What People Want

I want an URBAN power chair that could tackle curbs and very bad sidewalks. It must be able to go inside homes and use current transportation like trains, buses and personal vans. Restraints must not hinder any of this.
The real world is NOT very accessible.
#MyMobilityUnlimited

— Steven Luker (@1armedGeek) May 2, 2018

#MyMobilityUnlimited I would love to consider a very modular design for padded commode/shower chair (telescoping) made from strong material like carbon fibre for travel. Must be as stable as Guardian product.

— Patrick Maher (@PatMaherSPR) May 1, 2018

One #mymobilityunlimited comment from my Facebook:

I like the idea of the chair noticing if the user is tired. I think a built in heater would also be a good idea, heat to reduce chest trouble and increases mobility.

— Martyn Sibley (@martynsibley) April 14, 2018

#MyMobilityUnlimited will result from a greater understanding of my needs from the people who are there to help me. https://t.co/7jMW9OFm3v

— Gavin Neate (@gavinneate) March 30, 2018

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— Hassan Khader Ali Yusuf (@hassankhaderali) March 21, 2018

a brilliant powerchair with all the seating functions and Bluetooth connectivity so I can use mouse, phone, everything just from the chair joystick #useful

— Bastian Houdini (@TheBeastOutside) March 12, 2018

I wish they could make power wheelchairs the same height as the person. I'm short and it's sometimes hard to get into a high wheelchair.

I'd like a chair that can go through soft sand AND be easy on tile floors. My Quickie S626 will be 17 years old this August. There will NEVER be a chair as great as that one is. I don't want a sluggish, slow chair. We're adults so turn up the speed again and make chairs that allow us to be independent inside and outside the home.

Because of the height of a powerchair we cannot pick up items from the floor. Additionally, we cannot reach items on a high shelf. To resolve this problem I recommend a "holster" be developed to allow us to carry our reacher/grabber with us at all times. It's imperative the holster be reachable by the user and not installed to the back of the powerchair.

The major issue with lower limbs disabled peoples is to carry their heavy luggage without any escort.#mymobilityunlimited

— MAHAVIR KUMAR (@PWD_OH_BL) March 10, 2018

Perhaps make an automated wheelchair hoist/lift as part of a built in option on a vehicle. Also, a wheelchair that is under 20 lbs with a large enough wheel to actually be able to work on carpet and other surfaces.

I am easy, brakes that actually work on a manual wheelchair. I have been in a chair since 1984. Every WC that I have bought, and there are many, come with the exact same brakes as my first chair bought in 1984. Surely someone can come up with a resolution. I just purchased and received my "nth" chair and within weeks without fail, the brakes will begin to losen then begin to slip.

I would like to see chairs and lifts that are less high-tech and basic simple long lasting and affordable. Something that doesn't require you to bring in a technician from 3 hours away to repair every time

There has to be a way to design a less degrading aisle chair than what airlines currently use. With the space constraints, why not a rolling standing frame with straps/harness for support? It would require less floor space moving down the aisle and give the user the comfort and dignity of being eye level with others. It is physical torture for my 6'2" husband to be placed in, strapped down, and rolled onto a plane in the current aisle seats. Not to mention the transfer to the seat on the plane.

Can footrests be made "retractable" towards inside of wheelchair? This will eliminate separate handling (detach & fit again) + storing outside chair.!! A long time wish of mine.

@toyotamobfdn I would like you guys to look at battery technology so that electric wheelchairs do not have to have design limiting large battery boxes. #MyMobilityUnlimited

— Angela Cavill-Burch (@onmybiketoo) March 6, 2018

#mymobilityunlimited electric chair users need wheelchair accessible vehicles that have sufficient adult user internal head height & allow chair user to sit up front either as driver or passenger, that are not under-powered like a shopping trolley with an engine & are NOT Diesel

— Angela Cavill-Burch (@onmybiketoo) March 9, 2018

another #Mymobilityunlimited idea, we need a smart-phone sized with multi adaptor connector HD touch screen to replace control panels on electric chairs that are too small to read Or phone holder with adapter and suitable controller translation app. https://t.co/0prtD7Ag9S

— Angela Cavill-Burch (@onmybiketoo) March 7, 2018

A chair with built in ramp would be fab & one that can easily adapted eg to carerq drive if condition varies/progresses like MS.

— Sandy Williams (@SandyWilliams21) March 6, 2018

#MyMobilityUnlimited I would like a chair that is lightweight but stable, comfortable but compact, with up to date techno inclu WIFI, that enables me to access public transport without notice, that gives me enough battery to be out and about all day. But most of all affordable.

— Dawn Tarleton-Lord (@26wheelie) March 5, 2018

How about a 'kite mark' standard for transport manufacturers and mobility equipment-especially wheelchairs. At the moment you have no way of knowing what is compatible with what. #MyMobilityUnlimited

— Disability Stockport (@DisabilitySK) March 6, 2018

.@ToyotaMobFdn I hope that you can make a wheelchair that is lighter in weight and with having an option of a heated seat #MyMobilityUnlimited

— Kristin A. Meekhof (@KristinMeekhof) March 5, 2018

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— sarah ismail (@samedifference1) March 5, 2018

Come be part of the @ToyotaMobFdn #MyMobilityUnlimited Champaign. This world needs a change and a positive change for people with lower-limb paralysis. What change would you like to see?!? Anyone can participate but I would like to see what @bsiemann @adambleakney and @rburen say pic.twitter.com/VSJ0nHtlGS

— Tatyana McFadden (@TatyanaMcFadden) March 26, 2018

Athlete Aki Taguchi shares her hopes for the future of mobility. Interested to hear more from the end user? Head over to our innovator resource, where we reveal more insights: https://t.co/MvCzp09ViG pic.twitter.com/dMHDtZWJ32

— Toyota Mobility Foundation (@ToyotaMobFdn) July 12, 2018

Here's #MyMobilityUnlimited video, asking for an #inclusive environment as well as innovative technology. Bravo @ToyotaGB for your push for better assistive technology but let's hope you find technology that adapts our world as well as us, Disabled people. pic.twitter.com/CZHwK85Aph

— Mik Scarlet (@MikScarlet) March 6, 2018