Everything you need to know about WHEELCHAIRS!

Provided by the Saturday Adaptive Technology Sessions, sponsored by the Disability Resource Center Library Advisory Committee

Saturday, June 28, 2014

1:00—3:00 PM

Experts from The Wheelchair Society and Independence Now will provide information and answer questions that can help you to effectively plan for, obtain, and live with a wheelchair. As of July 1, 2013, new rules apply to wheelchair suppliers and people who buy wheelchairs on Medicare. Topics include:

• Eligibility, paperwork, availability of equipment
• Local suppliers – and should you buy a wheelchair on Craigslist, Ebay or Amazon?
• Cost of manual and power wheelchairs
• Where to get information on techniques, rights, and support groups

To be held at the Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. Rockville, MD 20850Phone: 240-777-0140   TTY:  240-777-0902

To request sign language interpretation or other deaf/hard of hearing services for library-sponsored programs, email MCPL.DeafAccess@montgomerycountymd.gov, preferably with three business days’ notice.

To request other accommodations, contact your local library.

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library