All Terrain Mobility Aids - Horowhenua District Council:
Mobility aids are available free to hire to help people with disabilities explore hard to access areas in Horowhenua.
The equipment, which was funded by a Lottery Community Grant, includes two Hippocampe all terrain beach wheelchairs, two Sandcruiser beach wheelchairs and two WheelEEZ® all terrain rollators.
The all-terrain wheelchairs are suited to people of all ages, and are able to be used on surfaces which other wheelchairs can’t – sand, hiking trails, gravel, grass/turf, snow and cobblestones. Towed, pushed or self-propelled, the all terrain wheelchairs offer autonomy to the user, and a support person can also assist with its push bar or traction kit.
Balloon wheels on the beach wheelchairs allow users to cross sand, get over obstacles and go right into the sea so they can enjoy the water.
