Motorized Wheelchair 🦼
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A motorized wheelchair — the powered personal mobility device that extends independence to people whose physical capability doesn't allow manual wheelchair propulsion. Electric wheelchairs use joystick or alternative controls to provide mobility to people with a wide range of impairments. Stephen Hawking's communications chair made motorized mobility technology globally visible.

Modern power wheelchairs incorporate sophisticated electronics and can be controlled by breath, eye movement, or minimal physical input. They represent technology in direct service of human dignity and independence. Used for disability representation, assistive technology discussions, accessibility advocacy, and celebrating the independence that appropriate mobility technology provides to people who need it.