alias_sqbr: an airship ladder in the disabled parking (up)
alias_sqbr ([personal profile] alias_sqbr) wrote in [community profile] little_details 2025-03-09 01:31 am (UTC)

I have only used power chairs for fatigue, so my needs are different, take all this with a big grain of salt:

Storage, either directly incorporated or at least easily added. Searching for "wheelchair bag" shows how people do this with typical manual wheelchairs.

Portability, even someone with telekinesis is going to take cars/planes sometimes. Just looked up 'portable office chair' and that does seem to be an option, this one comes with a cool box https://cozyroadie.com/ Though maybe telekinesis can make any chair foldable :)

Comfortable for extended sitting to avoid pressure sores. Not sure if a typical high end office chair suits this, maybe!

Foot rests, for me this is more about fatigue/comfort but I think paraplegic people have to be careful their legs don't move about unexpectedly. A typical office chair lacks this but I came across a chair designed specifically for disabled people which might be worth a look https://www.grayingwithgrace.com/vela-independence-mobility-chair-review/.

Floating gets around issues with getting over stairs and other obstacles and difficult surfaces, and also presumably offers automatic adjustable height.

Small footprint so you're not banging into stuff when you move about and turn. An office chair suits this.

If there's any risk of "power" failure, can your character still move around unaided? Can they move around aided by another person?

Reclining. For fatigue this is mostly just about taking naps, I think for paraplegia it's about avoiding pressure sores and making it easier to get in and out. "Tilt-in-Space Recline" seems to be the term to look into for paraplegia. I guess this comes with telekinesis too.

My understanding is that most otherwise independent paraplegic people want low backrests and small/no/moveable arm rests, for more flexibility of movement. This seems especially useful if they can like... float the chair up next to something like a bed or toilet and move themselves across.

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