd Center, Atlanta United States
paraplegia - wheelchair mobility

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This video is an example of the technique used by a person with T9 paraplegia to negotiate a curb in his wheelchair. Notice he lifts his front wheels to clear the lip on the way up and balances on his back wheels on the way down. Contribution from the Shepherd Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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