Wheelchair Accessories Pricing and Costs

Find prices and costs of wheelchair accessories for your facility

If your facility or business provides wheelchairs for your clients, you may also need to consider the purchase of wheelchair accessories to improve the comfort, function and safety of manual and electric wheelchairs. Manual wheelchair accessories can include wheelchair trays, arm rests, elevating foot rests, extended brakes and anti-tip devices. Electric wheelchair accessories also offer similar equipment as well as wheelchair batteries and chargers.

Similar accessories for wheelchairs vary in function and price. Simple bags to hang on the back of wheelchairs can range from $15 to $60 while wheelchair cushions can range in price from $40 to $350 depending on the materials used. When evaluating wheelchair accessories pricing and costs, consider the following:

1. Wheelchair accessories that can improve comfort

2. Wheelchair accessories that can enhance function

3. Wheelchair accessories that can increase safety

 

Look for wheelchair accessories that can improve comfort

In order to maximize comfort and positioning in wheelchairs, wheelchair accessories such as seat and back cushions can be purchased. Wheelchair seat and back cushions can be made of various materials to suit various needs. As most users will be sitting in wheelchairs for long periods of time, a comfortable seat can be a very important wheelchair accessory.
Try: At the Wheelchair Depot, air cushions for wheelchairs range in price from $215 to $350. Edmund Wheelchair Repair and Supply offers wheelchair back cushions starting from about $55 all the way up to $650.

Consider power wheelchair accessories for maximizing the function of your power wheelchair

A battery charger or an additional battery can be a good power wheelchair accessory as it can allow the power wheelchair to run more efficiently. While most power wheelchairs come with a battery and battery charger, having extras provides flexibility through an additional place to charge the battery as well as a back-up battery to help users get the most out of their wheelchair.
Try: 1800wheelchair.com offers wheelchair batteries ranging in price from $115 to $435. Spinlife.com has a selection of wheelchair batteries that start around $120 and go up to $400.

Find manual wheelchair accessories that increase wheelchair safety

A manual wheelchair accessory such as wheel-lock extensions can allow the user to access the wheelchair brakes easily for safe transfers in and out of the chair. Anti-tippers prevent manual wheelchairs from tipping over when maneuvering over obstacles.
Try: Wheel lock extensions at MobilityDirect.com range in price from $5 to $10 for one individual extension; scroll down the page to view. Anti-tippers found at EveryDay Medical start at $45-50 for a pair up to $60-65.

 

• Check with suppliers of wheelchair accessories to see whether they offer volume discounts for businesses. Some offer 5% to 10% off for orders of 5 or more or 10 or more of the same item.

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