August 14th, 2011
Today I went to PowerChair Football practice and put my foot guard on my wheelchair which enables me to kick the ball and I was working on my aiming by kicking the ball between two posts. Since my chair wasn't programmed properly, my forward speed and my turning speed was to the max almost. I backed up and spun kick and tipped sideways. I was perfectly good except my right elbow is a little sore and red. I am lucky that I don't keep my arm on the outside of my arm rest otherwise I may of suffered a broken arm by now. The people I play with and the parents came straight to help me get back up. When I got back up I said "I need to program my chair to make it more safe". The forward speed in PowerChair Football is 6.2 MPH but the turning and backing up speed is completely up to the user. So I got someone to help adjust the speed and it turns out that with this old controller I have back up speed that can only go up to 45% so I am now having trouble controlling my chair in my Football speed. When I was at Motion Specialties who service all my equipment they told me that they are going to order me a new controller but it's likely to take 2 maybe 3 weeks but it has taken 3-4 weeks for them to get my tires and joystick in so I am using demo parts right now
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Hey Shayne, very impressive beginning. It would be nice to share a little more about yourself, perhaps in the profile section. Mention family, age, how your CP effects your abilities. This would give a more clear picture of you for those people who do not know you. It is important, I think, to know about you before I read. For instance, your first post explained a little but I did not read it first as the posts go from the most recently written and then backwards. Furthermore, remember that the daily bits about your life that you might think are boring could be very interesting to folks who know little about life in a wheelchair. Keep up the blogging and share your view of the world, the positive and the challenging. Oh, and I think it would be great to share the blog with all the various connections you have in the "disability world". Perhaps wait a while till you have the blog functioning at its best and you have focused input about the challenges you face. Apologies this probably went on too long, sort of like when I talk.
ReplyDeleteNice writing, Shane. Keep it up!
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Back-up speed must also comply with 10 kph. It will be tested via machine at the World Cup in Paris.
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"The maximum speed allowable during the match for powerchairs is 10 kph (6.2 mph), forwards and reverse."
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